SaaS and startup directories

224 in our catalog, average Domain Rating 36: 178 free to list on, 135 that want their badge on your site. Product directories for SaaS and startups: the sites where founders list a new product for a backlink and a first wave of visitors. Below, the 30 strongest by Domain Rating, each with what listing there involves. Last checked October 2026.

SaaS and startup directories catalog software products and young companies by category: the alternatives sites, the "tools for X" lists, the startup databases. A listing is a product page with your description, pricing model, screenshots, tags and a link, sometimes with reviews or an upvote count.

They are the directories investors, journalists and buyers actually use to find products, so a good listing keeps paying after launch week. For SEO they are the core of a directory campaign: established domains, product pages that get crawled, and a link that counts.

What to watch: the biggest ones review every submission by hand and reject thin or duplicate listings, so the description, logo and screenshot matter. A few charge for any listing; the table marks them paid only and we always skip those.

The 30 strongest SaaS and startup directories

Sorted by Ahrefs Domain Rating as of October 2026. The other 194 in this list are reserved for customers.

Directory	Rating	Listing	Badge	Account
Startup Famestartupfa.me	DR 84	Free and paid plans	Needed	Needed
Twelve Toolstwelve.tools	DR 83	Free and paid plans	Needed	Not needed
Findly.toolsfindly.tools	DR 81	Free and paid plans	Needed	Needed
Turbo0turbo0.com	DR 81	Free and paid plans	Needed	Needed
Index.dodopayments.comindex.dodopayments.com	DR 80	Free	No	Not needed
SaaSHubsaashub.com	DR 80	Free and paid plans	No	Not needed
BetaListbetalist.com	DR 77	Paid only	No	Needed
ToolFametoolfame.com	DR 76	Free and paid plans	Needed	Needed
Alternative.mealternative.me	DR 75	Free	No	Needed
SaaS Browsersaasbrowser.com	DR 74	Free	No	Needed
Neeed Directoryneeed.directory	DR 73	Free and paid plans	Needed	Needed
TinyShelftinyshelf.co	DR 73	Pricing not known	Needed	Needed
Deeplaunch Iodeeplaunch.io	DR 71	Free and paid plans	Needed	Needed
SaaSFamesaasfame.com	DR 71	Free and paid plans	Needed	Needed
newtoolnewtool.site	DR 70	Free and paid plans	Needed	Needed
yoyo.directory	DR 69	Free and paid plans	Unknown	Needed
Codetrendycodetrendy.com	DR 67	Free and paid plans	Needed	Needed
indiepaindiepa.ge	DR 67	Paid only	No	Needed
Thesaasdirthesaasdir.com	DR 66	Free and paid plans	Needed	Not needed
Stacks.Efficientstacks.efficient.app	DR 65	Paid only	No	Needed
Startup Stashstartupstash.com	DR 65	Free and paid plans	No	Not needed
Toolfiotoolfio.com	DR 63	Free and paid plans	Needed	Not needed
starterbeststarterbest.com	DR 63	Free and paid plans	Needed	Needed
BuildListbuildlist.io	DR 62	Free and paid plans	Needed	Not needed
Startup Rankingstartupranking.com	DR 62	Free and paid plans	No	Needed
dayslaunchdayslaunch.com	DR 62	Free and paid plans	Needed	Needed
directreedirectree.io	DR 62	Free	No	Needed
SaaSGrowsaasgrow.app	DR 61	Free and paid plans	Needed	Needed
saastoolsaastool.site	DR 60	Free and paid plans	Needed	Needed
Inspiration gallery for startupsstartupinspire.com	DR 59	Free and paid plans	No	Needed

We submit you to these 30 directories and the rest of the catalog, by hand.

One brief, one payment from $99. Every listing comes with a proof screenshot in your final report, and the badge component unlocks the badge-only directories.

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Questions

Which SaaS directories are free to list on?

178 of the 224 SaaS and startup directories have a free listing. Many of those also sell a paid upgrade (a featured spot or a faster review); we submit the free listing and never buy an upgrade on your behalf.

Do SaaS directories require a badge?

135 of the 224 SaaS and startup directories ask for their badge on your site, either to list you at all or to list you for free. Our badge component is one snippet with the 50 strongest badge directories; every badge it shows on your site unlocks that directory for your order.

How long does a SaaS directory take to approve a listing?

Anywhere from minutes to a few weeks: automated directories publish on submit, curated ones review by hand in batches. Your final report lists every listing with the date it was submitted and its link.