🚀 Startup Launch List

Every founder goes through the same ritual — Googling "where to submit my startup" and piecing together scattered lists from blog posts and Twitter threads. This repo ends that.

Startup Launch List is a single, open-source database of every directory, review site, community, marketplace, and press outlet where you can list your product. Each entry includes Domain Rating, link type (dofollow/nofollow), pricing, and category — where we could find the data.

Start here. These give the most SEO value.

Jump to a category:

🚀 Startup Directories · ⭐️ Review Sites · 👥 Communities · 🤖 AI Directories · 🗞 Press & Media · 📂 General Directories · 🧩 SaaS Marketplaces · 💫 Other · 💻 Software · 🌍 International · 🤝 API Marketplaces · 💻 Social Media · 💵 Acquire & Sell

Top DR: 96 · Dofollow: 269

Top DR: 93 · Dofollow: 19

Top DR: 91 · Dofollow: 20

Top DR: 91 · Dofollow: 26

Top DR: 92 · Dofollow: 8

Top DR: 79 · Dofollow: 18

Top DR: 91 · Dofollow: 1

Top DR: 78 · Dofollow: 3

Top DR: 29 · Dofollow: 2

Top DR: 27 · Dofollow: 2

Top DR: 80 · Dofollow: 1

Top DR: 95

Top DR: 25 · Dofollow: 1

A smart approach beats blasting everything at once.

Submit to DR 65+ directories that are free. Maximum link equity, zero cost.

Product Hunt, G2, AlternativeTo, Hacker News, DEV Community, SourceForge

Spend $200-500 on high-DR paid listings for enhanced visibility and faster approval.

Toolify, AI Stage, Tool Pilot, Capterra (especially for B2B SaaS)

Submit to 30-50 mid-tier directories. Spread over 2-3 weeks so your backlink profile grows naturally.

Mix dofollow and nofollow — Google expects both.

Complete the rest. Even low-DR sites add link diversity and referral traffic.

Prepare these once, reuse everywhere:

• Product name (keep it consistent across all listings)
• One-liner (10 words max)
• Full description (150-300 words — write 3-4 unique versions to avoid duplicate content flags)
• Logo (PNG, transparent background, high-res)
• 3-5 screenshots
• Pricing info
• Social links (X/Twitter, LinkedIn, GitHub)
• Category tags relevant to your product

{
  "name": "Product Hunt",
  "url": "https://www.producthunt.com",
  "domain_rating": 91,
  "link_type": "Dofollow",
  "pricing": "Free",
  "category": "👥 Community",
  "description": "..."
}

Python — Get top dofollow directories:

import json

with open("data/directories.json") as f:
    dirs = json.load(f)

dofollow = sorted(
    [d for d in dirs if d["link_type"] == "Dofollow" and d["domain_rating"]],
    key=lambda x: -x["domain_rating"]
)

for d in dofollow[:10]:
    print(f"{d['name']} (DR {d['domain_rating']}): {d['url']}")

Bash — Filter CSV for dofollow links with DR > 50:

awk -F',' '$3 > 50 && $4 == "Dofollow"' data/directories.csv

JavaScript — Filter by category:

const dirs = require("./data/directories.json");
const aiDirs = dirs.filter(d => d.category.includes("AI"));
console.log(`${aiDirs.length} AI directories found`);

This list gets better with every PR. Here's how to help:

1. Fork the repo
2. Add your entry to data/directories.json
3. Open a PR

{
  "name": "Directory Name",
  "url": "https://example.com",
  "domain_rating": 45,
  "link_type": "Dofollow",
  "pricing": "Free",
  "category": "🚀 Startup Directory",
  "description": "What this directory is about."
}

Found a wrong DR score or link type? PRs to correct data are especially welcome.

MIT — do whatever you want with it.