Best Startup Directories &
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GrokPublish your browser extension or companion app on Google's official marketplace with top authority dofollow backlink to your website.
Official Google business directory profile providing local SEO signals, brand entity knowledge graph, and authoritative backlinks.
Google Business Profile is for local brick-and-mortar businesses on Google Maps — not for listing SaaS or digital-only products.
Band of Entrepreneurs is a community channel — participate authentically and add value before mentioning your product. (nofollow listing, free to submit)
Pinterest works as a marketing channel through useful content or visual assets — not a traditional product directory submit. (free to submit)
GitHub Showcase serves open-source and downloadable software — best when you have repos, releases, or a dev-tool story. (free to submit, hard approval bar)
Wikipedia is an encyclopedia with notability requirements — not a startup listing site; pages get deleted without independent coverage.
Reddit offers massive niche reach through subreddits — value comes from genuine participation in r/SaaS, r/startups, r/artificial, etc., not spammy link posts.
Stripe is a community channel — participate authentically and add value before mentioning your product. (nofollow listing, free to submit, DR 91 authority)
Stripe Discord Server is a community channel — participate authentically and add value before mentioning your product. (nofollow listing, free to submit)
Global consumer review and company directory. Claim your free business profile to gain customer trust and a strong authority backlink.
Medium distributes founder and technical essays — publish genuine thought leadership; product mentions work when embedded in useful content.
Behance showcases visual design portfolios — relevant for design tools and agencies with strong UI, not for back-end infrastructure SaaS.
Forbes Technology is media, not a directory — you need a genuine news angle or launch story, not a form submission. (nofollow listing, free to submit, hard approval bar, DR 94 authority)
Women in Technology is a community channel — participate authentically and add value before mentioning your product. (nofollow listing, free to submit, DR 35 authority)
Furlough is a community channel — participate authentically and add value before mentioning your product. (nofollow listing, free to submit)
Yelp is a local business review site for restaurants, shops, and services — irrelevant for SaaS product launches.
Unsplash is a free stock photo platform — you contribute photos, not list SaaS products.
Dribbble is a design community for shots and portfolios — discovery for design tools, UI kits, and visual products through design-quality posts.
Guardian Technology is media, not a directory — you need a genuine news angle or launch story, not a form submission. (nofollow listing, free to submit, hard approval bar, DR 94 authority)
Psychology Today is media, not a directory — you need a genuine news angle or launch story, not a form submission. (nofollow listing, free to submit, hard approval bar, DR 93 authority)
Better Business BureaU is a general web directory — treat as a minor backlink/citation, not a traffic channel. Verify the site is active and indexed. (dofollow listing, free to submit, DR 93…
FMHY is a general web directory — treat as a minor backlink/citation, not a traffic channel. Verify the site is active and indexed. (dofollow listing, free to submit)
TripAdvisor is for hotels, restaurants, and travel — completely wrong category for SaaS submissions.
Major open-source and software comparison directory with high domain rating, fast indexation, and millions of developer eyeballs.
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