Startup directories

25 places to list a startup, ranked by Domain Rating (by Ahrefs). Checked with our own DR checker on 2026-09-18; 10 give a dofollow link (some only while their badge is on your site).

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All 25 Launch platform 10 Directory 5 Review site 2 AI tools 4 Alternatives 2 Community 2Dofollow 10DR A–Z

#	Directory	DR	Type	Link	Pricing	Notes
1	DEV Community dev.to	91	Community	Nofollow	Free	Not a directory — publish a real post about the problem you solve.	Submit
2	Indie Hackers indiehackers.com	81	Community	Nofollow	Free	Product page + your build-in-public posts.	Submit

Domain Rating by Ahrefs, measured with the DR checker. Link type is what we observed on free listings; “Badge / paid” means dofollow only while their badge is on your site or on a paid tier. Know a directory we should add? Email hello@exitfounder.io.

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