135 startup directories, launch platforms, and subreddits for founders - every row with pricing, link type, and Ahrefs DR. Filter Free + Dofollow for backlinks that pass authority, or Subreddits to find your first users. Track submissions right in your browser.
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If you only have an afternoon, do these first: a launch with a dofollow link, your Google profile, the biggest launch and review sites, and one friendly subreddit.
Founder.best
DR 41Weekly launch platform for indie founders - dofollow backlink, founder profiles, and verified revenue.
Freemium · Dofollow
Google Business Profile
DR 98Free local and brand presence on Google Search and Maps.
Free · Mixed
Product Hunt
DR 90High-traffic launch day platform. Great reach; outbound links are mostly nofollow.
Free · Nofollow
G2
DR 90Enterprise software reviews and comparison pages for B2B SaaS.
Freemium · Mixed
Indie Hackers
DR 88Founder community with indexable product pages and launch discussions.
Free · Mixed
r/SideProject
DR 92Built for showing off side projects - one of the most promotion-friendly subreddits for new launches.
Free · Nofollow
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founder.best
Weekly launch platform for indie founders - dofollow backlink, founder profiles, and verified revenue.
business.google.com
Free local and brand presence on Google Search and Maps.
news.ycombinator.com
Technical community launch channel - high visibility, nofollow links.
unsplash.com
High-authority platform - useful for brand pages and visual product marketing.
bbb.org
Trust and credibility directory for established businesses.
sourceforge.net
Open-source software directory with strong domain authority.
tripadvisor.com
Review platform - relevant for travel and hospitality startups.
reddit.com
Experienced founders only - share deep lessons, not launch announcements.
reddit.com
Find early testers - post your beta and ask for specific feedback.
reddit.com
Android app discovery - developers can post their own apps following the sub's format.
reddit.com
Share and discuss app ideas, and find people who want what you are building.
reddit.com
AI news and discussion - relevant for AI products with something new to show.
reddit.com
Share weekly progress, numbers, and screenshots while you build. Good for early followers.
reddit.com
Brainstorm and validate business ideas, including early product concepts.
reddit.com
Huge AI community - share genuinely useful AI tools, prompts, and workflows.
reddit.com
Chrome extension makers and users - share new extensions and updates.
reddit.com
Content strategy discussions - good for writing, SEO, and distribution tools.
reddit.com
Show off GitHub projects - a direct audience for developer tools and OSS.
reddit.com
Digital marketing discussion - share case studies from your product rather than ads.
48 subreddits where founders share SaaS products, side projects, and launches. Reddit links are nofollow, but threads rank in Google for years and AI assistants cite them constantly. Read each sidebar's self-promotion rules first.
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Every directory below has a free listing (or free tier) and a dofollow or mixed link, ranked by Ahrefs Domain Rating. Confirm the rel attribute on your live listing - link policies change.
| # | Directory | Category | Link | DR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SaaS Directory | Mixed | 93 | |
| 2 | Review Site | Mixed | 90 | |
| 3 | Community | Mixed | 90 | |
| 4 | Review Site | Mixed | 90 | |
| 5 | Community | Mixed | 90 | |
| 6 | Community | Mixed | 88 | |
| 7 | Review Site | Mixed | 86 | |
| 8 | General Directory | Dofollow | 84 | |
| 9 | General Directory | Dofollow | 83 | |
| 10 | Launch Platform | Mixed | 82 | |
| 11 | Review Site | Mixed | 81 | |
| 12 | Review Site | Mixed | 81 | |
| 13 | SaaS Directory | Mixed | 80 | |
| 14 | Community | Mixed | 79 | |
| 15 | General Directory | Mixed | 78 | |
| 16 | Launch Platform | Mixed | 77 | |
| 17 | SaaS Directory | Mixed | 77 | |
| 18 | Launch Platform | Dofollow | 76 | |
| 19 | General Directory | Dofollow | 76 | |
| 20 | AI Directory | Dofollow | 74 | |
| 21 | Software Discovery | Dofollow | 74 | |
| 22 | SaaS Directory | Mixed | 73 | |
| 23 | AI Directory | Mixed | 72 | |
| 24 | Community | Mixed | 72 | |
| 25 | AI Directory | Mixed | 72 | |
| 26 | Launch Platform | Dofollow | 69 | |
| 27 | Review Site | Mixed | 69 | |
| 28 | General Directory | Dofollow | 58 | |
| 29 | Software Discovery | Dofollow | 58 | |
| 30 | Design Tools | Mixed | 55 |
FAQ
By Domain Rating, the strongest free or freemium SaaS directories with followed links on this list are SourceForge, Capterra, DEV Community, G2, Medium, Indie Hackers. Pair them with an active launch on Founder.best, which gives a dofollow backlink plus homepage visibility during launch week.
This list covers 48 subreddits. The most promotion-friendly are r/SideProject, r/alphaandbetausers, r/IMadeThis, and r/microsaas; the largest are r/Entrepreneur, r/startups, and r/SaaS, which restrict promotion to weekly threads. Read each subreddit's rules before posting.
Yes, when they are relevant and indexed. A handful of dofollow links from real SaaS directories with genuine traffic helps new domains get crawled, ranks your brand name, and feeds AI assistants that cite software listings. Hundreds of spammy directory links do not help and can look manipulative.
Reddit links are nofollow, so they do not pass PageRank directly. They still matter: Reddit threads rank in Google for years, send targeted early users, and are one of the sources AI assistants cite most when recommending tools.
One active launch platform plus 10-20 quality directories and a few relevant subreddits beats bulk-submitting to hundreds of low-quality lists. Start with an active launch on Founder.best, then work through this checklist from the highest DR down.
DR (Domain Rating) is an Ahrefs metric estimating backlink profile strength on a 0-100 scale. Scores here are approximate and used for sorting. Use the free Domain Rating checker at /tools/domain-rating for a live lookup.
Guides that explain which listings pass authority, how to prioritize them, and how DR actually moves.
DR scores are approximate Ahrefs Domain Ratings used for sorting, and link types can change per site - verify before relying on SEO value. Subreddits share reddit.com's DR.