Which startup directories
actually get you backlinks?
We submitted to 74 of them and recorded what happened. Real DR from Ahrefs, real traffic from SimilarWeb, real approval times. No affiliate kickbacks.
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Top directories by domain rating
See all 74 ›Not a directory but getting covered by TC is a DR 94 dofollow link. Extremely competitive. You need a real story, not...
Consumer review platform. DR 93 but nofollow. Trust badges on your site are the main value. Consumers check this befo...
Only for sites built with Webflow. DR 93 but nofollow. Good visibility within the Webflow community.
Not a directory, but Show HN posts that land on the front page drive serious developer traffic. Links are dofollow. G...
DR from Ahrefs. Traffic verified via SimilarWeb. Last verified March 2026.
DR from Ahrefs. Traffic cross-checked against SimilarWeb. If a directory claims 300K visitors and the real number is 2K, we say so.
We don't earn commissions on signups. Rankings are by DR, not by who pays us more. Paid directories are flagged as paid.
We're building 12 sites and submit to these directories ourselves. When quality drops or approvals stop, we update the data.
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