Paid Directories: Where a Listing Fee Actually Buys Something

Q: How many directories are on this list?

132, out of 1000 on the leaderboard. Directories marked SKIP or a wrong fit for products are left out. 108 give a dofollow link and 0 are free. The average domain rating is 47.

Q: Which has the highest domain rating?

TechCrunch at DR 92 (nofollow, paid). Then AI Toolhouse at DR 92. High DR is not the whole story, which is why the list is ordered by editorial tier and fit first.

Q: Where should I submit first?

There's An AI For That, TechCrunch, BetaList. They lead the list because they combine a top editorial tier and product fit with real domain rating.

Q: Are these directories free?

0 of the 132 are free. The other 132 charge for a listing or a faster review.

Q: Do they give dofollow links?

108 of the 132 give a dofollow link. The rest are nofollow, which still sends referral traffic.

Paying for a listing usually buys speed or placement, not a stronger link. That is fine when the directory has real traffic and a real audience — and a waste when it does not. These are the paid and freemium directories on the board, ranked so you can see which fees are worth it.

directories132

dofollow108

free0

avg DR47

top picks10

Top picks 10

#	directory	category	DR	link	price	verdict
🥇	There's An AI For That best for launch & referral traffic · theresanaiforthat.com	AI Tools	77	Dofollow	Paid	TOP PICK
🥈	TechCrunch best for launch & referral traffic · techcrunch.com	Tech / Startups	92	Nofollow	Paid	TOP PICK
🥉	BetaList best for launch & referral traffic · betalist.com	Tech / Startups	76	Dofollow	Paid	RECOMMENDED
04	Futurepedia best for search visibility & seo · futurepedia.io	AI Tools	72	Dofollow	Paid	RECOMMENDED
05	Awwwards best for launch & referral traffic · awwwards.com	Design Tools	89	Nofollow	Paid	RECOMMENDED
06	AllTopStartups best for launch & referral traffic · alltopstartups.com	Tech / Startups	58	Nofollow	Paid	RECOMMENDED
07	Technology Advice best for launch & referral traffic · technologyadvice.com	Tech / Startups	78	Dofollow	Paid	RECOMMENDED
08	Toolify.ai best for launch & referral traffic · toolify.ai	AI Tools	73	Dofollow	Paid	RECOMMENDED
09	TopAI.tools best for launch & referral traffic · topai.tools	AI Tools	64	Dofollow	Paid	RECOMMENDED
10	What's the Big Data best for launch & referral traffic · whatsthebigdata.com	AI Tools	74	Nofollow	Paid	RECOMMENDED

The rest, ranked 122

#	directory	category	DR	link	price	verdict
11	DevHunt best for launch & referral traffic · devhunt.org	Developer Tools	63	Dofollow	Paid	WORTH IT
12	ScrollLaunch best for launch & referral traffic · scrolllaunch.com	Tech / Startups	69	Dofollow	Freemium	WORTH IT
13	Microlaunch best for launch & referral traffic · microlaunch.net	Indie Hackers	63	Dofollow	Paid	WORTH IT
14	ToolPilot.ai best for launch & referral traffic · toolpilot.ai	AI Tools	78	Dofollow	Paid	WORTH IT
15	Yourstory best for launch & referral traffic · yourstory.com	Tech / Startups	85	Nofollow	Paid	WORTH IT
16	WIP best for community & founder reach · wip.co	Indie Hackers	56	Nofollow	Paid	WORTH IT
17	Geek Wire best for launch & referral traffic · geekwire.com	Tech / Startups	86	Dofollow	Paid	WORTH IT
18	Future Startup best for launch & referral traffic · futurestartup.com	Tech / Startups	53	Nofollow	Paid	RECOMMENDED
19	Landbook best for launch & referral traffic · land-book.com	Design Tools	73	Dofollow	Paid	RECOMMENDED
20	One Page Love best for launch & referral traffic · onepagelove.com	Design Tools	79	Nofollow	Paid	RECOMMENDED
21	Fazier best for launch & referral traffic · fazier.com	Tech / Startups	83	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
22	AI Toolhouse best for launch & referral traffic · aitoolhouse.gumroad.com	Directory	92	Dofollow	Paid	RECOMMENDED
23	Tap4 AI best for launch & referral traffic · tap4.ai	Directory	61	Dofollow	Paid	RECOMMENDED
24	Woy.ai best for launch & referral traffic · woy.ai	Directory	58	Dofollow	Paid	RECOMMENDED
25	Popular AI Tools best for launch & referral traffic · popularaitools.ai	Directory	43	Dofollow	Paid	RECOMMENDED
26	Find My AI tool best for launch & referral traffic · findmyaitool.com	Directory	37	Dofollow	Paid	RECOMMENDED
27	AI Trendz best for launch & referral traffic · aitrendz.xyz	Directory	31	Dofollow	Paid	RECOMMENDED
28	Betakit best for launch & referral traffic · betakit.com	Tech / Startups	78	Dofollow	Paid	RECOMMENDED
29	Killer Startups best for search visibility & seo · killerstartups.com	Startup Directory	71	Nofollow	Paid	RECOMMENDED
30	Tech.co best for launch & referral traffic · tech.co	Tech / Startups	82	Nofollow	Paid	RECOMMENDED
31	Landingfolio best for launch & referral traffic · landingfolio.com	Design Tools	64	Dofollow	Paid	RECOMMENDED
32	Softonic best for launch & referral traffic · softonic.com	Software Discovery	86	Nofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
33	Css Design Awards best for launch & referral traffic · cssdesignawards.com	Design Tools	80	Dofollow	Paid	RECOMMENDED
34	Easy With AI best for launch & referral traffic · easywithai.com	AI Tools	59	Dofollow	Paid	WORTH IT
35	CSS Winner best for launch & referral traffic · csswinner.com	Design Tools	74	Dofollow	Paid	RECOMMENDED
36	AI With Me best for launch & referral traffic · aiwith.me	AI Tools	58	Dofollow	Paid	WORTH IT
37	aitools.fyi best for launch & referral traffic · aitools.fyi	AI Tools	43	Dofollow	Paid	WORTH IT
38	B2SaaS best for buyer reviews & trust · b2saas.com	Software Reviews	19	Dofollow	Paid	WORTH IT
39	Aitoolnet best for launch & referral traffic · aitoolnet.com	AI Tools	56	Dofollow	Paid	WORTH IT
40	AITopTools best for launch & referral traffic · aitoptools.com	AI Tools	54	Nofollow	Paid	WORTH IT
41	Startups.fyi best for community & founder reach · startups.fyi	Indie Hackers	32	Dofollow	Paid	WORTH IT
42	Admire The Web best for launch & referral traffic · admiretheweb.com	Design Tools	57	Dofollow	Paid	WORTH IT
43	The Startup INC best for launch & referral traffic · thestartupinc.com	Tech / Startups	32	Nofollow	Paid	WORTH IT
44	AI Tech Suite best for launch & referral traffic · aitechsuite.com	Directory	48	Dofollow	Paid	WORTH IT
45	BasedTools best for launch & referral traffic · basedtools.ai	Directory	42	Dofollow	Paid	WORTH IT
46	Toolio.ai best for launch & referral traffic · toolio.ai	Directory	36	Dofollow	Paid	WORTH IT
47	AI Tool Mall best for launch & referral traffic · aitoolmall.com	Directory	35	Dofollow	Paid	WORTH IT
48	Powerusers AI best for launch & referral traffic · powerusers.ai	Directory	33	Dofollow	Paid	WORTH IT
49	Tech Faster best for launch & referral traffic · techfaster.com	Tech / Startups	31	Dofollow	Paid	WORTH IT
50	DoMore.ai best for launch & referral traffic · domore.ai	Directory	27	Dofollow	Paid	WORTH IT
51	Software Advice best for buyer reviews & trust · softwareadvice.com	Software Reviews	87	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
52	Tool Finder best for search visibility & seo · toolfinder.co	SaaS Tools	59	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
53	Tekpon best for search visibility & seo · tekpon.com	Software Discovery	72	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
54	CSS Nectar best for launch & referral traffic · cssnectar.com	Design Tools	60	Dofollow	Paid	WORTH IT
55	AI Stage best for launch & referral traffic · aistage.net	Directory	71	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
56	OpenTools best for launch & referral traffic · opentools.ai	AI Tools	69	Nofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
57	We <3 Wordpress best for launch & referral traffic · welovewp.com	Design Tools	33	Dofollow	Paid	WORTH IT
58	ITQlick best for launch & referral traffic · itqlick.com	Tech / Startups	57	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
59	AIToolFame best for launch & referral traffic · aitoolfame.com	AI Tools	54	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
60	That AI Collection best for launch & referral traffic · thataicollection.com	Directory	43	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
61	AIxploria best for launch & referral traffic · aixploria.com	AI Tools	57	Nofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
62	Smart Customer best for backlink & citation · smartcustomer.com	Directory	81	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
63	startuplist.ing best for launch & referral traffic · startuplist.ing	Launchpad	40	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
64	IIndieHub best for launch & referral traffic · indiehub.best	Launchpad	40	Nofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
65	1000 Tools best for search visibility & seo · 1000.tools	SaaS Tools	39	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
66	Victrays best for launch & referral traffic · victrays.com	AI Tools	39	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
67	Techlo Media best for launch & referral traffic · techlomedia.in	Tech / Startups	39	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
68	AI Tools One best for launch & referral traffic · aitoolsone.com	Directory	35	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
69	AI Best Tools best for launch & referral traffic · aibest.tools	Directory	35	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
70	AlphaDigits best for search visibility & seo · alphadigits.com	Software Discovery	34	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
71	eLocal best for backlink & citation · elocal.com	Directory	74	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
72	AI Tool Mate best for launch & referral traffic · aitoolmate.com	Directory	33	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
73	Altern best for launch & referral traffic · altern.ai	AI Tools	47	Nofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
74	PostMaker best for community & founder reach · postmake.io	Indie Hackers	45	Nofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
75	BestofAI best for launch & referral traffic · bestofai.com	AI Tools	43	Nofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
76	Launch Directories best for launch & referral traffic · launchdirectories.com	Software Discovery	43	Nofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
77	Indie Page best for backlink & citation · indiepa.ge	Directory	67	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
78	AI Accounting Apps best for launch & referral traffic · aiaccountingapps.com	Directory	27	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
79	ToolHub best for launch & referral traffic · toolhub.me	Launchpad	25	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
80	Saassy Board best for launch & referral traffic · saassy-board.com	Launchpad	25	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
81	Nextool AI best for launch & referral traffic · nextool.ai	AI Tools	24	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
82	Openpedia best for launch & referral traffic · openpedia.io	AI Tools	23	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
83	Somuch best for backlink & citation · somuch.com	Directory	60	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
84	SaaS Genius best for backlink & citation · saasgenius.com	Directory	57	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
85	Abi Logic best for backlink & citation · abilogic.com	Directory	56	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
86	TYY best for launch & referral traffic · tyy.ai	Directory	50	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
87	Needle Directory best for launch & referral traffic · useneedle.net	Launchpad	50	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
88	AI Search best for launch & referral traffic · ai-search.io	Directory	36	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
89	AI Tools Explorer best for launch & referral traffic · aitoolsexplorer.com	Directory	35	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
90	AI Parabellum best for launch & referral traffic · aiparabellum.com	Directory	34	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
91	AI Center best for launch & referral traffic · aicenter.ai	Directory	33	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
92	Awesome AI Tools best for launch & referral traffic · awesomeaitools.com	Directory	30	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
93	UI Goodies best for launch & referral traffic · uigoodies.com	Design Tools	43	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
94	HD Robots best for launch & referral traffic · hdrobots.com	Directory	18	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
95	Monkey Ai Tools best for launch & referral traffic · monkeyaitools.com	Directory	18	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
96	GPTAcademy best for launch & referral traffic · gptacademy.co	Directory	17	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
97	Taalk.com best for launch & referral traffic · taalk.com	Tech / Startups	16	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
98	StartupTile best for launch & referral traffic · startuptile.com	Tech / Startups	15	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
99	Free AI Apps best for launch & referral traffic · freeappsai.com	Directory	15	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
100	The Tool Bus best for launch & referral traffic · thetoolbus.ai	Directory	15	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
101	Postioo best for launch & referral traffic · postioo.com	Launchpad	12	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
102	AI Dude best for launch & referral traffic · aidude.info	Directory	12	Dofollow	Paid	WORTH IT
103	BroUseAI best for launch & referral traffic · brouseai.com	Directory	10	Dofollow	Paid	RECOMMENDED
104	StackSocial best for qualified leads · stacksocial.com	Deals / SaaS	72	Nofollow	Paid	LOW PRIORITY
105	All The AI Tools best for launch & referral traffic · alltheaitools.com	AI Tools	8	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
106	SaaSPirate best for qualified leads · saaspirate.com	Deals / SaaS	67	Dofollow	Paid	LOW PRIORITY
107	Serchen best for search visibility & seo · serchen.com	Software Discovery	67	Dofollow	Paid	LOW PRIORITY
108	Uno Directory best for search visibility & seo · uno.directory	Software Directory	66	Dofollow	Paid	LOW PRIORITY
109	Tapscape best for backlink & citation · tapscape.com	Directory	50	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
110	Flat Trendz best for launch & referral traffic · flattrendz.com	Design Tools	19	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
111	LaunchBoard best for launch & referral traffic · launchboard.dev	Launchpad	49	Dofollow	Paid	LOW PRIORITY
112	Apps Mirror best for backlink & citation · appsmirror.com	Directory	15	Dofollow	Paid	OPTIONAL
113	BufferApps best for search visibility & seo · bufferapps.com	Software Discovery	25	Dofollow	Paid	LOW PRIORITY
114	EliteAI Tools best for launch & referral traffic · eliteai.tools	AI Tools	41	Dofollow	Paid	LOW PRIORITY
115	DealMirror best for qualified leads · dealmirror.com	Deals / SaaS	48	Nofollow	Paid	LOW PRIORITY
116	Hrefgo best for launch & referral traffic · hrefgo.com	AI Tools	31	Dofollow	Paid	LOW PRIORITY
117	Bunity best for backlink & citation · bunity.com	Directory	70	Dofollow	Paid	LOW PRIORITY
118	Trending AI Tools best for launch & referral traffic · trendingaitools.com	AI Tools	29	Dofollow	Paid	LOW PRIORITY
119	CyberSec Tools best for launch & referral traffic · cybersectools.com	Developer Tools	25	Dofollow	Paid	LOW PRIORITY
120	SaaS Mantra best for qualified leads · saasmantra.com	Deals / SaaS	35	Nofollow	Paid	LOW PRIORITY
121	TOOOLS.design best for launch & referral traffic · toools.design	Design Tools	46	Nofollow	Paid	LOW PRIORITY
122	Prodpapa best for launch & referral traffic · prodpapa.com	Launchpad	13	Dofollow	Paid	LOW PRIORITY
123	Apps 400 best for backlink & citation · apps400.com	Directory	35	Dofollow	Paid	LOW PRIORITY
124	Best Web Design Tools best for launch & referral traffic · bestwebdesigntools.com	Design Tools	18	Dofollow	Paid	LOW PRIORITY
125	DokeyAI best for backlink & citation · dokeyai.com	Directory	56	Dofollow	Paid	LOW PRIORITY
126	Appscribed best for backlink & citation · appscribed.com	Directory	42	Dofollow	Paid	LOW PRIORITY
127	Web App Rater best for backlink & citation · webapprater.com	Directory	34	Dofollow	Paid	LOW PRIORITY
128	The Popular Apps best for backlink & citation · thepopularapps.com	Directory	28	Dofollow	Paid	LOW PRIORITY
129	Apps Thunder best for backlink & citation · appsthunder.com	Directory	21	Dofollow	Paid	LOW PRIORITY
130	AlterOpen best for backlink & citation · alteropen.com	Directory	13	Dofollow	Paid	LOW PRIORITY
131	Appoid best for backlink & citation · appiod.com	Directory	17	Dofollow	Paid	LOW PRIORITY
132	Apps Mamma best for backlink & citation · appsmamma.com	Directory	14	Dofollow	Paid	LOW PRIORITY

FAQ

How many directories are on this list?

132, out of 1000 on the leaderboard. Directories marked SKIP or a wrong fit for products are left out. 108 give a dofollow link and 0 are free. The average domain rating is 47.

Which has the highest domain rating?

TechCrunch at DR 92 (nofollow, paid). Then AI Toolhouse at DR 92. High DR is not the whole story, which is why the list is ordered by editorial tier and fit first.

Where should I submit first?

There's An AI For That, TechCrunch, BetaList. They lead the list because they combine a top editorial tier and product fit with real domain rating.

Are these directories free?

0 of the 132 are free. The other 132 charge for a listing or a faster review.

Do they give dofollow links?

108 of the 132 give a dofollow link. The rest are nofollow, which still sends referral traffic.