Tech / Startups directories
Startup news sites, tech press and launch boards. The strongest domains on the list — harder to get into, and worth it when you do.
directories137
dofollow51
free120
avg DR64
highest DR94Forbes Technology
Top picks 10
| # | directory | DR | link | price | verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Product Hunt best for launch & referral traffic · producthunt.com | 91 | Nofollow | Free | TOP PICK |
| 🥈 | TechCrunch best for launch & referral traffic · techcrunch.com | 92 | Nofollow | Paid | TOP PICK |
| 🥉 | Hacker News best for launch & referral traffic · news.ycombinator.com | 91 | Nofollow | Free | TOP PICK |
| 04 | BetaList best for launch & referral traffic · betalist.com | 76 | Dofollow | Paid | RECOMMENDED |
| 05 | Startup Stash best for launch & referral traffic · startupstash.com | 66 | Dofollow | Free | TOP PICK |
| 06 | AllTopStartups best for launch & referral traffic · alltopstartups.com | 58 | Nofollow | Paid | RECOMMENDED |
| 07 | Technology Advice best for launch & referral traffic · technologyadvice.com | 78 | Dofollow | Paid | RECOMMENDED |
| 08 | FoundrList best for launch & referral traffic · foundrlist.com | 72 | Dofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
| 09 | Versily best for launch & referral traffic · versily.com | 68 | Dofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
| 10 | Startup Fast best for launch & referral traffic · startupfa.st | 72 | Nofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
The rest, ranked 127
| # | directory | DR | link | price | verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | ScrollLaunch best for launch & referral traffic · scrolllaunch.com | 69 | Dofollow | Freemium | WORTH IT |
| 12 | Uneed best for launch & referral traffic · uneed.best | 75 | Dofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 13 | TinyLaunch best for launch & referral traffic · tinylaunch.com | 73 | Dofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 14 | Yourstory best for launch & referral traffic · yourstory.com | 85 | Nofollow | Paid | WORTH IT |
| 15 | LaunchIgniter best for launch & referral traffic · launchigniter.com | 74 | Nofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 16 | ShipBoost best for launch & referral traffic · shipboost.io | 49 | Dofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 17 | Geek Wire best for launch & referral traffic · geekwire.com | 86 | Dofollow | Paid | WORTH IT |
| 18 | Betabound best for launch & referral traffic · betabound.com | 56 | Dofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
| 19 | Launching Next best for launch & referral traffic · launchingnext.com | 54 | Dofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
| 20 | e27 best for launch & referral traffic · e27.co | 77 | Nofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
| 21 | Future Startup best for launch & referral traffic · futurestartup.com | 53 | Nofollow | Paid | RECOMMENDED |
| 22 | Pitchwall best for launch & referral traffic · pitchwall.co | 68 | Dofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 23 | Fazier best for launch & referral traffic · fazier.com | 83 | Dofollow | Paid | OPTIONAL |
| 24 | How Brands Are Built best for launch & referral traffic · howbrandsarebuilt.com | 48 | Dofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
| 25 | Betakit best for launch & referral traffic · betakit.com | 78 | Dofollow | Paid | RECOMMENDED |
| 26 | Digg best for launch & referral traffic · digg.com | 92 | Nofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
| 27 | Healthline best for launch & referral traffic · healthline.com | 92 | Nofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
| 28 | Fastcompany best for launch & referral traffic · fastcompany.com | 92 | Nofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
| 29 | Wired best for launch & referral traffic · wired.com | 92 | Nofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
| 30 | HuffPost best for launch & referral traffic · huffpost.com | 92 | Nofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
| 31 | The Verge best for launch & referral traffic · theverge.com | 92 | Nofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
| 32 | The Wall Street Journal best for launch & referral traffic · wsj.com | 92 | Nofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
| 33 | Entrepreneur best for launch & referral traffic · entrepreneur.com | 91 | Nofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
| 34 | BostInno Startups, Tech News and Events best for launch & referral traffic · bizjournals.com | 91 | Nofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
| 35 | Huffingtonpost best for launch & referral traffic · huffingtonpost.com | 91 | Nofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
| 36 | Inc. Magazine best for launch & referral traffic · inc.com | 91 | Nofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
| 37 | Tech Pluto best for launch & referral traffic · techpluto.com | 54 | Nofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
| 38 | Engadget best for launch & referral traffic · engadget.com | 90 | Nofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
| 39 | Gizmodo best for launch & referral traffic · gizmodo.com | 90 | Nofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
| 40 | MIT Technology Review best for launch & referral traffic · technologyreview.com | 90 | Nofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
| 41 | PC World best for launch & referral traffic · pcworld.com | 88 | Nofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
| 42 | MakeUseOf best for launch & referral traffic · makeuseof.com | 87 | Nofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
| 43 | Android Authority best for launch & referral traffic · androidauthority.com | 85 | Nofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
| 44 | Android Central best for launch & referral traffic · androidcentral.com | 83 | Nofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
| 45 | Business Insider India best for launch & referral traffic · businessinsider.in | 83 | Nofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
| 46 | Tech.co best for launch & referral traffic · tech.co | 82 | Nofollow | Paid | RECOMMENDED |
| 47 | Startup Ranking best for search visibility & seo · startupranking.com | 61 | Dofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
| 48 | Huzzler best for launch & referral traffic · huzzler.so | 64 | Dofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 49 | Sidebar best for launch & referral traffic · sidebar.io | 71 | Dofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 50 | Mashable best for launch & referral traffic · mashable.com | 91 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 51 | Forbes Technology best for launch & referral traffic · forbes.com | 94 | Nofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
| 52 | Guardian Technology best for launch & referral traffic · theguardian.com | 93 | Nofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
| 53 | Psychology Today best for launch & referral traffic · psychologytoday.com | 93 | Nofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
| 54 | Tech | Time best for launch & referral traffic · time.com | 92 | Nofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
| 55 | Mashable India best for launch & referral traffic · in.mashable.com | 91 | Nofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
| 56 | CNET best for launch & referral traffic · cnet.com | 91 | Nofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
| 57 | Slate best for launch & referral traffic · slate.com | 90 | Nofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
| 58 | Make Use of best for launch & referral traffic · makeuseof.com | 87 | Nofollow | Free | RECOMMENDED |
| 59 | Startup Buffer best for launch & referral traffic · startupbuffer.com | 42 | Dofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 60 | StartupTrusted best for launch & referral traffic · startuptrusted.com | 54 | Dofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 61 | Idea Kiln best for launch & referral traffic · ideakiln.com | 51 | Dofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 62 | PromoteProject best for launch & referral traffic · promoteproject.com | 49 | Dofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 63 | SoloPush best for launch & referral traffic · solopush.com | 45 | Dofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 64 | Startup Tracker best for launch & referral traffic · startuptracker.io | 45 | Dofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 65 | Built In best for launch & referral traffic · builtin.com | 86 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 66 | Techendo best for launch & referral traffic · techendo.com | 34 | Dofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 67 | Smashing Magazine best for launch & referral traffic · smashingmagazine.com | 90 | Nofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 68 | HackerNoon best for launch & referral traffic · hackernoon.com | 88 | Nofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 69 | Towards Data Science best for launch & referral traffic · towardsdatascience.com | 88 | Nofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 70 | Slashdot best for launch & referral traffic · slashdot.org | 87 | Nofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 71 | The Register UK best for launch & referral traffic · theregister.co.uk | 86 | Nofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 72 | InfoWorld best for launch & referral traffic · infoworld.com | 86 | Nofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 73 | SiliconANGLE best for launch & referral traffic · siliconangle.com | 84 | Nofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 74 | Open Startup ListBase best for launch & referral traffic · openstartuplist.com | 25 | Dofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 75 | RomanianStartups.com best for launch & referral traffic · romanianstartups.com | 22 | Dofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 76 | Android Headlines best for launch & referral traffic · androidheadlines.com | 78 | Nofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 77 | Mac Stories best for launch & referral traffic · macstories.net | 77 | Nofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 78 | The Startup INC best for launch & referral traffic · thestartupinc.com | 32 | Nofollow | Paid | WORTH IT |
| 79 | Tech Faster best for launch & referral traffic · techfaster.com | 31 | Dofollow | Paid | WORTH IT |
| 80 | Startup Fame best for launch & referral traffic · startupfa.me | 83 | Dofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 81 | StartupBase best for launch & referral traffic · startupbase.io | 73 | Dofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 82 | MAGNiTT best for launch & referral traffic · magnitt.com | 63 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 83 | Startup Inspire best for launch & referral traffic · startupinspire.com | 60 | Dofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 84 | ITQlick best for launch & referral traffic · itqlick.com | 57 | Dofollow | Paid | OPTIONAL |
| 85 | BetaPage best for launch & referral traffic · betapage.co | 54 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 86 | ctrlalt.cc best for launch & referral traffic · ctrlalt.cc | 50 | Dofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 87 | Startups.fm best for launch & referral traffic · startups.fm | 49 | Dofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 88 | LaunchClash best for launch & referral traffic · launchclash.com | 49 | Dofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 89 | Insane best for launch & referral traffic · theinsaneapp.com | 49 | Dofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 90 | IndieTool best for launch & referral traffic · indietool.io | 46 | Dofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 91 | TinyLaunchpad best for launch & referral traffic · tinylaunchpad.com | 45 | Dofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 92 | Startup Vessel best for launch & referral traffic · startupvessel.com | 45 | Dofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 93 | SubmitHunt best for launch & referral traffic · submithunt.com | 44 | Dofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 94 | Spotlight by Y Combinator best for launch & referral traffic · ycombinator.com | 91 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 95 | ProductBurst best for launch & referral traffic · productburst.com | 41 | Dofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 96 | Techlo Media best for launch & referral traffic · techlomedia.in | 39 | Dofollow | Paid | OPTIONAL |
| 97 | Joinly best for launch & referral traffic · joinly.com | 51 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 98 | 10words best for launch & referral traffic · 10words.io | 34 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 99 | Launched best for launch & referral traffic · launched.io | 33 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 100 | launch.cab best for launch & referral traffic · launch.cab | 33 | Dofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 101 | Trendy Startups best for launch & referral traffic · trendystartups.com | 33 | Dofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 102 | StartupGuys.net best for launch & referral traffic · startupguys.net | 48 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 103 | VentureBeat best for launch & referral traffic · venturebeat.com | 91 | Nofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 104 | BigStartups best for launch & referral traffic · bigstartups.co | 28 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 105 | startuups best for launch & referral traffic · startuups.com | 28 | Dofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 106 | IndieHackerStacks best for community & founder reach · indiehackerstacks.com | 26 | Dofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 107 | EU Tech best for launch & referral traffic · tech.eu | 79 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 108 | Startupworld best for launch & referral traffic · startupworld.com | 37 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 109 | Foundr best for launch & referral traffic · foundr.com | 76 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 110 | Getting Smart best for launch & referral traffic · gettingsmart.com | 74 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 111 | Vator best for launch & referral traffic · vator.tv | 71 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 112 | AI Hub best for launch & referral traffic · aihub.org | 51 | Dofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 113 | Superb Crew best for launch & referral traffic · superbcrew.com | 66 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 114 | InventList best for launch & referral traffic · inventlist.com | 25 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 115 | Startup88 best for launch & referral traffic · startup88.com | 22 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 116 | NextBigWhat best for launch & referral traffic · nextbigwhat.com | 59 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 117 | Bulletin best for launch & referral traffic · bulletin.so | 18 | Dofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 118 | SideProjects.net best for launch & referral traffic · sideprojects.net | 15 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 119 | Startupbeat best for launch & referral traffic · startupbeat.com | 53 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 120 | Taalk.com best for launch & referral traffic · taalk.com | 16 | Dofollow | Paid | OPTIONAL |
| 121 | FeedMyStartup best for launch & referral traffic · feedmystartup.com | 17 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 122 | WP Newsify best for launch & referral traffic · wpnewsify.com | 51 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 123 | StartupTile best for launch & referral traffic · startuptile.com | 15 | Dofollow | Paid | OPTIONAL |
| 124 | Techli best for launch & referral traffic · techli.com | 50 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 125 | Venture Village best for launch & referral traffic · venturevillage.eu | 48 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 126 | Crazy About Startups best for launch & referral traffic · crazyaboutstartups.com | 36 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 127 | New Startups best for launch & referral traffic · new-startups.com | 34 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 128 | Inc42 best for launch & referral traffic · inc42.com | 81 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 129 | Changelog best for launch & referral traffic · changelog.com | 78 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 130 | Webrazzi best for launch & referral traffic · webrazzi.com | 74 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 131 | Built in Chicago best for launch & referral traffic · builtinchicago.org | 72 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 132 | TechPluto best for launch & referral traffic · techpluto.com | 54 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 133 | Submit A Startup best for launch & referral traffic · thetechpanda.com | 53 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 134 | Netted best for launch & referral traffic · netted.net | 50 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 135 | LaunchDay best for launch & referral traffic · launchday.com | 3 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 136 | Classical Finance best for launch & referral traffic · classicalfinance.com | 31 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 137 | CrunchBase News best for search visibility & seo · news.crunchbase.com | 91 | Nofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
FAQ
How many tech / startups directories are there?
SEOmade tracks 137 tech / startups directories. 51 give a dofollow link and 120 are free to list on. The average domain rating is 64.
Which tech / startups directory has the highest domain rating?
Forbes Technology has the highest domain rating in this category at DR 94. It is nofollow and free. Next is Guardian Technology at DR 93.
Which tech / startups directories should I submit to first?
Start with Product Hunt, TechCrunch, Hacker News. They rank highest on the leaderboard because they combine a strong editorial tier and product fit with real domain rating — not just a high DR number.
Are tech / startups directories free?
120 of the 137 are free; the other 17 charge for a listing or a faster review. Paying mostly buys speed or placement, not a stronger link.
Do tech / startups directories give dofollow links?
51 of the 137 give a dofollow link that passes authority to your domain. The rest are nofollow, which still sends referral traffic and brand searches.