Yelp is a local business review site for restaurants, shops, and services — irrelevant for SaaS product launches.
Yelp is free to list on, gives a nofollow link, and is best used for buyer reviews & trust — with a very high domain rating of 94.
Local consumers
Wrong fit — local business platform, not software directories
Open yelp.com in a new tab.
Look for “Submit”, “Add Product”, “List your startup”, or similar in the nav or footer.
Product name, tagline, description, URL, logo, and screenshots — match what they ask for.
Choose General Directory (or the closest fit) so you reach the right audience.
Free listings are often reviewed manually — expect a few days to several weeks.
Topical relevance matters: General Directory directories tend to help most when your product fits that category. Nofollow links still drive referral traffic and brand visibility.
Yelp is a local business review site for restaurants, shops, and services — irrelevant for SaaS product launches.
Yelp provides a nofollow link. It won't pass direct link equity, but it still drives referral traffic and helps brand discovery.
Yes — Yelp offers a free way to get listed. Free listings are often reviewed manually, so approval can take from a few days to a few weeks.
Yelp (yelp.com) currently has a domain rating of 94 on Ahrefs' 0–100 scale — a very high score. Higher DR generally means a stronger backlink profile, which is one signal of how much weight a link from the site may carry.
Wrong fit — local business platform, not software directories