Startup directories and launchplatforms worth submitting to
Every place worth submitting your product. Who each platform accepts, what you realistically get out of it, and the exact steps to submit, plus a copy-paste prompt so your agent can help you with.
01 / platforms
The directory
N 18 / listed
Showing 1–18 of 18Single page
#Platform · what it isDR · pricing · approval
DR 80–89
DR 70–79
DR under 60
By the numbers
- Platforms
- 18
- Median approval
- 9 days
- Dofollow links
- 12 of 18
- Free to submit
- 15 of 18
- Median DR
- 75
Across the 18 platforms tracked here, median approval time is 9 days, 12 of 18 give dofollow backlinks, 15 are free to submit. Median domain rating: 75.
02 / how it works
Filter to where youactually qualify.
Most submission lists are link dumps. Every listing here says who it accepts, what it rejects, and what happens after you press submit.
✓Lifetime pricing tier✓Existing paying customers✕Subscription-only pricing✕Pre-launch, no customersKnow if you qualify firstEach listing lists what you must have and what gets you rejected, in the platform's own terms. AppSumo needs a lifetime tier; subscription-only pricing is a rejection.See the rules18 platforms
01Pick the launch date and hunter02Prepare gallery, tagline, first comment03Post at 00:01 PT and stay in the threadThen follow the stepsNumbered, specific, in order.Steps3-4 per platform
You are submitting my product to
Product Hunt.
Product: {NAME} ({URL})
1. Draft a 60-character tagline…Or hand it to your agentEvery listing ships a prompt that asks for exactly the fields the form wants.Copy prompt1 click
Product Hunt1 dayBetaList2 weeksUneedSame dayTrack the runPin platforms as you go and work them by approval time.ChecklistYour map
03 / the checklist
Plot your launch,then work the map.
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Pin
Save as you browse
One tap per platform. No forms, no project setup.
Plot
Grouped by approval time
Batch the slow ones first, so the two-week reviews are already running when you launch.
Work
Step into each one
Every saved platform links straight to its submission steps.
04 / lists
Curated runs
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05 / faq
Questions beforeyou submit
No accounts, no scores, no paid placement. If a platform pays us nothing, it still gets listed.
Spec table, every listing
Submission feeFree
Paid placementNone
Link typeDofollow
Approval2 weeks
Is this just another list of directories?
No. Every listing states who the platform accepts and what disqualifies you, so you can skip the ones you'd be rejected from before spending an hour on the form.
Do you take money for placement?
No. Nothing here is sponsored and there is no paid tier for platforms. Where a platform charges you to submit, that's stated in its spec table.
What is the agent prompt for?
It's a copy-paste brief for whichever model you use. It asks for exactly the fields that platform's form needs, in the format the form expects.
Do I need an account to use this?
No. The directory, the guides, the lists and the checklist are open to everyone, with nothing to sign up for. An account only exists for the dashboard, which works out what your product qualifies for and tracks what you have submitted.