SaaS Directories With Dofollow Backlinks (2026)

A followed link is the only part of a directory submission that keeps working after launch week, and 108 of the 163 platforms here pass one. The useful question is not which links are dofollow, it is what each one costs. These fourteen are the dofollow listings from DR 40 upwards, in domain rating order, which is the order they are worth having and not the order to submit in.

Six of them want money: AppSumo, There's An AI For That, BetaList, MicroLaunch, DevHunt and Startups.fm have no free route that ends in a link. Five want a badge instead, which is a cheaper price with a longer tail: Neeed, AI Toolz Dir, Launch Llama, Toolfio and Wayfind.io all hold the dofollow until their mark is live on your site, and some recheck it. Treat any rating a directory advertises about itself as a claim rather than a measurement, and check the link on a listing that is already live before you spend anything.

Across the 14 platforms on this list, median approval time is 4 days, 14 of 14 give dofollow backlinks, 8 are free to submit. Median domain rating: 70.

14 platformsIn submission order

Product HuntThe default launch stage. High traffic for one day, a permanent backlink after.DR 91freeSame day

AppSumoA marketplace of deal-hunting buyers. Real revenue, on their terms.DR 83paid2–8 weeks

There's An AI For ThatThe largest AI tool index. Heavy search traffic, paid submission.DR 77paid2–10 days

PeerlistA professional network for builders with a weekly project spotlight.DR 77freeWeekly, if verified

BetaListEarly-stage startups shown to an audience that expects rough edges.DR 76paidRoughly 2 weeks

UneedA small, well-run tools directory with a daily and weekly leaderboard.DR 75freemiumNext free slot

Neeed DirectoryA small maker-tools directory with the fairest badge deal around: free listing, no floors, dofollow the moment you host their badge.DR 72freemiumImmediate

AI Toolz DirA tight AI-tools directory that trades a dofollow listing for a plain text link on your site, with no account in the way.DR 68freemiumWithin 48 hours

Launch LlamaA tool directory whose real asset is the 55k-founder newsletter behind it, and whose free tier charges you in upvotes.DR 67freemiumAfter review

MicroLaunchDaily launches for small products, with far less competition than the big boards.DR 62paidPick your date

ToolfioA 300-tool SaaS and AI directory where the free dofollow listing costs you a permanent badge instead of money.DR 61freemium~3 days

DevHuntA weekly leaderboard for developer tools only, run by the community.DR 57paidPick a week

WayfindioA 2,000-tool AI directory that gives free listings a real dofollow link, in exchange for a permanent badge in your footer.DR 51freemiumWithin 2 days

Startups.fmA paid-only startup directory that says so on the form, charges GBP 49 once, and delivers the dofollow it advertises.DR 49paidWithin 48 hours