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AllTopStartups: requirements, how to submit, and what you actually get

Visit

Free listings are suspended, and the paid one buys a blog post.

alltopstartups.com
AllTopStartups homepage
Eligibility

Who AllTopStartups accepts

You need
A live product URL
You'll be rejected if
Anything they do not consider business or technology related, which they say they judge by hand
Indie productsSaaS productsStartups
What you actually get
A directory listing inside 48 hours, with a followed link out, and on the premium option a written post about the product on their blog. The audience is a startup blog's readership rather than a tool directory's.

How to submit to AllTopStartups

  1. Pick an option
    Directory listing, or premium with the review and the social promotion.
  2. Submit
    Listed inside 48 hours on either paid option.
  3. Claim the badge
    Both options mention a verified badge on the listing.

AllTopStartups requirements

Payment
required while free listings are suspended

Gotchas

Free listings are suspended by their own admission, so the free route on this page is closed until they clear a backlog of hundreds.
The premium option is a written review rather than a bigger listing, which means someone else describes the product in their words.
The site quotes its authority as DA 73, a Moz number, not the Ahrefs scale most directories use.

Let your agent submit to AllTopStartups

Connect SubmitMap to your AI over MCP and this page stops being something you read and copy. Your agent asks for the AllTopStartups playbook and gets the brief for this exact form, with the values already taken from your submission pack instead of placeholders you fill in by hand.

What it does for this platform
Checks your product against the 2 AllTopStartups rules above, so you find out you would be rejected before you open a tab.
Hands your agent all 1 fields this form asks for, none of them optional, already filled from your pack.
Tells you what paying buys here, so you pick it on purpose: free is the stated default and is suspended: their own page says they are working through a backlog of hundreds. The two live options are a directory listing and a premium one that adds a written review, a month on the homepage and promotion to their Twitter following.
Types it into AllTopStartups in your own browser, and stops for you when the form wants a sign-in.
Records what it sent, so the dashboard can answer "did I ever submit to AllTopStartups?".
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AllTopStartups FAQ

How long does AllTopStartups approval take?
AllTopStartups's typical time from submission to going live is 1-2 days.
How much does it cost to submit to AllTopStartups?
Submitting to AllTopStartups is paid (Free is the stated default and is suspended: their own page says they are working through a backlog of hundreds. The two live options are a directory listing and a premium one that adds a written review, a month on the homepage and promotion to their Twitter following.).
Does AllTopStartups give a dofollow backlink?
Yes, a listing on AllTopStartups carries a dofollow link. The site has a domain rating of 59.
Does AllTopStartups require a backlink to your site?
No, AllTopStartups does not require a link back from your site.
What gets you rejected from AllTopStartups?
Anything they do not consider business or technology related, which they say they judge by hand.