A directory of directories, useful to read even if you never submit, with a link that is a coin flip.
directoryhunt.com
Eligibility
Who DirectoryHunt accepts
You need
An account: email and password, with no Google or GitHub option
A live directory or product URL
A monthly traffic figure, which the last step demands
You'll be rejected if
Nothing is published: no submission guidelines exist on the public site
DirectoriesLaunchpadsSaaS toolsMarketing tools
What you actually get
A listing page carrying your description, categories, a screenshot carousel, your DR and monthly traffic, an AI-written overview and an Alternatives block. Submitting is free: the account is the only gate, and the membership wording on the locked page resolves the moment you have one. Whether the outbound link passes anything is a coin flip: across 63 outbound links on their index, 33 were dofollow and 30 carried nofollow.
How to submit to DirectoryHunt
1
Find the door
Add New Listing points at the sign-in page rather than a form. The form itself lives at /new-listing, which is linked from nowhere on the public site.
2
Create an account
Name, email, password and a confirmation. There is no Google or GitHub route, so this one needs a password. An ALTCHA captcha checkbox sits at the bottom of the sign-up form.
3
Sign in, and the second gate disappears
The Access Restricted page names two requirements, an account and directory membership. In practice the account is the whole of it: /new-listing opens as soon as you are signed in.
4
Seven sections, autofilled from your URL
Their extractor prefills the listing from your page, then you walk Personal & Info, Media, Categories & Tags, Links & Description, Pricing & Coupons, Social & SEO and Additional Information. Images take a URL, so nothing needs uploading.
DirectoryHunt requirements
Account with a password (no SSO)
Live URL
Listing name
Short description, 200 character cap
Categories from their 21
Monthly traffic figure
Logo and listing images, by URLoptional
Long descriptionoptional
Gotchas
The dofollow link is a coin flip, not a promise. Counted on their index: 33 of 63 outbound links pass, 30 carry nofollow. Nothing on the site says which side you land on, and the Featured listings sit in their own block, so assume the good half is bought.
One gate, not two. The Access Restricted page says you must also become a member of the directory, which reads like a paid tier and is not: creating the account clears it. Nothing in the flow costs money.
This is the only account here that needs a real password: there is no Google or GitHub sign-in, and the sign-up form carries a captcha.
Worth reading even if you never submit. It is a directory of directories with DR and monthly traffic on every row, which is the same job SubmitMap does, and their filters are a decent scouting tool.
The short description caps at 200 characters, which is tighter than the 260 most directories allow, so the Product Hunt-sized paragraph in your pack will not fit.
Let your agent submit to DirectoryHunt
Connect SubmitMap to your AI over MCP and this page stops being something you read and copy. Your agent asks for the DirectoryHunt 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 4 DirectoryHunt rules above, so you find out you would be rejected before you open a tab.
Hands your agent all 8 fields this form asks for, 2 of them optional, already filled from your pack.
Types it into DirectoryHunt 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 DirectoryHunt?".
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DirectoryHunt FAQ
How long does DirectoryHunt approval take?
DirectoryHunt's typical time from submission to going live is after review.
How much does it cost to submit to DirectoryHunt?
Submitting to DirectoryHunt is free.
Does DirectoryHunt give a dofollow backlink?
No, links from DirectoryHunt are nofollow. The site has a domain rating of 7.
Does DirectoryHunt require a backlink to your site?
No, DirectoryHunt does not require a link back from your site.
What gets you rejected from DirectoryHunt?
Nothing is published: no submission guidelines exist on the public site.