Launch directories, re-checked this month
We took 516 directories from 11 popular free lists on GitHub and checked every one live on 2026-10-14. 66 of them are dead, down or now point somewhere else, and 4 now show unrelated content (a slot-gambling shop, casino affiliate pages, a crypto-wallet download page, an Indonesian "link alternatif" page). Of the live ones a person reviewed, many "free" listings come with a catch.
Check your own list, free
Paste up to 40 directory URLs or domains (one per line). Known ones come from our check; unknown ones are checked live now.
What "free" means, on 173 reviewed directories with a clear answer
- 113 have a free listing with no strings we could find.
- 18 are free only if you put their badge or link on your site.
- 13 are free only after a queue: "minimum 30-day wait", "30-90 day listing time", "free slots booked into 2027".
- 29 are paid only ($3 to $249 on the pages we saw, mostly one-time).
The sheet: $12, instant download
CSV + Excel, 516 rows. For each directory: live status on the check date, submit page URL, category, free option (yes / backlink required / queue / paid only), lowest paid price seen, account needed, captcha on the form, wait or condition, Tranco popularity rank, and how many public lists include it. 246 live rows were read by a person; the rest carry automatic checks and are labelled that way.
Use it to skip dead sites, avoid free tiers that cost you a backlink or a two-month wait, and start with the popular directories that take a plain form.
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Free sample: 12 popular directories with a plain free listing
Sorted by Tranco rank (lower = more traffic). The full sheet has every row and column.
| Directory | Category | Free | Account | Tranco | Wait / condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crunchbase crunchbase.com | company-database | yes | yes | 3140 | |
| G2 g2.com | b2b-reviews | yes | yes | 3958 | seller account (Google or email) |
| Product Hunt producthunt.com | launch-platform | yes | yes | 4313 | schedule a launch day; bot wall blocked our check |
| Capterra capterra.com | b2b-reviews | yes | yes | 5889 | vendor account; bot wall blocked our check |
| Clutch clutch.co | agency-directory | yes | yes | 7205 | |
| AlternativeTo alternativeto.net | alternatives | yes | yes | 15947 | community moderation; bot wall blocked our check |
| Software Advice softwareadvice.com | b2b-reviews | yes | yes | 18297 | same vendor portal as Capterra |
| F6S f6s.com | startup-database | yes | yes | 19631 | |
| GoodFirms goodfirms.co | b2b-reviews | yes | yes | 26014 | |
| SaaSHub saashub.com | saas-directory | yes | yes | 29302 | |
| GetApp getapp.com | b2b-reviews | yes | yes | 32561 | same vendor portal as Capterra |
| Indie Hackers indiehackers.com | community | yes | yes | 35284 |
Free: the 66 directories to remove from your list
From our check on 2026-10-14. "Lists" = how many of the 11 public lists still include it. DNS failures were re-checked through Cloudflare DNS-over-HTTPS before we called a domain dead.
Show all 66
| Domain | Status | Lists |
|---|---|---|
| betapage.co | moved: redirects to pitchwall.co | 6 |
| peerpush.net | moved: redirects to peerpush.com | 5 |
| angel.co | moved: redirects to wellfound.com | 5 |
| dealify.com | dead: redirect | 3 |
| saaspromo.com | dead: for-sale | 3 |
| theresanai.com | dead: domain does not resolve | 3 |
| demos.co | dead: domain does not resolve | 3 |
| platformsdirectory.com | unreachable: connection refused | 3 |
| launched.io | dead: domain does not resolve | 3 |
| toolfolio.io | moved: redirects to toolfolio.com | 2 |
| vendor.softwareselect.com | moved: redirects to vendor.revleads.com | 2 |
| nocodedevs.com | moved: redirects to makerthrive.com | 2 |
| startupwizz.com | dead: hijacked | 2 |
| startuproulette.com | dead: placeholder | 2 |
| sitejabber.com | moved: redirects to smartcustomer.com | 2 |
| startus.cc | unreachable: connection refused | 2 |
| tinylaunchpad.com | unreachable: timeout | 2 |
| coolstartups.io | dead: domain does not resolve | 2 |
| softwareselecthq.com | dead: domain does not resolve | 2 |
| new-startups.com | down: HTTP 523 | 2 |
| betafy.co | unreachable: timeout | 2 |
| thetechmap.com | moved: redirects to techmap.me | 2 |
| toolsalad.com | down: HTTP 522 | 2 |
| getmakerlog.com | moved: redirects to ambitiousfounder.com | 2 |
| euroalternative.co | moved: redirects to euroalternative.eu | 1 |
| justgotfound.com | dead: hijacked | 1 |
| b2bstack.com | dead: for-sale | 1 |
| 1000tools.com | dead: hijacked | 1 |
| stellarlaunch.com | dead: for-sale | 1 |
| launching.io | moved: redirects to launchingnext.com | 1 |
| startupbutton.com | dead: for-sale | 1 |
| superlaunch.com | dead: for-sale | 1 |
| aitools.neilpatel.com | moved: redirects to app.neilpatel.com | 1 |
| productlaunchpad.app | down: HTTP 503 | 1 |
| llmstxt.info | unreachable: timeout | 1 |
| xhost.live | dead: domain does not resolve | 1 |
| firstocontact.com | dead: domain does not resolve | 1 |
| labstartups.com | dead: domain does not resolve | 1 |
| tinylaunch.xyz | dead: domain does not resolve | 1 |
| aifordevelopers.io | moved: redirects to mo09b7443cbb6d7.wordpress.com | 1 |
| coolstartups.xyz | dead: domain does not resolve | 1 |
| opensaasdirectory.com | dead: domain does not resolve | 1 |
| builders.to | dead: domain does not resolve | 1 |
| scroll.pub | unreachable: TLS error | 1 |
| awesometools.com | moved: redirects to awesomemotive.com | 1 |
| microsaas-examples.com | dead: domain does not resolve | 1 |
| webreview.org | dead: domain does not resolve | 1 |
| allthings.ai | unreachable: TLS error | 1 |
| tinylaun.ch | moved: redirects to tinylaunch.com | 1 |
| news.bensbites.co | down: HTTP 522 | 1 |
| allthingsai.com | dead: domain does not resolve | 1 |
| appvita.com | moved: redirects to onk.io | 1 |
| bulletin.so | dead: domain does not resolve | 1 |
| coolstartup.io | dead: domain does not resolve | 1 |
| erlibird.com | unreachable: TLS certificate error | 1 |
| hackersandfounders.com | moved: redirects to hf.cx | 1 |
| launchingtomorrow.com | dead: domain does not resolve | 1 |
| saasproducts.com | dead: domain does not resolve | 1 |
| aihubs.io | unreachable: TLS certificate error | 1 |
| aiscout.net | down: HTTP 520 | 1 |
| aitoolguru.com | down: HTTP 522 | 1 |
| aitoolhunt.com | down: HTTP 522 | 1 |
| aitools.directory | unreachable: TLS certificate error | 1 |
| aitop.io | unreachable: timeout | 1 |
| saasscout.com | unreachable: timeout | 1 |
| tinylaunch.co | dead: domain does not resolve | 1 |
Method
Sources: mukund1158/awesome-startup-launch-directories (CC0), theshubh77/awesome-saas-directories (CC0), nyyhao/saascity-launch-kit (MIT), mahseema/awesome-saas-directories (MIT), yokomakes/awesome-saas-directories (MIT), teamhandyapps-oss/launch-directories (CC BY 4.0), and the README lists of xioanchin/awesome-launch-platforms, rushout09/directory-submission-sites, jaisalrathee/best-free-startup-directories-list, georgelinde887-sudo/directory-submission-sites and ammohitchaprana/Awesome-SaaS-Directories (domain names only). Each domain was fetched over HTTPS with a browser user agent; we looked for a submit page, captcha widgets, login walls and prices, and rendered JavaScript pages in a headless browser. A person then read the submit pages of the most-listed and most-visited directories and recorded the free option, conditions and lowest price. Popularity is the Tranco list N26LW. Policies and prices change; every row carries its check date.