High DR startup directories, DR 80 and up
The strongest domains in our catalog that still take new products. DR is Ahrefs' Domain Rating, read from Ahrefs, never guessed.
High-DR Directories you can submit to
6 of 10 tested, more in the catalog
| Platform | Authority | What it is | Playbook | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR 92 | Software hosting and a large directory of software projects. | Tested | Run in Claude | |
| DR 91 | Business software reviews and comparisons for B2B buyers. | In testing | Run in Claude | |
| DR 90 | The company database investors and journalists look up. | Tested | Run in Claude | |
| DR 90 | The daily launch list most tech founders know. | In testing | Run in Claude | |
| DR 86 | Project pages for software, best known from hackathons. | Tested | Run in Claude | |
| DR 86 | Founder and startup profiles, plus programs and deals. | Tested | Run in Claude | |
| DR 85 | Business software listings and reviews, from the same group as Capterra. | In testing | Run in Claude | |
| DR 81 | A founder community with a product page for your startup. | Tested | Run in Claude | |
| DR 80 | Tool pages where developers compare the stacks they use. | Tested | Run in Claude | |
| DR 80 | Software listed as alternatives to products people already know. | In testing | Run in Claude |
Also worth knowing
Well-known names we haven't tested yet, so there's no playbook for them. Submit to these yourself.
- G2 Business software reviews, where B2B buyers compare products.
What a high DR does and doesn't tell you
Domain Rating measures the whole domain's backlinks. Your listing is one page on it, so a high DR is a good start, not a promise.
A strong domain
Search engines crawl these domains often, so a new listing tends to be found quickly and a new domain gets discovered through it.
Not always a followed link
Several of the biggest ones link nofollow. The agent opens your live listing and reads the rel attribute, so you know which you got.
Mix them with smaller ones
A natural profile has links from big and small sites, spread over weeks. The plan orders them for your domain's DR and pace.
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AI Engine Directories
Directories where people browse for AI tools, and that AI search tools often cite. Each one here has a playbook tested on a real submission.
Launch Platforms
Where early users look for new products. Launch on a few of them over some weeks, rather than all on one day.
Developer Ecosystems
Where developers and software buyers compare tools and look for alternatives.
Startup Databases
Investors, journalists and search engines look new companies up in a handful of databases. Here are the ones that matter, and how to get your profile onto each.
MCP Registries
Where developers look for MCP servers to add to Claude, Cursor and other AI apps, and how each one takes a new server.
All directories
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Frequently asked questions
A directory whose domain has a high Domain Rating, Ahrefs' 0 to 100 score for the strength of a site's backlinks. The ones here are 80 or more. DR is Ahrefs' metric; Moz's Domain Authority (DA) is a different one, and we never swap them.