What Kinds of Directories Does SubmitSaaS Submit To?

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SubmitSaaS submits your SaaS product to a catalog of 140+ directories spanning eight categories: AI, community, general, international, launchpad, media, software, and startup. Each listing is tagged with a domain rating (DR), directory type, pricing status, and link type (dofollow or nofollow), so you can judge the mix before you buy. The catalog is browsable and filterable on the site, which matters if backlink quality is your main reason for submitting.

The eight directory categories

The site's directory table classifies every listing into one of these types:

Category What it typically covers Example from the catalog
AI Directory Tools and products built around AI Future Tools (DR 69, dofollow), Acid Tools (DR 69, dofollow)
Community Community-driven listing spaces (category available as a filter)
General Directory Broad, non-niche web directories Link Centre (DR 72, dofollow), Viesearch (DR 72, dofollow)
International Directories serving non-English or regional audiences (category available as a filter)
Launchpad Product-launch and "what launched today" sites PeerPush (DR 78, dofollow), SmolLaunch (DR 76, nofollow)
Media Media and publication-style listings (category available as a filter)
Software Directory SaaS and software-specific listings SaaSHub (DR 80, nofollow), SaaS Browser (DR 74, nofollow)
Startup Directory Startup-focused listings Startup Benchmarks (DR 61, dofollow)

The visible sample skews toward launchpads and software directories, which is consistent with a product built for SaaS launches. The AI, community, international, and media categories exist as filters but the excerpt doesn't show which specific sites sit in each.

What each listing tells you

Every row in the directory table carries four data points:

  • DR (domain rating): a 0–100 score of the domain's backlink strength. The sample ranges from DR 60 (Unite List) to DR 80 (SaaSHub).
  • Type: the category above.
  • Pricing: whether the directory itself is free, conditional free, or paid. In the visible sample, most are "Free" and a few are "Conditional Free" (e.g., Good AI Tools).
  • Link type: dofollow or nofollow. This is the field most buyers care about, since dofollow links pass SEO value and nofollow links generally don't.

You can filter by type and link type, and sort by DR, so you can, for example, isolate dofollow software directories above DR 70 before deciding.

Dofollow vs. nofollow in the catalog

The mix is genuinely mixed, and the highest-DR names aren't automatically the best backlink targets:

  • SaaSHub (DR 80) is tagged nofollow.
  • PeerPush (DR 78) is dofollow.
  • SmolLaunch (DR 76) is nofollow.
  • Good AI Tools (DR 75) is conditional free and dofollow.

If dofollow links are your goal, filter to dofollow and sort by DR rather than assuming the top of the list is the strongest. Note that "conditional free" means the directory may require something (a badge, a reciprocal link, or approval) before your listing goes live — worth checking per site.

How to evaluate the mix before buying

  1. Open the directory table and set Link Type to dofollow.
  2. Set Type to the categories that match your product (e.g., Software Directory and Launchpad for a typical SaaS).
  3. Sort by DR to see the strongest dofollow options first.
  4. Note how many are "Free" vs. "Conditional Free" vs. paid, since conditional listings may need extra work from you.
  5. Compare that filtered count against the package you're considering — the service submits across the full 140+ set, and you receive a report of every directory it submitted to.

The catalog is paginated (9 pages in the current view, last updated Oct 12, 2026), so the full list is longer than the 20 rows shown on page one.

Practical caveats

  • The directory list and its DR scores change over time; treat the "last update" date as your freshness check.
  • DR is a third-party metric, not a guarantee of traffic or ranking impact.
  • The service handles profile creation and submission and delivers a report within 48 hours per the site, but the quality of any individual directory still depends on that directory's own moderation.

If your priority is dofollow backlinks from recognizable domains, filter first and buy second; if you mainly want broad visibility across launch and software sites, the default mix already covers that.