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    "startup",
    "saas",
    "indiehackers",
    "marketing",
    "https://www.producthunt.com/launch",
    "https://betalist.com/submit",
    "https://www.indiehackers.com/products",
    "https://www.saashub.com/submit",
    "https://uneed.best/submit-a-tool",
    "https://peerlist.io/launchpad",
    "https://devhunt.org/",
    "https://microlaunch.net/",
    "https://fazier.com/submit",
    "https://peerpush.com/",
    "https://www.launchingnext.com/submit/",
    "https://openalternative.co/submit",
    "https://www.sideprojectors.com/",
    "https://tinystartups.com/",
    "https://www.futurepedia.io/",
    "https://startupstash.com/add-listing/",
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  "textContent": "If you've ever tried to \"submit your startup everywhere,\" you know the pain: you Google \"startup directories\", open a listicle from 2021, and half the links are dead, paywalled, or just gone. You waste an afternoon and still don't know which ones are actually worth it.\n\nSo I did the boring part: I went through hundreds of startup / SaaS / AI launch directories, opened each one, threw out the dead links, and noted whether submission is free or paid and what's required.\n\nHere are **16 verified ones to get you started** — all checked in June 2026.\n\n##  16 verified launch directories (free to start)\n\nDirectory | Submit URL | Free / Paid | Best for\n---|---|---|---\nProduct Hunt | https://www.producthunt.com/launch | Free (optional paid promo) | General / SaaS / AI\nBetaList | https://betalist.com/submit | Free (or paid skip-queue) | Startup / Pre-launch\nIndie Hackers | https://www.indiehackers.com/products | Free | Indie / Startup\nSaaSHub | https://www.saashub.com/submit | Free | SaaS / General\nUneed | https://uneed.best/submit-a-tool | Free (paid options) | Indie / SaaS / AI\nPeerlist Launchpad | https://peerlist.io/launchpad | Free | Dev / Indie / SaaS\nDev Hunt | https://devhunt.org/ | Free | Dev tools\nMicroLaunch | https://microlaunch.net/ | Free (paid Pro) | Micro-SaaS / Indie\nFazier | https://fazier.com/submit | Free (optional promo) | Indie / SaaS\nPeerPush | https://peerpush.com/ | Free (paid fast-track) | SaaS / AI\nLaunching Next | https://www.launchingnext.com/submit/ | Free | Startup / General\nOpenAlternative | https://openalternative.co/submit | Free | Open-source\nSideProjectors | https://www.sideprojectors.com/ | Free (paid premium) | Side projects\nTiny Startups | https://tinystartups.com/ | Free (paid options) | Indie / Startup\nFuturepedia | https://www.futurepedia.io/ | Free (paid fast-track) | AI tools\nStartup Stash | https://startupstash.com/add-listing/ | Free | SaaS\n\n##  How I check each one (so you don't get burned)\n\nA directory list is only useful if it's true _today_. For every entry I keep:\n\n  * **A live-link check** — if it 404s or the submit page is gone, it's out. No graveyard links.\n  * **A last-checked date** — so you know how fresh it is, instead of trusting a 3-year-old blog post.\n  * **Free / Paid + what's required** — login, approval, or payment — so you don't waste time or money.\n  * **A niche tag** — AI tool vs SaaS vs indie product, because not every directory fits every launch.\n\n\n\nThat's it. No \"domain rating\" guesses, no \"do-follow backlink\" promises, no ranking guarantees — just a clean, current list you can actually work through in an afternoon.\n\n##  Want the full list?\n\nThe 16 above are a free starting point. I keep a maintained spreadsheet of **100+ verified, dated directories** (CSV + Excel) with the same columns — free/paid, submission requirement, niche, last-checked date — so you can filter and plan your whole submission run at once.\n\nIf that saves you a weekend of Googling, it's here: **https://launchlistlab.gumroad.com/l/zblii**\n\nEither way — go ship. 🚀\n\n_Disclaimer: this is a curated data file from publicly available sources, for informational use. It doesn't guarantee rankings, traffic, approvals, or links — those depend on each platform and your product. Directory info can change after the last-checked date._",
  "title": "I manually checked 100+ startup launch directories — here are 16 free ones to start with"
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