# Submit your tool to Startup AIdeas

> Startup AIdeas is a free directory of AI tools aimed at founders, covering research, marketing, automation and other startup work. You sign in, add your URL, place their badge on your site so a live check can find it, then fill in the listing details for review.

- Website: https://startupaideas.com
- Submit at: https://startupaideas.com/submit
- Type: directory
- Free with their badge on your site, dofollow link, asks for its badge or a link back, DR 43
- For: AI tools, SaaS, Startups
- Facts checked: 2026-11-13

## Is Startup AIdeas worth it?

Worth a few minutes only if you are fine with a badge on your site. The listing is free and older listings carry a followed link, but about 40 percent of the listings checked in November 2026 had nofollow. The site is one of three near identical directories from the same operator, so treat it as a small backlink, not a source of users. Put the badge on a page you control long term, such as the footer, and keep it there.

## Who should submit to Startup AIdeas?

Suits indie makers and small SaaS or AI tool teams who want cheap backlinks and can add a badge snippet to their site. It does not suit anyone who cannot edit their site, anyone looking for launch day traffic or votes, or teams that avoid reciprocal badges. Categories are broad, from dev tools to legal and dating, so the audience is not focused.

## What you need before you submit

- An account, by Google login or email
- Their badge snippet live on your site, checked before the form opens
- A screenshot and an icon (PNG or JPG)
- A short description of 150 characters or fewer and a longer one up to 1500
- Up to 4 categories and a pricing model

## How to submit

1. Sign in at https://startupaideas.com/login with Google or email
2. Open https://startupaideas.com/submit and enter your website URL
3. Copy the light or dark badge code and add it to your site
4. Run the badge check on the page that shows it
5. Fill in name, descriptions, categories, pricing, screenshot and icon, then submit for review

## Pros

- No fee to submit
- Older listings checked carry a followed link
- Simple form with clear limits
- Listing page includes screenshot, categories and related tools

## Cons

- Badge on your site is required before you can submit
- About 40 percent of the listings checked in November 2026 had nofollow.
- No stated review time
- Part of a network of look alike directories with little audience of its own

## Tips

- Add the badge to a site wide footer so the check passes and stays valid
- Write the 150 character summary first, it shows on cards across the site
- Pick categories that match how buyers search, not every category that fits
- Check the rel on your listing a few weeks after approval

## Questions

### How much does it cost to list a tool on Startup AIdeas?

Listing a tool on Startup AIdeas is free with their badge on your site.

### Does Startup AIdeas give a dofollow link?

Yes. A listing on Startup AIdeas links to your site with a dofollow link.

### Does Startup AIdeas ask for a backlink or a badge?

Yes. It asks for its badge or a link back on your site before it lists a tool. Check whether it has to be on the homepage or can go on any page.

### Is the link on Startup AIdeas dofollow?

Mixed. Of 22 listing pages checked in November 2026, 13 had a Visit Website link with rel=noopener noreferrer (followed) and 9 had rel=noopener noreferrer nofollow. Many nofollow links were on recent listings, and the site does not explain the rule.

### How much does Startup AIdeas cost?

Submitting is free. The condition is that their badge must be on your site, and the form checks for it before it lets you continue. No paid plan was shown on the public pages in November 2026.

### How long does approval take?

The site says submissions are reviewed before they are added, but it gives no time frame.

### Is Startup AIdeas related to other directories?

It shares its page template, its X account (@submitmatic) and a sponsored banner for submitsaas.com with tooljourney.com, smartkithub.com and startupaideas.com, and many products are listed on all three.

## Alternatives to Startup AIdeas

- [Docker Hub](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/docker-hub)
- [Docker MCP Catalog](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/docker-mcp-catalog)
- [Startup Fame](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/startup-fame)
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- [One Page Love](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/one-page-love)

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DR: Domain Rating by Ahrefs (https://ahrefs.com/).

From Another Directory (https://another.directory/where-to-launch). Another Directory gives every tool a page that says what it does, who it's for and what it costs. List a tool at https://another.directory/submit, or have an AI agent do it: https://another.directory/submit.md