# Submit your tool to Startups.fyi

> Startups.fyi is a weekly newsletter, sent on Tuesdays, about startups and side projects that make money, with a searchable directory of product pages. A featured listing costs $29 through a Tally form and includes a newsletter mention, a product page and a backlink.

- Website: https://www.startups.fyi
- Submit at: https://tally.so/r/3lOGLk
- Type: newsletter
- $29 once; pin and extra issue add-ons $19 to $49, dofollow link, time to list: Featured in an issue, typically within 8 days, DR 32
- For: Startups, SaaS, No account needed
- Facts checked: 2026-11-13

## Is Startups.fyi worth it?

Good value for indie makers at $29: a newsletter mention to a founder audience, a permanent page and a followed link (no rel attribute on the product pages checked in November 2026). Pages are framed around revenue, so sharing real MRR or a pre-revenue story fits the format. The add-ons for pinning or extra issues only make sense if the first issue brings clicks. Rejected projects are refunded in full, per the form.

## Who should submit to Startups.fyi?

Suits bootstrapped SaaS, indie products and side projects that can tell a short founder story and share revenue numbers. The site says it has 15,592 subscribers, mostly founders and indie makers in the United States, United Kingdom and Europe. Less useful for enterprise software or for products that need buyers in one specific industry.

## What you need before you submit

- A live product with a website
- First name, last name and email (not published)
- Project details: founders, funding, monetisation, revenue and a short story
- $29 payment through Stripe on the Tally form
- Passing a human review against basic content and quality guidelines

## How to submit

1. Click Share your project on startups.fyi, which opens the Tally form
2. Fill in the project details, about 5 minutes by the form's estimate
3. Choose any add-ons: pin for 2 or 4 weeks, or 2 or 4 extra newsletter issues
4. Pay $29 plus add-ons by card
5. Wait for review and the next available Tuesday issue, typically within 8 days

## Pros

- Followed link on the product page
- Newsletter mention included in the $29
- Full refund if the project does not meet the guidelines
- No account needed

## Cons

- No free listing
- Revenue framing may not suit every product
- Sponsored and featured cards dominate the homepage, so a listing scrolls away quickly

## Tips

- Write the why section well, since it is used to write the newsletter story
- Share honest revenue, or mark the product as pre-revenue
- Skip add-ons on the first try and measure the clicks from the issue

## Questions

### How much does it cost to list a tool on Startups.fyi?

Listing a tool on Startups.fyi costs $29 once; pin and extra issue add-ons $19 to $49.

### Does Startups.fyi give a dofollow link?

Yes. A listing on Startups.fyi links to your site with a dofollow link.

### Does Startups.fyi ask for a backlink or a badge?

No. It lists a tool without asking for a badge or a link back.

### How long does Startups.fyi take to list a tool?

Featured in an issue, typically within 8 days.

### Is the Startups.fyi link dofollow?

Yes. Product pages checked in November 2026 (pylo, SocialCrawl, Kurodyne) have a Website button with no rel attribute, plus a utm_source parameter.

### How much does it cost?

The featured listing is $29 once. Add-ons: pin for 2 weeks (+$19) or 4 weeks (+$49), and 2 extra newsletter issues (+$19) or 4 (+$49). Newsletter ads are $169 per issue for a classified and $299 for the top sponsorship.

### How big is the newsletter?

The site says 15,592 subscribers with a 30% average open rate and 4% click rate. These are the site's own figures.

### What if the project is rejected?

The form says payment is refunded in full if the project does not meet the publication guidelines.

## Alternatives to Startups.fyi

- [Docker Hub](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/docker-hub)
- [Docker MCP Catalog](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/docker-mcp-catalog)
- [Product Hunt](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/product-hunt)
- [DEV Community](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/dev-community)
- [Awwwards](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/awwwards)
- [Fazier](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/fazier)
- [Sidebar](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/sidebar)
- [Internet Is Beautiful](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/internet-is-beautiful)

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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