How to submit to StartupTrusted
Free if you add a StartupTrusted badge to your site, then a manual review; Pro is $11 one-time and Featured $19. The pricing page lists the dofollow backlink under Pro, not under the free tier.
Checked 1 October 2026. Free ($0) with a StartupTrusted badge on your site, verified automatically before submission, then a manual review. Pro $11 one-time (dofollow backlink, instant listing, no badge); Featured $19 one-time. Nobody has measured whether a StartupTrusted listing’s link is followed yet, so we don’t say. Queue: manual review for free listings; instant for paid (stated).
- Free tier
- Free ($0) with a StartupTrusted badge on your site, verified automatically before submission, then a manual review. Pro $11 one-time (dofollow backlink, instant listing, no badge); Featured $19 one-time.
- Link to your site
- Not measured yet
- Link back required from your site
- Yes, to list for free
- Account
- Needed
- Human check / captcha
- Not checked
- Queue
- manual review for free listings; instant for paid (stated)
- Submitted by hand only
- No
- Last checked
- 1 Oct 2026 — we read the submit and pricing pages
Open StartupTrusted’s submit page · Directories change their terms without notice; check the date above.
Questions about StartupTrusted
- Is StartupTrusted free?
- Free ($0) with a StartupTrusted badge on your site, verified automatically before submission, then a manual review. Pro $11 one-time (dofollow backlink, instant listing, no badge); Featured $19 one-time.
- Is a StartupTrusted link dofollow?
- Nobody has measured whether a StartupTrusted listing’s link is followed yet, so we don’t say.
- How long does StartupTrusted take?
- manual review for free listings; instant for paid (stated)
- Do you need an account to submit to StartupTrusted?
- Yes.
- Does StartupTrusted ask for a link back from your site?
- Yes: the free listing wants a badge or link on your site.
Other directories we checked
- 10015 ToolsNot measured yet
- 10 WordsNo link to your site
- 600.toolsFollowed on its public board — not yet measured on a free listing
What “free” meant for 20 of them · Submitting to many? The Launch Kit has a playbook for each, for your own coding agent.