These 25 directory submission sites were confirmed free or have a free tier on October 31, 2026. Only 2 also passed our dofollow sample, so a free listing does not always mean a followed link. Median DR is 79.
| Submitted | Link to site | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Business Profilegoogle.com | 100 | Business directory | Free | Not tested | Low | Open | |
| Apple Business (Business Connect)business.apple.com | 97 | Business directory | Free | Not tested | Low | Open | |
| Yelp for Businessbusiness.yelp.com | 94 | Business directory | Free + paid | Not tested | Low | Submit | |
| Bing Places for Businessbing.com | 93 | Business directory | Free | Not tested | Low | Open | |
| Capterracapterra.com · blocks checksFree profile. Vendors pay for clicks and leads. | 91 | Review site | Free + paid | Not tested | Low | Open | |
| G2g2.com · blocks checksFree profile, paid plans add branding and leads. | 91 | Review site | Free + paid | Not tested | Low | Open | |
| Product Huntproducthunt.com · blocks checks | 91 | Launch platform | Free | Not tested | Medium | Open | |
| Yellow Pagesyellowpages.com · blocks checks | 89 | Business directory | Free + paid | Not tested | Low | Open | |
| Mantamanta.com · blocks checks | 86 | Business directory | Free + paid | Not tested | Low | Open | |
| Fazierfazier.comFree tier needs a badge on your site. | 84 | Launch platform | Free + paid | Not tested | Low | Submit | |
| Dang.aidang.aiFree tier needs a backlink to Dang.ai. | 83 | AI directory | Free + paid | Dofollow | Low | Submit | |
| SmartCustomer (formerly Sitejabber)smartcustomer.com | 81 | Review site | Free | Not tested | Low | Submit | |
| ToolPilot AItoolpilot.aiFree listings need a link back. | 79 | AI directory | Free | Dofollow | Low | Submit | |
| SoftwareSuggestsoftwaresuggest.com | 78 | Review site | Free | Not tested | Low | Submit | |
| Uneeduneed.bestFree queue, paid options skip the wait. | 77 | Launch platform | Free + paid | Mixed | Low | Submit | |
| 2FindLocal2findlocal.com | 76 | Business directory | Free | Not tested | Low | Submit | |
| n49n49.comFree listing has no website link. | 75 | Business directory | Free + paid | Not tested | Low | Submit | |
| CrozDeskcrozdesk.com | 74 | Review site | Free | Not tested | Low | Open | |
| Tech directorytechdirectory.io | 62 | SaaS directory | Free + paid | Not tested | Low | Submit | |
| Launching Nextlaunchingnext.com | 56 | Launch platform | Free | Not tested | Low | Submit | |
| Hive Indexthehiveindex.com | 49 | Startup directory | Free + paid | Not tested | Low | Submit | |
| Resource FYIresource.fyi | 31 | Startup directory | Free | Mixed | Low | Open | |
| Tool Scouttoolscout.ai | 29 | AI directory | Free | Nofollow | Low | Submit | |
| Startup Europestartupeurope.net | 26 | Startup directory | Free | Not tested | Low | Submit | |
| AppsMirrorappsmirror.com | 16 | SaaS directory | Free | Not tested | Low | Submit |
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Free usually costs something else: a badge on your site, a link back, a long queue or a listing with no website link. The notes in the table show the conditions we saw. Requiring a link back is a link exchange, which Google's link spam policy covers when it is excessive.
We only list a site here when its own page or a clear source says free. Another 172 listing sites could be free too, but their submit page sits behind a login or does not state a price. See the full table for those.
25 sites · median DR 79 · 20 at DR 50 or higher · 25 confirmed free or free tier · 2 tested dofollow
People still search for these lists, so the rows are in the table and labeled. We are not recommending them for SEO. Read Google’s link spam policy.
Expect little or no SEO value. Google's policy names bookmark site links as an example of link spam when they are low quality. Pinterest and Flipboard can still send readers if your audience is there, so use them for reach, not for links.
A profile link shows a brand exists, and that is about all. Anyone can make one in a minute, so search engines have little reason to count it. Fill in the profiles you would really use, such as GitHub, and skip the bulk lists.
The old article directories are going away: EzineArticles, GoArticles and HubPages all failed our check. Google's policy also covers links with optimized anchor text in articles distributed on other sites. Medium and DEV can reach readers, so write for them, not for the link.
Optional. The whole list is already yours above.
Yes, from listings and profiles you create yourself. They are easy to get, so they tend to count for little. Google lists low-quality directory links as an example of link spam, so do not expect these to move rankings by themselves.
A few relevant, real directories are normal for a business. Mass submission to low-quality directories is what Google's policy warns about. Skip any site that looks like it exists only to sell links.
A few relevant listings can send visitors and confirm your brand exists. They rarely move rankings alone. Google's link spam policy names low-quality directory and bookmark site links as an example of spam, so quality matters more than count.
Yes. All 449 rows are on this page and in the CSV with no email and no sign-up. The optional updates box is only there if you want to hear when the list changes.
Our script opened up to four listing pages per site and read the rel attribute on outbound links. 22 sites showed only followed links, 68 showed nofollow on some or all, and the rest could not be tested, often because the site blocks automated requests. Subreddits are marked nofollow by platform rule, not by test.
DR means Domain Rating, a 0 to 100 score for the strength of a site's link profile. We read it for each domain on October 31, 2026 from a third-party SEO data API. It describes the whole domain, not the page your listing would sit on, so a high DR does not mean your link will carry much weight.
No. Nobody can. Neither this list nor Outrank's services promise a ranking.
We started from the Outrank team’s list of 404 places to post a startup and added 110 well-known business, bookmarking, profile and article sites that keyword searches expect. A script then did the following on :
Sites that refuse automated requests stay marked “blocks checks”. We did not try to get around those blocks. Outbound links here are nofollow, and no site paid to be listed. We make Outrank, which sells the services above.
