List your software on 10words

10words.ioStartup directoriesGeneral (accepts AI tools)D · Low priority

At a glance

Cost to list: Free submission (newsletter, website, Twitter, browser extensions)
Free listing: Yes
Cheapest paid: –
Featured price: –
Fast-track price: –
Link type: Dofollow · likely
Which plan gets the link: all listings (likely)
Badge required: Not stated
Time to get listed: –
Launch format: Permanent listing
Voting: –
Login needed: Yes
CAPTCHA: No
Submit form: native form

Our take

10words.io is a startup directory for founders, early adopters, and investors where each startup is summed up in ten words. Submission is free through a online form. Links are likely to pass SEO value, but the site is bot-protected and has no measurable search traffic or AI-search citations, so its value is limited.

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From 10words.io

Watch out for

Barely any visitors - the value here is the backlink, not traffic
Blocks automated checks - verified by hand and in backlink data

Reach and visibility

What this directory reaches today, and how often AI assistants quote it. Numbers come from Ahrefs, pulled 8 Oct 2026.

Monthly visitors

0/mo

Ahrefs organic traffic

Authority

DR 20–39

Ahrefs Domain Rating

AI citations

quoted in AI answers

Referring domains

1,038

sites linking in

AI search visibility

How often this directory is cited as a source in each AI assistant. A listing here has a better chance of being recommended when someone asks an AI for tools like yours.

ChatGPT0

Perplexity0

Google AI Overviews0

Google AI Mode0

Gemini0

Copilot0

More signals

Ranking keywords: 1
Traffic value: $0
Domain age: 8.6 yrs
Registered: Mar 24, 2018
Sitemap pages: –
Sitemap updated: –
Homepage outbound: 4
Newsletter: No

Source: Ahrefs, Oct 8, 2026. How we measure this.

Our score

D · Low priority

Audience0/25

Authority5/15

AI visibility0/15

Link value10/15

Relevance10/15

Cost and access15/15

How the score works

What it costs to list

Listing here is free. There is no paid tier to worry about, though a badge or link back may be requested (see the note below).

Free listing

Yes

Paid plans from

–

Featured spot

–

Fast-track review

–

Plans and prices

Free submission (newsletter, website, Twitter, browser extensions)

Free submission; 10words.io: "Get your 10 words ready and submit it for free"

Pricing checked 8 Oct 2026 · high confidence

How to submit

1Create an account or sign in; login is required.
2Open https://app.10words.io/submit via the "Submit Your Startup" link.
3Enter your email and startup details, then submit.
4Wait for the listing to appear; no review time is published.

The details

Form: native form
Login: Yes
CAPTCHA: No
Review time: –
Cost: Free option

Submit to 10words

Prepare before you submit

Have these ready so your listing is complete the first time.

A contact email

Categories covered

Accepts all kinds of AI tools, with no category pages.

Screenshot

Frequently asked questions

Is listing on 10words free?

Yes. Submission is free and covers its newsletter, website, Twitter and browser extensions.

Does 10words give a dofollow backlink?

Likely, but not confirmed. Links are estimated to be dofollow.

Who visits 10words?

Founders, early adopters and investors. The website has no measurable organic traffic, so reach comes mainly from its newsletter, Twitter and browser extensions.