List your software on ProofStories

proofstories.ioStartup directoriesGeneral (accepts AI tools)C · Worth a look

At a glance

Cost to list: Standard Launch free (queue)
Free listing: Yes (queue)
Cheapest paid: $10
Featured price: –
Fast-track price: $10
Link type: Some listings dofollow
Which plan gets the link: unknown
Badge required: Not stated
Time to get listed: –
Launch format: Not stated
Voting: –
Login needed: No
CAPTCHA: No
Submit form: JS app / not visible

Our take

ProofStories is a startup launch directory for founders, early adopters and investors, built around the stories behind each product. A Standard Launch is free but queued, a Sponsored launch at $9.99 skips the queue, and Premium at $39.99 adds newsletter and social promotion. Some listings carry confirmed SEO backlinks, though search traffic is only about 35 visits a month.

Every product here ships, has paying customers, or has its receipts. Read the story, then steal the playbook.
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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

1–1k/mo

Ahrefs organic traffic

Authority

DR 40–59

Ahrefs Domain Rating

AI citations

1–99

quoted in AI answers

Referring domains

612

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

Where the visitors are

🇺🇸 United States52%

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates41%

🇵🇭 Philippines3%

More signals

Ranking keywords: 13
Traffic value: $18
Domain age: 1.3 yrs
Registered: Jul 17, 2025
Sitemap pages: 794
Sitemap updated: Oct 7, 2026
Homepage outbound: 0
Newsletter: No

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

Our score

C · Worth a look

Audience8/25

Authority8/15

AI visibility2/15

Link value8/15

Relevance10/15

Cost and access13/15

How the score works

What it costs to list

You can list for free. Paid plans start at $10 if you want faster review or a featured spot.

Free listing

Yes

queue

Paid plans from

$10

Featured spot

–

Fast-track review

$10

Plans and prices

Standard Launch free (queue) / Sponsored $9.99 per launch (skip queue) / Premium $39.99 per launch (newsletter + social)

Standard Launch free (queue); Sponsored $9.99/launch (skip queue); Premium $39.99/launch (newsletter + social); proofstories.io/plans: 'Standard Launch Free' ... 'Sponsored Launch $9.99 /launch'

Range: $10 to $40See their pricing page

Pricing checked 8 Oct 2026 · high confidence

How to submit

1Go to proofstories.io/submit/.
2Enter your product and its story.
3Choose Standard Launch (free, queued), Sponsored ($9.99 per launch, skips the queue) or Premium ($39.99 per launch).
4Wait for your launch slot.

The details