List your software on Startup Buffer

startupbuffer.comStartup directoriesGeneral (accepts AI tools)C · Worth a look

At a glance

Cost to list: Free submission
Free listing: Yes
Cheapest paid: $20
Featured price: –
Fast-track price: $20
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: No
CAPTCHA: No
Submit form: native form

Our take

Startup Buffer is a startup directory for founders, early adopters, and investors, with search visitors mainly from the US and the Netherlands. Submission is free, and a one-off payment of about $19.95 buys a faster review. The site is bot-protected, links are likely to pass SEO value, and search traffic is minimal at under 100 monthly visits.

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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

4,276

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.

ChatGPT1–99

Perplexity1–99

Google AI Overviews0

Google AI Mode0

Gemini0

Copilot0

Where the visitors are

🇺🇸 United States48%

🇳🇱 Netherlands37%

🇨🇦 Canada6%

More signals

Ranking keywords: 27
Traffic value: $43
Domain age: 12.8 yrs
Registered: Jan 16, 2014
Sitemap pages: –
Sitemap updated: –
Homepage outbound: 4
Newsletter: No

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

Our score

C · Worth a look

Audience10/25

Authority8/15

AI visibility4/15

Link value10/15

Relevance10/15

Cost and access13/15

How the score works

What it costs to list

You can list for free. Paid plans start at $20 if you want faster review or a featured spot.

Free listing

Yes

Paid plans from

$20

Featured spot

–

Fast-track review

$20

Plans and prices

Free submission / ~$19.95 one-off faster review (third-party source)

Free submission; ~$19.95 one-off faster review; saashub.com: Startup Buffer freemium, one-off $19.95 for faster review (site 403)

Range: $20 to $20

Pricing checked 8 Oct 2026 · medium confidence

How to submit

1Open the 'Submit Your Startup' page at startupbuffer.com/site/submit.
2Enter your description, category, email, website, video and social links.
3Submit for free, or check the page for the faster review option, reported by a third-party source at about $19.95 one-off.
4Wait for review; no standard review time is published.

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