Launch on StartupTrusted
startuptrusted.comLaunch platformsGeneral (accepts AI tools)D · Low priority
At a glance
- Cost to list
- Free (badge, manual review)
- Free listing
- Yes (badge required; manual review)
- Cheapest paid
- $11 · one-time
- Featured price
- $19
- Fast-track price
- $11
- Link type
- Dofollow · confirmed
- Which plan gets the link
- free with badge
- Badge required
- Free tier only
- Time to get listed
- manual review (free) / instant (Pro)
- Launch format
- Permanent listing
- Voting
- –
- Login needed
- Yes
- CAPTCHA
- No
- Submit form
- JS app / not visible
Our take
StartupTrusted is a curated startup database and launch platform for makers and indie hackers. The free tier requires displaying its badge and goes through manual review; Pro costs $11 one-time for instant listing without a badge, and Featured is $19. Listing links are confirmed to pass SEO value (a real backlink), but the site is new and has no measurable search traffic.
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Watch out for
- Barely any visitors - the value here is the backlink, not traffic
- High SEO authority but almost no visitors - backlink value only
- New site - under a year old
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 40–59
Ahrefs Domain Rating
AI citations
0
quoted in AI answers
Referring domains
1,286
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.
More signals
- Ranking keywords
- 1
- Traffic value
- $0
- Domain age
- 0.9 yrs
- Registered
- Dec 3, 2025
- Sitemap pages
- 1,402
- Sitemap updated
- Sep 24, 2026
- Homepage outbound
- 57
- Newsletter
- No
Source: Ahrefs, Oct 8, 2026. How we measure this.
Our score
What it costs to list
You can list for free. Paid plans start at $11 (one-time) if you want faster review or a featured spot.
Free listing
Yes
badge required; manual review
Paid plans from
$11
one-time
Featured spot
$19
Fast-track review
$11
Plans and prices
Free (badge, manual review) / Pro $11 one-time (instant, SEO-friendly, no badge) / Featured $19 one-time
Free (badge required, manual review); Pro $11 one-time (instant, dofollow, no badge); Featured $19 one-time; startuptrusted.com/pricing: 'FREE $0 badge required'
Pricing checked 8 Oct 2026 · high confidence
How to submit
- 1Sign in and open https://startuptrusted.com/submit; login is required.
- 2Enter your email and follow the on-screen form; it runs as an interactive form.
- 3Choose Free (badge, manual review), Pro at $11 one-time (instant, SEO-friendly, no badge) or Featured at $19 one-time.
- 4For the free plan, add the StartupTrusted badge to your site.
The details
- Form
- JS app / not visible
- Login
- Yes
- CAPTCHA
- No
- Review time
- manual review (free) / instant (Pro)
- Cost
- Free option
Prepare before you submit
Have these ready so your listing is complete the first time.
- A contact email
Categories covered
- Writing & content
- Image & art
- Video
- Audio & voice
- Music
- Coding & developer
- Chatbots & assistants
- AI agents
- Marketing & SEO
- Sales & CRM
- Customer support
- Productivity
- Business & finance
- Education & learning
- Research & analysis
- Data & analytics
- Design & UI
- Healthcare
- Legal
- HR & recruiting
- No-code & automation
- Translation & language
- E-commerce
- 3D & gaming
Screenshot
Frequently asked questions
Is listing on StartupTrusted free?
Yes, if you add the badge. Free listings go through manual review.
Do I need to add a badge?
Only on the free plan. Pro at $11 one-time needs no badge.
Does StartupTrusted give a dofollow backlink?
Yes. A dofollow link has been verified on its listings.
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Links and contact
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- Pricing page
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