List your software on The Startup INC

thestartupinc.comStartup directoriesGeneral (accepts AI tools)D · Low priority

At a glance

Cost to list: $10 one-time, paid only after review and publication
Free listing: No
Cheapest paid: $10 · one-time
Featured price: –
Fast-track price: –
Link type: Nofollow
Which plan gets the link: none (nofollow)
Badge required: Not stated
Time to get listed: –
Launch format: Permanent listing
Voting: No
Login needed: No
CAPTCHA: No
Submit form: native form

Our take

The Startup INC is a startup directory meant to put new companies in front of founders, early adopters and investors. Publishing costs $10, charged only after your startup is reviewed and published, and the terms mention a badge, so check them first. Listings carry verified non-SEO links, and its small organic audience of about 60 visits a month comes mostly from India.

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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 20–39

Ahrefs Domain Rating

AI citations

1–99

quoted in AI answers

Referring domains

1,206

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 Overviews1–99

Google AI Mode1–99

Gemini1–99

Copilot0

Where the visitors are

🇮🇳 India81%

🇵🇰 Pakistan9%

🇺🇸 United States9%

More signals

Ranking keywords: 23
Traffic value: $13
Domain age: 9.4 yrs
Registered: Jun 25, 2017
Sitemap pages: 509
Sitemap updated: May 29, 2026
Homepage outbound: 5
Newsletter: No

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

Our score

D · Low priority

Audience9/25

Authority6/15

AI visibility5/15

Link value3/15

Relevance10/15

Cost and access9/15

How the score works

What it costs to list

There is no free listing. Paid plans start at $10 (one-time).

Free listing

Paid plans from

$10

one-time

Featured spot

–

Fast-track review

–

Plans and prices

$10 one-time, paid only after review and publication

No, Publishing your startup at The Startup INC will cost you $10, to be paid once the startup is reviewed and published.

Range: $10 to $10 · one-time

Pricing checked 8 Oct 2026 · stated on the site

How to submit

1Open the submit page at https://thestartupinc.com/submit-startup/; no login is required.
2Enter your description, pricing, email, website, video and social links.
3Wait for review and publication.
4Pay the $10 one-time fee once your listing is published.

The details