Inc.com Inc 5000: Submission Guide, Domain Rating & Alternatives
Inc.com Inc 5000 (inc.com) is a startup profile site with a Domain Rating of 91, ranking 5 of 119 among startup directories and 15 of 508 overall. That puts it in the top 10% of every directory tracked here.
Its outbound links are nofollow, so a listing will not pass authority to your domain. The value here is referral traffic and the brand mention, not SEO. At this authority level the listing is worth the submission effort even if approval takes a few weeks.
At a glance
- Domain Rating
- 91/100
- Overall rank
- #15 of 508
- In startup directories
- #5 of 119
- Link type
- Nofollow
How to submit to Inc.com Inc 5000
- Open inc.com and look for the submit, add product, or get listed link, usually in the header or footer.
- Have your assets ready before you start: a one-line pitch, a longer description, a logo, and two or three screenshots. Most rejections are for incomplete listings, not bad products.
- Write the description for this directory specifically. Pasting the same paragraph everywhere is the single clearest signal of a low-effort submission, both to moderators and to search engines.
- Inc.com Inc 5000 uses nofollow links, so optimise for the click rather than the link: lead with the benefit, not the keyword.
- Record where and when you submitted. Approval on directories at this authority level can take days to weeks, and you will want to follow up.
12 alternatives to Inc.com Inc 5000
The closest matches by category and authority. Submitting to several directories in the same tier usually beats chasing a single high-DR listing, because approval is never guaranteed.
| # | Directory | DR | Link | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crunchbasecrunchbase.com | DR 91 | Nofollow | Startup profile |
| 2 | Wellfoundwellfound.com | DR 87 | Nofollow | Startup profile |
| 3 | Tracxntracxn.com | DR 79 | Dofollow | Startup profile |
| 4 | Owlerowler.com | DR 73 | Nofollow | Startup profile |
| 5 | Killer Startupskillerstartups.com | DR 71 | Nofollow | Startup profile |
| 6 | Tiny Startupstinystartups.com | DR 71 | Dofollow | Startup profile |
| 7 | Startup Inspirestartupinspire.com | DR 59 | Nofollow | Startup profile |
| 8 | Startups Labstartupslab.site | DR 54 | Nofollow | Startup profile |
| 9 | Startup Bufferstartupbuffer.com | DR 43 | Dofollow | Startup profile |
| 10 | Startup Listingstartuplist.ing | DR 40 | Dofollow | Startup profile |
| 11 | Awesome Indieawesomeindie.com | DR 37 | Nofollow | Startup profile |
| 12 | BusinessHuntbusinesshunt.co | DR 36 | Dofollow | Startup profile |
See all 119 startup profiles or browse the full database of 508 directories.