Which has the highest Domain Rating?

Reddit (reddit.com) at Domain Rating 80. Domain Rating here is measured through DataForSEO on a 0-100 scale rather than copied from other directory lists, which tend to republish stale and inflated figures.

Should I submit to all of them?

No. Submitting to every directory on a list is the exact pattern search engines learned to discount. Pick the ones genuinely relevant to your product, start with the highest Domain Rating dofollow entries, and write a unique description for each.

Are these free to submit to?

3 are marked free to submit. Many others accept free listings but charge for faster review or a featured slot, and some require a badge on your site in exchange for a free listing.

23 Startup Communities Where Founders Share Their Work

23 communities where founders post products and get feedback, ranked by Domain Rating. Where to share without getting flagged as spam.

Listed: 23
Dofollow: 15
Highest DR: 80

Communities are the one channel on this site that punishes drive-by promotion. Post a link and nothing else and you will get downvoted, removed, or quietly ignored. Show up for a few weeks first, answer other people's questions, and the same link will land very differently.

These 23 communities all host product and launch discussions. The payoff is slower than a directory listing but far higher quality: the feedback is specific, the people replying are often in your target market, and a thread that resonates can outrank your own homepage for your brand.

All 23, ranked by Domain Rating

#	Directory	DR	Link	Category
1	Redditreddit.com	DR 80	Unverified	Community
2	Hacker Newsnews.ycombinator.com	DR 65	Unverified	Community
3	DEV Communitydev.to	DR 62	Dofollow	Community
4	Indie Hackersindiehackers.com	DR 49	Dofollow	Community
5	WIPwip.co	DR 48	Nofollow	Community
6	Huzzlerhuzzler.so	DR 41	Nofollow	Community
7	IndieLogsindielogs.com	DR 40	Dofollow	Community
8	PostMakerpostmake.io	DR 40	Dofollow	Community
9	Curate The Internetcuratetheinternet.com	DR 38	Nofollow	Community
10	Indie Hacker Stacksindiehackerstacks.com	DR 34	Dofollow	Community
11	Sidebarsidebar.io	DR 32	Dofollow	Community
12	Marketer Milkmarketermilk.com	DR 30	Nofollow	Community
13	BuiltByIndiesbuiltbyindies.com	DR 26	Dofollow	Community
14	PromptZonepromptzone.com	DR 26	Dofollow	Community
15	Indie Goodiesindiegoodies.com	DR 25	Dofollow	Community
16	Makerthrivemakerthrive.com	DR 24	Dofollow	Community
17	Startups.fyistartups.fyi	DR 23	Dofollow	Community
18	SideProjectssideprojects.net	DR 21	Dofollow	Community
19	Indie Hacker Toolsindiehacker.tools	DR 16	Dofollow	Community
20	Indie Worldwideindieworldwide.com	DR 16	Nofollow	Community
21	IndieHustlesindiehustles.com	DR 14	Dofollow	Community
22	Can Devs Do Somethingcandevsdosomething.com	DR 9	Dofollow	Community
23	Awiserawiser.co	DR 0	Nofollow	Community

What order to submit in

Submitting alphabetically wastes the approval window. The high-authority directories take the longest to review, so they should go out first. These bands are computed from the measured Domain Ratings of the 23 entries on this page.

Start hereDR 60 and above3 listed · 1 dofollow
Highest authority and the slowest to review. Submit these first so the approval clock starts early, and write the description by hand.
Top of this band: Reddit, Hacker News, DEV Community
Then theseDR 40 to 595 listed · 3 dofollow
The best ratio of authority to effort. Most approve within a couple of weeks and several send real referral traffic, not just a link.
Top of this band: Indie Hackers, WIP, Huzzler, IndieLogs
Fill in withDR 20 to 3910 listed · 8 dofollow
Fast approvals and niche audiences. Worth doing in a batch once the tiers above are submitted, but they will not move rankings alone.
Top of this band: Curate The Internet, Indie Hacker Stacks, Sidebar, Marketer Milk
Skip unless relevantBelow DR 205 listed · 3 dofollow
Low authority. Only submit where the audience genuinely matches your product, otherwise the time is better spent elsewhere.
Top of this band: Indie Hacker Tools, Indie Worldwide, IndieHustles, Can Devs Do Something

Common questions

How many startup communities where founders share their work are there?: This list tracks 23, each verified to return a live response. 15 of them give dofollow links that pass authority to your site; the rest are nofollow or unverified.
Which has the highest Domain Rating?: Reddit (reddit.com) at Domain Rating 80. Domain Rating here is measured through DataForSEO on a 0-100 scale rather than copied from other directory lists, which tend to republish stale and inflated figures.
Should I submit to all of them?: No. Submitting to every directory on a list is the exact pattern search engines learned to discount. Pick the ones genuinely relevant to your product, start with the highest Domain Rating dofollow entries, and write a unique description for each.
Are these free to submit to?: 3 are marked free to submit. Many others accept free listings but charge for faster review or a featured slot, and some require a badge on your site in exchange for a free listing.

How this list is maintained

Every URL here was requested directly and returned a live response; entries that had gone dead were removed rather than carried over. Domain Rating is measured through DataForSEO on a 0–100 scale, not copied from other directory lists. Republished DR figures tend to run stale and high. Link type reflects what the directory used at the time of checking and can change without notice. The full methodology walks through every step.

The full database covers 505 directory submission sites, 314 of them dofollow. If you are starting from scratch, the curated Product Hunt alternatives guide explains which channels to use in what order. The whole database is also available as JSON and as Markdown.