Directory review
StartupRanking review
Ranks startups by web influence and traffic signals.
At a glance
DirPilot Score from 3 of 5 factors. The rest aren't checked yet, so it may move.
- Domain rating
- 61
- Visits / month
- Not checked Check pending
- Price
- Free, paid from $49
- Link type
- unchecked Check pending
- Approval
- ~80 days
- Listings indexed
- Not checked Check pending
Our verdict
StartupRanking sits in the middle tier for authority (DR 61). We haven't confirmed whether its listing links are dofollow yet. You can list for free, with paid options to go faster or get featured and approval takes about 80 days.
Best for Startups of any sector that want a public profile and rank in a worldwide startup database and can wait out a long free approval queue.
About StartupRanking
Startup Ranking lists startups and companies worldwide and ranks them by an SR Score built from web signals (links, SEO, estimated traffic) and social signals (Facebook and Twitter engagement). Its FAQ says entrepreneurs and investors use it to track, research and prospect startups. Profiles show global, country and state rank plus funding, product, team and news sections.
What a listing gets you
- A startup profile with name, tagline, description, website, location and founding date
- SR Score, global rank, country rank and state rank once approved
- Sections for funding rounds, acquisitions, products, team members and news
- A nofollow link to your website on the free profile (do-follow only with Premium Profile)
Pricing, timing and links
- Pricing
- Listing is free, and SR Faster Approval (paid once) is $49 for approval in under 24 hours with ranking and a reference link, or $99 adding a one-week "New Startups" feature and one newsletter spotlight. SR Premium Profile ($25/month, $249/year or $649 for 3 years) adds a do-follow link, media, extra social links, an ad-free profile and a verified badge.
- Approval time
- How It Works: "Wait for our team to approve it in 80 days. If you are in a hurry, you can use our SR Faster Approval for a 24-hour approval." FAQ: "Usually the process takes 60 days. We offer a paid option of $99 for those that like to skip the waiting queue of the approval process."
- Links
- Free profiles link to the website with rel="nofollow" (seen on Manticore Search, Better Sheets, Ema and Forwardme), while profiles with the Premium verified badge (Catchouse, InfoLobby) had no rel attribute, matching the site's stated do-follow for Premium. Profiles still waiting for approval show the website as plain text with no link.
Before you submit
- Sign in with Google, Facebook, LinkedIn or X to create a startup
- Approval queue (stated as 60 or 80 days) before rank and data are gathered, unless you pay for Faster Approval
- You must claim the startup (Edit button on the profile) to edit its information
- Facebook page must be public and not region-restricted, and the Twitter handle correct, for social metrics to load
- The site may change or remove descriptions or keywords it considers inappropriate
- Submissions openYES
How to get approved
- Search the site before creating a profile: anyone can create a startup entry, so yours may already exist and only need claiming.
- Make your Facebook page public and double-check your Twitter handle, since the FAQ says wrong or restricted accounts show zero followers and likes.
- Fill in funding, products, team and news sections after approval, as empty sections display "There are no..." placeholders.
- Budget for the wait: without Faster Approval the profile shows a rank and score of 0 and no website link until approved.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CrunchbaseCRUN | 94 | 91 | — | Free | unchecked | 0d | — |
| BrownbookBROW | 88 | 80 | 490K | Free | dofollow | — | — |
| WellfoundWELL | 87 | 87 | — | — | unchecked | — | — |
| GensparkGENS | 87 | 78 | 10.5M | Free | dofollow | — | — |
| GeekWireGEEK | 86 | 86 | — | — | unchecked | — | — |
Questions
Is StartupRanking free?
Yes, there is a free option, with paid upgrades for faster or featured placement.
How long does StartupRanking take to approve a listing?
How It Works: "Wait for our team to approve it in 80 days. If you are in a hurry, you can use our SR Faster Approval for a 24-hour approval." FAQ: "Usually the process takes 60 days. We offer a paid option of $99 for those that like to skip the waiting queue of the approval process."
How do I submit to StartupRanking?
Submissions go through https://www.startupranking.com/startup/create/url-validation. Have this ready: Sign in with Google, Facebook, LinkedIn or X to create a startup; Approval queue (stated as 60 or 80 days) before rank and data are gathered, unless you pay for Faster Approval; You must claim the startup (Edit button on the profile) to edit its information. Or let DirPilot submit for you, along with every other directory that fits your product.