Free backlink sources for early-stage saas.
112 hand-checked free signups, plus 15 promo-friendly subreddits. Pick your niche, work the list, tick each one off. Your progress saves between visits.
- DR 90+20
- DR 80-8918
- DR 70-7917
- DR 60-6923
- DR < 6034
All sources.
112 SOURCESFilterable directory across every niche. Search, refine, and tick off as you go.
- 11sourceforge.net
create a project page, free — works for SaaS and open-source
DR 92· project listingSaaS92 - 37sitejabber.com
consumer review site, free business claim
DR 80· review claimSaaSEcommerce80 - 39stackshare.io
add your tool so developers add it to their stacks, free
DR 79· tool listingSaaS79 - 52gust.com
founder + startup page, free; investor-facing audience
DR 72· founder profileIndie72 - 59startupranking.com
global startup directory, free profile
DR 68· startup listingSaaSIndie68 - 60acquire.com
buy/sell saas marketplace, free listing (only pay if you actually sell)
DR 67· marketplace listingIndie67 - 71slant.co
community-driven comparison platform, free product page
DR 65· product listingSaaS65 - 79startupblink.com
global startup ecosystem index, free listing
DR 58· startup listingIndie58
Subreddits worth posting in.
Different mechanic from the directory list above. Reddit is engagement-based, not paste-and-list. Read each sub's rules tab first. Links are nofollow at the platform level but still drive direct traffic and AI-search citations.
- VISIT →01r/alphaandbetausers
post for beta testers, links accepted
- VISIT →02r/betatests
post for testers, low-friction
- VISIT →03r/EntrepreneurRideAlong
build-in-public storytelling, links accepted in context
- VISIT →04r/growmybusiness
self-promo allowed weekly, focus on growth tactics
- VISIT →05r/IMadeThis
showcase what you built, links in body welcome
- VISIT →06r/indiebiz
share-your-business friendly, lower volume
- VISIT →07r/indiehackers
founder community, engagement first then links
- VISIT →08r/microsaas
small-revenue saas builders, promo allowed with substance
- VISIT →09r/NicheWebsites
show your niche site, links accepted
- VISIT →10r/Plugyourproduct
promo-only sub, post the link and go
- VISIT →11r/roastmystartup
post your site for harsh feedback, link in title
- VISIT →12r/SaaS
self-promotion saturday weekly megathread
- VISIT →13r/SideProject
huge active community, share-your-project welcome any day
- VISIT →14r/Startup_Ideas
share idea or product, decent traction
- VISIT →15r/TestMyApp
post app for testing feedback, link in body
Three things worth knowing before you start clicking.
DR is a sort order, not a juice meter.
Roughly 70% of free profile sources are nofollow at the platform level. They still count: direct referral traffic, brand surface area, and citations that AI search engines lean on. Higher DR loosely correlates with traffic and trust, but topical relevance to your niche matters more than the number.
Same about-copy, same homepage URL, every time.
Two rules on every signup. First, write one to two real sentences in the about field. Directories filter out one-liners. Second, link to your homepage, not a deep page. Homepages survive routing changes. Exception: launch listings, where the product page is the right target.
Block four hours, paste and go.
Realistic time to claim a niche-aligned slice of this list is about four hours. Save the about-copy, logo, and screenshot to a single folder so each signup is paste-and-go. Most rejections come from inconsistency between fields. Tick each one off in the list above so you don't double-submit.
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