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Sites where “best startup directories” is a top search keyword
3 sites on record list “best startup directories” among the searches that send them the most visitors, by traffic estimates. It is searched about 260 times a month on Google, worldwide (Google Ads, Sept 2026). Each site checked on the backlink value checker adds its top five search keywords, so this list grows as sites are checked.
Keyword intelligence
260Google monthly search volume×26 since Oct 2025
×8Last 3 months vs 3 beforerising
51/100Demand scoremoderate
CommercialSearch intentcomparing options
1,910Third-party estimated keyword demandSept 2026
3Sites getting visits from itSept 2026
LowPaid competition (Google Ads)9 of 100 advertisers' index
18%Searches the listed sites take350 visits a month
What the data says
- Demand is rising: Google searches for “best startup directories” multiplied about 26 times (10 to 260) from Oct 2025 to Sept 2026; the last three months averaged 110, about 8 times the three before.
- 2 of the 3 listed sites take about 350 visits a month from “best startup directories”, 18% of its 1,910 searches (traffic estimates). The other 82% goes to sites not on record here, or ends without a click.
- scrolllaunch.com takes nearly all the listed sites' visits from “best startup directories” (97%): the others barely register.
- The two sources differ about 7 times for Sept 2026: Google Ads counts 260 searches, the traffic estimates 1,910. Read each for its trend, not as an exact count.
1Demand
Google monthly search volume (Google Ads, worldwide)Third-party estimated keyword demand (right axis)
Every month's figures
| Oct 2025 | Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 | Apr 2026 | May 2026 | Jun 2026 | Jul 2026 | Aug 2026 | Sept 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google monthly search volume (Google Ads, worldwide) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 260 |
| Third-party estimated keyword demand (right axis) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,910 |
2Who gets the traffic
| Site | Share | Visits | DR | Linking sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| scrolllaunch.com | 97% | 340 | 73 | 1,608 |
| superlaunch.in | 3% | 10 | 16 | 64 |
3Ranking competition
6/100Ranking easehard
DR 94First page, median Ahrefs DR
On Google's page:AI Overview
| # | Site | Page title | DR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | medium.com | Best Websites to Submit Your Startup [20 ... | 94 |
| 2 | reddit.com | What are the top startup directories worth your time? ✍️ | 95 |
| 3 | reddit.com | I audited 100+ startup directories and found 63 that actually drive free ... | 95 |
| 4 | linkedin.com | Startup Discovery: Beyond Directories | 99 |
| 5 | startupdevkit.com | The Top Startup Directories for Promoting Your Startup | 32 |
| 6 | blog.romanvasilenko.co | 280+ Top Directories to Submit Your Startup in 2022 ... | 8 |
| 7 | smollaunch.com | Startup Directory List: 370+ Places to Submit | 75 |
| 8 | linkedin.com | 60 sites to submit your startup | Tamara A. | 99 |
| 9 | backlinkbot.ai | Best Directories to Submit Your Startup (2026) | 30 |
- reddit.com has 2 results in Google's top 9 for “best startup directories”.
- None of the 3 sites listed here is in Google's US top 9 for “best startup directories”.
- The first page's median Ahrefs DR is 94; the lowest-rated result, blog.romanvasilenko.co at #6, has DR 8: a weak site already ranks on page one.
- Google shows an AI Overview for “best startup directories”, citing 8 sites: it sits above the results and takes clicks from them.
4Intent and related searches
Commercial: comparing options
Google's related searches
- Best startup directories reddit
- Best startup directories for startups
- Best startup directories 2022
Keywords the same sites get visits from
5Opportunity
51/100 · Demand score, moderate
| Searches | 28 | 260 a month · weight 40% |
| Year | 100 | ×26 since Oct 2025 · weight 20% |
| Momentum | 100 | last 3 months +725% on the 3 before · weight 20% |
| Commercial | 0 | $0.00 a click · weight 20% |
6/100 · Ranking ease, hard
| First-page strength | 6 | median Ahrefs DR 94 · weight 50% |
What to do with it
- A hard first page (ease 6) for moderate demand (51): compare your site's strength with the first page's median Ahrefs DR before committing.
- Study scrolllaunch.com: it takes 97% of the listed sites' visits from “best startup directories”; its report shows which of its traffic comes from search.
- Google answers part of it in an AI Overview: the pages it cites get a link above the results.
6Sources
- Google monthly search volume, Google Ads cost per click, bids and paid competition: Google Ads, worldwide, read 1 Nov 2026.
- Third-party estimated keyword demand, cost per click and each site's visits (est.): third-party traffic estimates, Sept 2026.
- Keyword difficulty, intent, SERP features, top-ten links: a third-party keyword database, United States, read 1 Nov 2026.
- Google's first page, AI Overview, related searches: Google search, United States, read 1 Nov 2026.
- DR: Ahrefs Domain Rating. Linking sites: a third-party link index.
- Phones and computers: Chrome UX Report.
| Site | Report | Visits (est.) | Month |
|---|---|---|---|
| publishyoursaas.com | Valued | 0 | Sept 2026 |
| scrolllaunch.com | Valued | 340 | Sept 2026 |
| superlaunch.in | Valued | 10 | Sept 2026 |