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StartupRanked: requirements, how to submit, and what you actually get

Visit

Three ad slots above the fold before you reach the products

startupranked.com
StartupRanked homepage
Eligibility

Who StartupRanked accepts

You need
A live public URL
An account
You'll be rejected if
Nothing published about who is refused.
SaaS productsStartupsIndie products
What you actually get
A listing in a SaaS directory and launch platform that keeps launches and a directory as separate shelves, with a dashboard and its own pricing page. What you notice first is the advertising: a sponsored slot and two empty ad placements sit above the product feed, so the top of the page is inventory rather than editorial. Link value is unverified.

How to submit to StartupRanked

  1. Open the submit route
    Add Product, Schedule Launch and Submit SaaS all point at /submit.
  2. Sign in
    The navigation carries Dashboard, Pricing and Sign In, so an account is expected.
  3. Choose launch or directory
    Launches and the directory are separate shelves on this site.

StartupRanked requirements

A live public URL
An account

Gotchas

Three advertising slots sit above the product feed, two of them empty and offered for sale, so the first screen a visitor sees is inventory rather than products.
Launches and the directory are separate shelves, so submitting to one does not put you in the other.
There is a pricing page in the main navigation, so the free route is one of several and worth confirming before you start.

Let your agent submit to StartupRanked

Connect SubmitMap to your AI over MCP and this page stops being something you read and copy. Your agent asks for the StartupRanked playbook and gets the brief for this exact form, with the values already taken from your submission pack instead of placeholders you fill in by hand.

What it does for this platform
Checks your product against the 3 StartupRanked rules above, so you find out you would be rejected before you open a tab.
Hands your agent all 2 fields this form asks for, none of them optional, already filled from your pack.
Types it into StartupRanked in your own browser, and stops for you when the form wants a sign-in.
Records what it sent, so the dashboard can answer "did I ever submit to StartupRanked?".
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StartupRanked FAQ

How long does StartupRanked approval take?
StartupRanked does not publish how long approval takes.
How much does it cost to submit to StartupRanked?
Submitting to StartupRanked is free.
Does StartupRanked give a dofollow backlink?
No, links from StartupRanked are nofollow. The site has a domain rating of 23.
Does StartupRanked require a backlink to your site?
No, StartupRanked does not require a link back from your site.
What gets you rejected from StartupRanked?
Nothing published about who is refused.