StartupSubmit vs ListRun
The same 6 criteria for both, with the page each figure came from and the day it was read.
On what it costs, StartupSubmit is $99 · $199 · $199, one-off and ListRun is $9 or $19, once. On how many directories, StartupSubmit is 60+ / 150+ / 220+ by tier and ListRun is 123, of which 112 are free. On how long it takes, StartupSubmit is 5-7 days (3-7 on the top tier) and ListRun is One run. On proof per directory, StartupSubmit is A report with listing URLs and screenshots and ListRun is A row per directory, with screenshots. On what happens to the ones that fail, StartupSubmit is Made good rather than itemised and ListRun is Reported, with the reason. On directories that charge, StartupSubmit does not publish it and ListRun is Never attempted. ListRun publishes this table and is one of the things in it, so read the case for the other side below rather than taking the table's word for it. Every figure was read off the named company's own page on or since 2026-09-13; the URLs and the dates are at the foot of this page, and a job re-fetches each one on a schedule and fails when a figure is no longer on the page it came from.
Directory submission services compared on the same 6 criteria
2 COLUMNS| CRITERION | STARTUPSUBMIT | LISTRUN |
|---|---|---|
| WHAT IT COSTS | $99 · $199 · $199, one-offOne-time, by tier, from the site's own FAQ: $99 for 60+ directories, $199 for 150+, and $199 for 220+ with a DR 30+ guarantee. The FAQ and current pricing cards agree on those figures. | $9 or $19, onceThe list itself and the count are free to read; the run is a one-off payment. |
| HOW MANY DIRECTORIES | 60+ / 150+ / 220+ by tier"Get Listed in 220+ High Authority Directories" on the top tier; 60+ on Starter and 150+ on Growth. The named examples include Product Hunt, Hacker News, BetaList, G2, Capterra, AlternativeTo, SaaSHub, Crunchbase, Uneed, Toolify and Trustpilot. | 123, of which 112 are free"123 directories on the list · 112 free to list on · 49 need no account", read from the live directory API on 9 September 2026. The list re-checks itself every morning, so this figure moves. |
| HOW LONG IT TAKES | 5-7 days (3-7 on the top tier)"Delivered in 5-7 days" on Starter and Growth; the Authority tier states "Express delivery: 3-7 Days". | One runThe receipt is the run; there is no multi-week queue between paying and seeing rows. |
| PROOF PER DIRECTORY | A report with listing URLs and screenshots"Get a comprehensive final report with Submitted backlink URLs, screenshots, and measurable Domain Rating improvements." That is a report for the run as a whole; the page does not say a row is published for each directory separately. | A row per directory, with screenshots"screenshots before and after each submission, the listing URL where the directory published one, and the drafted email or pull request for the ones with no form at all". |
| WHAT HAPPENS TO THE ONES THAT FAIL | Made good rather than itemisedThe page does not say what it hands back for a directory it could not submit to. It commits to the count instead, "We guarantee the number of successful listing submissions promised in your plan, if we fall short, we keep working". That is a stronger commercial promise than anything else in this table and a weaker informational one: you are told the number was met, not which directories were missed. | Reported, with the reason"A captcha, a login wall or a block is worth zero, that row is marked, with the reason, and left alone." |
| DIRECTORIES THAT CHARGE | Not publishedRead on 26 August 2026: neither the pricing tiers nor the FAQ say whether directories that charge a listing fee are included, excluded, or billed on to you. | Never attempted"Directories that charge for the listing are never attempted at all." |
“Not published” means that company does not state the figure on the page cited in the rail. It is not a claim that no such figure exists. A company that publishes no limit most likely has none, but most likely is not a fact, and this table prints what was read rather than what was inferred.
STARTUPSUBMIT VS LISTRUN, WHAT IT COSTS?
StartupSubmit: $99 · $199 · $199, one-off. One-time, by tier, from the site's own FAQ: $99 for 60+ directories, $199 for 150+, and $199 for 220+ with a DR 30+ guarantee. The FAQ and current pricing cards agree on those figures. ListRun: $9 or $19, once. The list itself and the count are free to read; the run is a one-off payment. Read from startupsubmit.app and listrun.thecompound.tech on 2026-09-13.
STARTUPSUBMIT VS LISTRUN, HOW MANY DIRECTORIES?
StartupSubmit: 60+ / 150+ / 220+ by tier. "Get Listed in 220+ High Authority Directories" on the top tier; 60+ on Starter and 150+ on Growth. The named examples include Product Hunt, Hacker News, BetaList, G2, Capterra, AlternativeTo, SaaSHub, Crunchbase, Uneed, Toolify and Trustpilot. ListRun: 123, of which 112 are free. "123 directories on the list · 112 free to list on · 49 need no account", read from the live directory API on 9 September 2026. The list re-checks itself every morning, so this figure moves. Read from startupsubmit.app and listrun.thecompound.tech on 2026-09-13.
STARTUPSUBMIT VS LISTRUN, HOW LONG IT TAKES?
StartupSubmit: 5-7 days (3-7 on the top tier). "Delivered in 5-7 days" on Starter and Growth; the Authority tier states "Express delivery: 3-7 Days". ListRun: One run. The receipt is the run; there is no multi-week queue between paying and seeing rows. Read from startupsubmit.app and listrun.thecompound.tech on 2026-09-13.
WHEN SHOULD I PICK STARTUPSUBMIT, AND WHEN LISTRUN?
StartupSubmit, You want a person filling in the forms rather than a script, and you want the widest list here. StartupSubmit states its submissions are done by hand rather than by a bot, "100% Manual", its top tier covers 220+ directories, more than anything else in this table, and it attaches a Domain Rating guarantee with a make-good behind it: "We guarantee the number of successful listing submissions promised in your plan, if we fall short, we keep working." If what you actually want to buy is a measurable DR movement with somebody accountable for hitting it, that is a real product and nobody else in this table sells it.