Directory index · researched October 2026
Indie.Deals
indie.dealsIndie.Deals is a directory for all kinds of startups, including AI tools, design tools, developer tools, mobile apps, no-code tools, and SaaS. We went through its submission pages in October 2026: what it costs, the link you get, who gets in and how to submit.
How much does Indie.Deals cost?
Indie.Deals has no free option; listing costs from $19.
- Manual review within 96 hours
- Requires an Indie.Deals backlink, validated before review
- Pay only after approval and before publishing
- Approval is not guaranteed
- No permanent backlink included
- Limited customer support
- Immediate publication with no review queue
- Pricing page says featured placement for 15 days
- Permanent Indie.Deals backlink included
- Optional backlink to Indie.Deals
- Newsletter and social shoutout
- Edit product anytime
- Priority support
- Separate promo modal offers $37 with code IDPRO25 and says featured placement for 7 days
- Premium placement across key pages and product, category, tag, and search views
- Newsletter, social, and video shoutouts
- License key and App Store code distribution
- Limited sponsor slots by date
- Dedicated product review article
- Priority support
- Pricing page showed next available slot October 2, 2027, and claimed 3 spots remained
Extras they sell
- Indie Insider PRO limited-time offer $37, marked down from $49 (25% off); code IDPRO25
- Immediate publication without review, social and newsletter shoutouts, and a claimed High DA Lifetime Backlink. The modal says featured for 7 days, while the pricing page says Pro includes 15 days.
Does Indie.Deals give a dofollow backlink?
Indie.Deals links to your site with a dofollow link, the kind Google may count toward your site's authority.
Its Ahrefs Domain Rating is 61.
Who gets into Indie.Deals, and how fast?
Indie.Deals picks only a few of the products submitted.
New listings are shown to its audience: on the homepage, in a newsletter or on social media.
Standard: manual review within 96 hours. Pro: publish immediately with no review queue.
How much traffic does Indie.Deals get?
Similarweb ranks indie.deals #3,709,263 in the world by traffic.
How do you submit to Indie.Deals?
You submit to Indie.Deals through a form, after creating an account. Sign-up options: Email and password, Google, and GitHub.
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Researched 29 October 2026 from Indie.Deals's own pages. Prices and terms change, so check before you pay. Something out of date? Report a correction.