At a glance
StartupSubmit vs LaunchDirectories
Published terms and public reviews, checked 23 October 2026. Plans may cover different numbers of directories.
One-time price
Plan sizes differ.
- StartupSubmit
- $99, $199 or $299, each shown as a discount
- LaunchDirectories
- $99, $149 or $199, no strike-through
Directories
Submissions, not approved listings.
- StartupSubmit
- 60+, 150+, and 200+ or 220+ on the top tier
- LaunchDirectories
- 30+, 60+ or 100+, full list public before you buy
Method
- StartupSubmit
- “100% manual” by a team of 20, says the site
- LaunchDirectories
- Manual, by the person who answers your email
Delivery
Published timelines differ.
- StartupSubmit
- 5–7 days on the cards; 3–10 business days, up to 30, in the terms
- LaunchDirectories
- 4–6 business days quoted for submissions
Report
- StartupSubmit
- Airtable with before and after screenshots; no tracking afterwards
- LaunchDirectories
- Listing URL and screenshot for every directory, 30 days of support
Guarantee
DR is not an approval guarantee.
- StartupSubmit
- DR 30+ on Authority, DR 0–20+ on Growth; completed work non-refundable
- LaunchDirectories
- No DR number promised
Public reviews
Different review sources.
- StartupSubmit
- 7 on Trustpilot (2.7), none on Product Hunt
- LaunchDirectories
- 76 reviews, 68 rated, all five stars
Short verdict: StartupSubmit sells the biggest directory counts and the boldest guarantee in this category. Its public record does not back the pitch yet: a 2.7 on Trustpilot, three one-star reviews in the last three months describing lost links and listings that were only user accounts, and delivery times that range from 3 days to 30 depending on which StartupSubmit page you read.
- Reviews: Trustpilot 2.7 from 7 reviews, 4 five-star from one week in August 2025 and 3 one-star from August to October 2026.
- Price: $99, $199 and $299 one-time; the top tier is 200+, 220+ or 250+ directories depending on the page.
- Delivery: 5 to 7 days on the pricing cards, 3 to 10 business days and up to 30 in the terms, 5 to 15 in a Trustpilot reply.
- Guarantee: DR 30+ on Authority; approval, dofollow links and refunds on completed work are excluded.
Based on StartupSubmit’s website, its terms and Trustpilot, checked 23 October 2026. This is an analysis of published evidence by LaunchDirectories, a competitor; it is not a hands-on test.
How StartupSubmit is rated, read on 23 October 2026.
The Trustpilot profile was claimed on 15 August 2025. Its four five-star reviews were published between 15 and 20 August 2025, the same week; its three one-star reviews arrived between 27 August and 21 October 2026. Trustpilot marks all seven as unprompted. We found no StartupSubmit listing on G2, Capterra or GetApp. For comparison, LaunchDirectories has 76 customer reviews, 68 rated and all five stars, read in full on the LaunchDirectories reviews page.
From StartupSubmit’s own pages
Three things to check before you pay.
StartupSubmit publishes a lot of numbers, and they do not always agree with each other. The next three sections are what its pages said on 23 October 2026, each followed by how LaunchDirectories handles the same thing.
1. StartupSubmit’s plans and the changing Authority price
StartupSubmit, from the sources linked, read 23 October 2026
The homepage lists Starter at $99 for 60+ directories, Growth at $199 for 150+ directories, and Authority at $299 for 200+ directories. Growth advertises a DR 0–20+ guarantee; Authority advertises DR 30+.
Its comparison page describes Authority as 220+ directories and shows a different crossed-out price ($599 instead of $699). Its X bio says 250+. All three plans are presented as discounts. Check its current pricing before ordering.
On LaunchDirectories
Leo
“Everything was done quickly and efficiently, I got the spreadsheet with the list of the sites and screenshots. Great job!”
2. StartupSubmit publishes three different delivery ranges
StartupSubmit, from the sources linked, read 23 October 2026
The pricing cards say 5–7 days, with 3–7 days for Express delivery on Authority. The terms say 3–10 business days, or up to 30 days during busy periods. In a September 2026 Trustpilot reply, the company gave a third range: 5–15 days.
The terms also say StartupSubmit does not track individual directory approvals after submission.
On LaunchDirectories
Pavel
“I did have to complete a few items myself, but they clearly explained what, where, and why they could not do them and gave recommendations on how to finish.”
3. DR 30+ is guaranteed, but approval, dofollow links and refunds are not.
StartupSubmit, from the sources linked, read 23 October 2026
The homepage guarantees a submission count and a DR target: 30+ on Authority or 0–20+ on Growth. It does not guarantee directory approval, dofollow links, rankings, traffic or AI mentions. The terms say completed work is generally non-refundable, DR changes may take 30–90 days, and a rejected, delayed or removed listing does not qualify for a refund. One October 2026 reviewer says the DR increase disappeared when the links did.
On LaunchDirectories
Umer Arif
“provided a detailed report with screenshots of every submission. Communication was great, and it saved me a lot of time doing the work myself. Since then, our domain rating has reached 26”
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Get StartedFrom StartupSubmit’s reviewers
What StartupSubmit’s reviewers praise and complain about, and what LaunchDirectories does about the same thing
All seven Trustpilot reviews are quoted from the profile as read on 23 October 2026. Where StartupSubmit replied publicly, the reply follows the review.
Five stars: traffic and links after a launch
StartupSubmit reviewer, on Trustpilot
Mathew Roderick
US
“we also secured a bunch of quality "nofollow" and "dofollow" links that our SEO guy was very happy about.”
On LaunchDirectories
One star: user accounts instead of listings
StartupSubmit reviewer, on Trustpilot
Travel AI
US
“Instead of submitting the businesses as a listing in the directories, they just create a USER account using the email you provided, and then type your website in somehow: In search bars, on the user profile, etc, and show you a screenshot.”
On LaunchDirectories
Umer Arif
“provided a detailed report with screenshots of every submission”
One star: links that disappeared
StartupSubmit reviewer, on Trustpilot
samuel rose
NL
“I got the DR but it was with the worst backlinks, and they are all gone and our DR is now not where they promised.”
On LaunchDirectories
Dan Keegan
fractional.quest
“we definitely saw an increase in our domain authority according to Ahrefs, which there was no other activity going on at the time in terms of new links.”
One star, with the company’s reply
StartupSubmit reviewer, on Trustpilot
william
GB
“I paid for one of their plans, and when I kept asking for a check up kept delaying it has been 4 months now with no result.”
“We didn't received your order details and no order placed from your name and in our database and simply send refund if we are unable to send client order detailed report according to our policy. And our Delivery time is 5-15 Days. Please as competitor don't spam on our Trustpilot profile.”
On LaunchDirectories
Arjun M
Sourcicle.com Founder
“when others outright sucked at CX, Krzysztof communicated, followed through, and kept everything transparent.”
Reviews from LaunchDirectories customersLaunchDirectories’ reviews, in their own words.
All 76 reviewsVerdict: StartupSubmit promises the most, and its most recent customers say it delivered the least.
- 01
Trustpilot rates StartupSubmit 2.7 from 7 reviews: 4 five-star reviews published in one week of August 2025, and 3 one-star reviews from August to October 2026 describing a missing delivery, lost links and user accounts presented as listings. The company has replied to one of them.
- 02
Its site lists $99, $199 and $299 plans with a DR 30+ guarantee on the top tier, but describes that tier as 200+, 220+ or 250+ directories depending on the page, and quotes delivery as 5 to 7 days on the cards and up to 30 days in the terms, where completed work is also non-refundable.
- 03
LaunchDirectories lists 100+ directories for $199, usually within one to three days, with the listing URL and a screenshot of every listing in the report, and has 68 rated customer reviews, all five stars.
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Krzysztof
Founder of LaunchDirectories. He does the directory submissions himself and answers the support email.
This page is written by a competitor, so StartupSubmit claims are sourced to its own site, its terms or Trustpilot with the date they were read, including the company’s own reply to a negative review. The comparison sticks to price, delivery time and what the guarantee covers. If StartupSubmit changes its pricing or new reviews appear, email [email protected] and I will update it.