Best business directories for AI startups

Early-stage AI products, where launch surfaces and startup databases carry most of the discovery.

Priorisierte Empfehlungen

25 platforms, ranked by how well each suits AI startups rather than by how good it is in general. 9 priority, 8 recommended, 3 possible, 5 marginal. Ein Recommendation Score ist Passung multipliziert mit Plattformqualität; eine starke Plattform für eine andere Art von Unternehmen erhält hier daher bewusst einen niedrigen Wert.

Directories ranked for AI startups
Plattform	Score	Level	Fit basis	Warum
Hugging Face	96	Priority	established	Accepts ai products. High referral potential. Verified listings — the directory checks entries before publishing. Straightforward to join. Free tier available. A leading platform in its field.
Capterra	85	Priority	established	Accepts ai products. Strong SEO value from its link and indexing behaviour. High referral potential. Verified listings — the directory checks entries before publishing. Profile pages are indexed. A leading platform in its field.
Crunchbase	83	Priority	established	Accepts ai products and startups. Strong SEO value from its link and indexing behaviour. High referral potential. Free tier available. Profile pages are indexed. Has a submission API. A leading platform in its field.
Atlassian Marketplace	81	Priority	established	Accepts ai products. Strong SEO value from its link and indexing behaviour. High referral potential. Profile pages are indexed. A leading platform in its field.
Salesforce AppExchange (AgentExchange)	81	Priority	established	Accepts ai products. Strong SEO value from its link and indexing behaviour. High referral potential. Profile pages are indexed. A leading platform in its field.
Open Collective	78	Priority	established	Accepts startups. Verified listings — the directory checks entries before publishing.
Product Hunt	78	Priority	established	Accepts ai products and startups. Strong SEO value from its link and indexing behaviour. High referral potential. Profile pages are indexed. A leading platform in its field.
GetApp	75	Priority	established	Accepts ai products. Verified listings — the directory checks entries before publishing.
Kaggle Datasets	71	Priority	established	Accepts ai products. Straightforward to join. Free listing.
Ollama Library	68	Recommended	established	Accepts ai products.
PR Newswire	67	Recommended	established	Accepts startups.
GitHub Marketplace	63	Recommended	established	Accepts ai products. High referral potential. A leading platform in its field. Scored from reputation and status only — not enough evidence yet for a full Directory Score.
OpenCorporates	63	Recommended	established	Accepts startups. High referral potential. Straightforward to join. Free tier available. A leading platform in its field. Scored from reputation and status only — not enough evidence yet for a full Directory Score.
PeerSpot	61	Recommended	established	Accepts ai products. High referral potential. A leading platform in its field. Scored from reputation and status only — not enough evidence yet for a full Directory Score.
Python Package Index (PyPI)	61	Recommended	established	Accepts ai products. High referral potential. Straightforward to join. Free listing. A leading platform in its field. Scored from reputation and status only — not enough evidence yet for a full Directory Score.
Visual Studio Marketplace	61	Recommended	established	Accepts ai products. High referral potential. A leading platform in its field. Scored from reputation and status only — not enough evidence yet for a full Directory Score.
Wellfound	61	Recommended	established	Accepts ai products and startups. High referral potential. Straightforward to join. Free tier available. A leading platform in its field. Scored from reputation and status only — not enough evidence yet for a full Directory Score.
AlternativeTo	46	Possible	established	Accepts ai products. Straightforward to join. Free listing. Scored from reputation and status only — not enough evidence yet for a full Directory Score.
F6S	46	Possible	category	Listed under startup, a category that serves AI startups. Strong SEO value from its link and indexing behaviour. High referral potential. Straightforward to join. Profile pages are indexed. Publishes without waiting for review.
SaaSHub	44	Possible	established	Accepts ai products and startups. Straightforward to join. Free listing. Scored from reputation and status only — not enough evidence yet for a full Directory Score.
MAGNiTT	34	Marginal	category	Listed under startup, a category that serves AI startups. High referral potential. A leading platform in its field. Scored from reputation and status only — not enough evidence yet for a full Directory Score.
STATION F	34	Marginal	category	Listed under startup, a category that serves AI startups. High referral potential. A leading platform in its field. Scored from reputation and status only — not enough evidence yet for a full Directory Score.
Built In	34	Marginal	category	Listed under startup, a category that serves AI startups. High referral potential. A leading platform in its field. Scored from reputation and status only — not enough evidence yet for a full Directory Score.
Crowdcube	34	Marginal	category	Listed under startup, a category that serves AI startups. High referral potential. A leading platform in its field. Scored from reputation and status only — not enough evidence yet for a full Directory Score.
Dealroom.co	34	Marginal	category	Listed under startup, a category that serves AI startups. High referral potential. A leading platform in its field. Scored from reputation and status only — not enough evidence yet for a full Directory Score.

Wie diese ausgewählt wurden

Nothing on this page is a curated list. Every actionable platform in the database was scored against one declaration of what AI startups need, and the ranking is what came back.

Fit comes first. Where a platform states which business types it accepts, that statement is used. Where it does not, the platform's category is used, and failing that the words in its own description. Each row shows which of the three applied.
Eine Plattform, die angibt, diese Art von Unternehmen NICHT aufzunehmen, wird vollständig ausgeschlossen, wie gut sie auch sein mag.
Qualität ist der Directory Score, sofern genügend Belege für seine Berechnung vorliegen, andernfalls ein abgewerteter Ersatzwert aus Reputation und Status.

Einschränkungen

These rankings reflect evidence recorded, not a survey of outcomes. A well-documented platform can outrank a better one that has been researched less. Rows marked Possible or Marginal rest on a category or a keyword rather than the platform's own statement of who it accepts — treat them as candidates to check, not conclusions.

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