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Startup directory · checked 10 October 2026

How to submit to Indie.Deals

Indie products, tools and offers from indie makers

Listings on Indie.Deals start at $19 one-time; there is no free route. The listing we checked linked to the product with a plain, followed link.

Paid onlyListing from $19Link observed: Followed — a plain link to the product, with no nofollow, ugc or sponsoredOutside the top 1M
Open Indie.Deals's submit page ↗

At a glance

Free route
Paid only

No free listing: the cheapest Standard plan is paid ($19) after manual approval and requires a backlink to Indie.Deals that is validated before review.

Paid listing from

$19 one-time — Standard

Review time
  • Free route: manual review within 96 hours (Standard)
  • Standard: manual review within 96 hours; pay only after approval
  • Pro: published immediately, no review queue
  • Sponsor: next available slot shown as October 2, 2027
Link on a live listing
Link observed: Followed — a plain link to the product, with no nofollow, ugc or sponsored

A plain link to the product, with no nofollow, ugc or sponsored. Indie.Deals does not say what kind of link it gives.

What we read: https://indie.deals/item/illura - the main product links go directly to illura.app (?ref=indiedotdeals) with no rel or rel='noopener noreferrer'; a plain Website row in the details list carries rel='nofollow noopener noreferrer'

Requirements
  • Account (Sign In) to submit.
  • Standard plan: Indie.Deals backlink on the product's site, validated before review.
  • Plans are priced per product.
Popularity

Not in the Tranco top-1M list of 9 October 2026 — a small site by traffic.

Plans and prices

PlanPriceStated waitIncludes
Standard$19 one-timemanual review within 96 hours; pay only after approvallisting after manual review; requires an Indie.Deals backlink on the maker's site; approval is not guaranteed; no permanent backlink included
Pro$49 one-timepublished immediately, no review queuefeatured placement for 15 days; permanent Indie.Deals backlink included; newsletter and social shoutout; priority support
Sponsor$99 one-timenext available slot shown as October 2, 2027premium placement across product, category, tag and search views; newsletter, social and video shoutouts; dedicated product review article; limited sponsor slots by date

How to submit to Indie.Deals, step by step

  1. 1Get the kit ready. Name, a one-line tagline, a short description, a square logo, two or three screenshots and your pricing in numbers — the same kit works on every directory.
  2. 2Open Indie.Deals's submit page. It is at indie.deals/submit.
  3. 3Pick a plan. The cheapest paid listing is Standard at $19 one-time (manual review within 96 hours; pay only after approval).
  4. 4Check the rules first. Account (Sign In) to submit. Standard plan: Indie.Deals backlink on the product's site, validated before review. Plans are priced per product.
  5. 5Once it is live, check the link. Open your listing, right-click the link to your site and choose Inspect: the rel attribute says whether it is a plain link, nofollow, ugc or sponsored.

What a launch there gets you

A curated list of indie products with collections, categories and an optional newsletter and social feature. Suits indie and small-team products willing to pay a small fixed fee; there is no free tier.

  • Its cheapest paid listing, $19, is below the median of the 20 launch platforms and directories with a one-time price ($24).
  • 16 of the 35 launch platforms and directories whose live listings we read gave a plain link; Indie.Deals's was one of them.

Indie.Deals: the questions founders ask

How much does it cost to submit to Indie.Deals?

Listings on Indie.Deals start at $19 one-time; there is no free route. The cheapest paid listing is Standard. Other paid options: Pro at $49 one-time; Sponsor at $99 one-time.

Is Indie.Deals free?

No free listing: the cheapest Standard plan is paid ($19) after manual approval and requires a backlink to Indie.Deals that is validated before review.

How long does a submission on Indie.Deals take?

Free route: manual review within 96 hours (Standard). Standard: manual review within 96 hours; pay only after approval. Pro: published immediately, no review queue. Sponsor: next available slot shown as October 2, 2027.

Does Indie.Deals give a dofollow backlink?

Indie.Deals does not say. The listing we checked linked to the product with a plain, followed link.

What does Indie.Deals require?

Account (Sign In) to submit. Standard plan: Indie.Deals backlink on the product's site, validated before review. Plans are priced per product.

Sources

Read on 10 October 2026. Every fact above comes from Indie.Deals's own pages.

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