Listing rules

Every project on SaaSClimb must follow these rules. Last updated 2026-10-19. Plain Markdown version.

  1. 1. Your GitHub account is at least 6 months old

    • You sign in with GitHub to submit. The account must have been created at least 6 months before you submit.
    • This keeps out throwaway accounts made just to collect links.

    How we check: Checked when we review your submission.

  2. 2. Your domain is at least 30 days old

    • Your project's domain must have been registered at least 30 days before you submit.
    • Brand-new domains are the most common source of spam. If yours is newer, wait and submit later.

    How we check: Checked when we review your submission.

  3. 3. It's a working product

    • Visitors can sign up, log in, download or buy something from your site today.
    • Not accepted: coming-soon pages, waitlist-only pages, parked domains, domains for sale and error pages.

    How we check: Checked when we review your submission, and automatically every week.

  4. 4. Your site does what your description says

    • Describe what your site does today, not what you plan to build.
    • Editing your project's name, description, logo or banner sends it back for review, and it's hidden until it's approved again.

    How we check: Checked when we review your submission, and automatically every week.

  5. 5. No ads

    • Your site must not show any ads. That includes display ads, ad networks such as Google AdSense, sponsored ad slots, and pop-up or interstitial ads.
    • Sites with ads are rejected, and a listed project is removed as soon as ads are found on it.

    How we check: Checked when we review your submission and whenever we revisit listed projects.

  6. 6. No gambling, adult, crypto schemes, link farms or get-rich-quick schemes

    • Not accepted: gambling and betting, adult content, crypto casinos, token sales and pump schemes, affiliate sites and link farms, and get-rich-quick or make-money-online schemes.

    How we check: Checked when we review your submission and whenever we revisit listed projects.

  7. 7. Your site is safe and stays on its own domain

    • No malware, phishing, deceptive downloads or anything that tricks visitors.
    • Your URL must not redirect to a different site. Redirects from http to https, between example.com and www.example.com, and to your own subdomains (app.example.com) are fine.

    How we check: Checked when we review your submission and whenever we revisit listed projects.

  8. 8. Visitors can contact you

    • Your site shows a working way to reach you: an email address, a contact form, or a link to your profile on X, GitHub, LinkedIn or similar.
    • If your product collects personal data from users, your site has a privacy policy.

    How we check: Checked when we review your submission.

  9. 9. Your numbers are real

    • Numbers from your own endpoint are labeled "Self-reported". Only Stripe revenue is labeled "Verified".
    • Self-reported numbers must reflect your product's real usage. Projects caught faking them are removed.

    How we check: Reviewed by hand.

How listing works

  • An admin reviews every project before it goes live.
  • Your project gets its own page once it's approved. It shows on the homepage only after you connect at least one metric: Stripe, your own endpoint, or both. You can connect them when you submit or later from My projects.
  • We check listed projects again every week, and by hand from time to time, to make sure they still follow these rules.

If a project breaks a rule

  • A project that breaks a rule is rejected, or suspended if it's already listed. Its page and homepage row are hidden.
  • When we give a reason for a rejection, it shows in My projects.
  • Rejected: fix the problem and submit the project again.
  • Suspended: fix the problem, then update your project's details from its page to send it for review again.
  • The weekly check also suspends a project when its site can't be reached two weeks in a row.

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