Does SaaSReviews Actually Help? Here’s What Happened When We Tried It

I recently added Tutorial Rocks to SaaSReviews, which is basically a directory for SaaS products that want a bit more visibility online. It’s free to list, and the process took about five minutes. You add your logo, a short description, category, and links, and you’re done.

We’ve been experimenting with how directory listings affect traffic and rankings, and SaaSReviews is one of the few that actually shows up on Google when you search for software reviews or comparisons. That’s why I thought it was worth testing.

Once our Tutorial Rocks product page on SaaSReviews went live, I noticed a few small referral hits in analytics. Nothing huge, but they were genuine visits, People who clearly clicked through to see what the site was. That’s better than the usual bot-heavy junk most directories send.

The idea behind SaaSReviews is simple. They review and list SaaS tools with real descriptions, pricing info, screenshots, and optional editorial features. It’s not full of fake reviews or affiliate spam, which already makes it better than most “review” sites floating around.

If you’re running your own SaaS or project, I’d say it’s worth listing just for the backlink and the small credibility boost. Google’s been stricter about low-quality link trading lately, but as long as the site itself has genuine traffic and context, it helps.

You can either add a small widget on your site or write a short post like this one to cross-link. I went for the blog route because it keeps things native and cleaner. They then offer to write an editorial about your product with a few links of your choice, which is decent exposure if their site keeps growing.

So yeah. simple experiment, low effort, small gain but genuine. For anyone building SaaS tools, SaaSReviews might be one of the few directories still worth a look.