Effortless Backlinks vs SubmitSaaS
You're comparing directory submission services because you want backlinks without spending 30 hours doing it yourself. Both Effortless Backlinks and SubmitSaaS will get you listed.
The real difference is how: SubmitSaaS pushes your product through automation with a human review step and delivers in 48 hours. We submit everything by hand and space the work over 30 days. That one difference drives almost everything else in this comparison.
Our take
If you need links live this week, SubmitSaaS is the faster choice and we won't pretend otherwise. For everything else, the manual approach wins: hand-written listings get approved more reliably, and 100 links appearing over 30 days looks like natural growth to Google, while 140 links appearing in 48 hours looks like exactly what it is. Backlinks are a long-term asset. Build them like one.
Full disclosure: we run this site, so read everything here knowing where we stand. We keep the facts accurate and tell you below when SubmitSaaS is the better pick.
At a glance
| Feature | Effortless Backlinks | SubmitSaaS |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | €79 | $60 |
| Max directories | 100 | 140 |
| Submission method | 100% manual, by real people | Automated + human review |
| Delivery | Spaced over 30 days for natural link growth | 48 hours, all at once |
| Listing descriptions | Hand-written per directory | Generated, then reviewed |
| Submission report with proof | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing model | Flat prices, always the same | Discount framing (was/now pricing) |
Pricing comparison
| Plan | Effortless Backlinks | SubmitSaaS |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | €79, 25 directories | $60, 60+ directories |
| Mid | €119, 50 directories | $100, 100+ directories |
| Top | €179, 100 directories | $140, 140+ directories |
SubmitSaaS is cheaper per directory at every tier: roughly $1 per directory at their top plan against our €1.79. If raw price per directory is your only metric, they win it. The catch is what a directory listing is worth when it's one of 140 fired off in 48 hours versus one of 100 placed by hand: approval rates, category fit, and description quality are where the per-link value shifts back.
Prices last verified April 2026.
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See how Effortless Backlinks handles this for you →Where SubmitSaaS wins
Speed
48-hour delivery is the fastest in the market. If you have a launch or an investor demo this week and need listings live now, SubmitSaaS gets it done faster than anyone, including us.
Price per directory
At $60 for 60+ directories, their per-directory cost is hard to beat on paper. If you're optimizing purely for volume per dollar, that's a real advantage.
Dedicated email setup
They create a dedicated email address for each client, which keeps your inbox clean and gives you one place to track directory communications. It's a practical touch.
Where Effortless Backlinks wins
Every submission is done by hand
A real person researches each directory, creates the account, writes a description tailored to that directory's audience, and submits your product manually.
Why it matters: automated submissions tend to use generic descriptions, miss the right categories, and skip directories that require manual verification. That shows up as lower approval rates and listings that look rushed. Manual work takes longer and produces listings that actually get approved and actually represent your product well.
Natural link velocity
We deliberately space your submissions across 30 days. New sites don't naturally gain 140 backlinks in 48 hours, and search engines are good at spotting patterns that don't occur in nature. A steady drip of new referring domains over a month is the growth curve Google expects from a product that's genuinely getting noticed.
Listings built to last
We read each directory's guidelines, match your product to the right category, and write descriptions that fit. A directory listing is a permanent public page about your product. One of 100 placed with care beats one of 140 blasted out, because badly categorized or generic listings get rejected, buried, or cleaned up by directory moderators later.
Straightforward pricing
€79, €119, €179. The price on the site is the price you pay, every day. No countdown timers, no "was $120, now $60" framing. We think that's how you'd want to be treated as a customer, so it's how we price.
The honest answer
SubmitSaaS is a legitimate service and the right pick for a narrow case: you need maximum listings at minimum cost, live within days, and you're comfortable with automation doing the bulk of the work.
For most founders building an SEO foundation, that trade is backwards. Backlinks compound over months and years; saving 28 days on placement changes nothing about when rankings actually move, but it does change how the growth looks to Google and how good each listing is. That's why we do it the slow way: hand-written listings, correct categories, and a link profile that grows the way real traction grows.
If the deadline rules, take SubmitSaaS. If the outcome rules, take us.
Which should you choose?
SChoose SubmitSaaS if:
You have a hard deadline this week, want the most directories per dollar, and are comfortable with automated submissions that get a human review pass.
EChoose Effortless Backlinks if:
You're building a long-term SEO foundation and want every listing hand-placed, correctly categorized, and drip-fed over 30 days so your link growth looks natural.