The Manifest for business

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Professional services · themanifest.com

Claim or add your listing Visit themanifest.com

Cost to list: Free + paid; Free listing, paid upgrades
Approval: Not stated
Link type: Redirect link; Checked on a live listing
Shows up in searches for: 1 business type; Best #8, interior designers
Popularity: Tranco #60,414; #642 of 1,712 directory sites
Countries: Worldwide

Checked Oct 20, 2026 · 4 sources

Is The Manifest worth it?

Our reading of the measured data, not a score.

Secondary

A secondary listing, with little measured reach in Google.

The Manifest didn't make Google's top 10 in any of the 8 buyer searches we ran for the 2 business types it accepts. A basic listing is free; paid options are sold on top.

What works

Showed up in Google for interior designers, as high as #8
The basic listing is free

Watch out for

Not in Google's top 10 for agencies and IT and software development companies (0 of 8 searches)
Paid upgrades are sold on top of the free listing
No separate signup; depends on Clutch profile and reviews

Measured fit, by business type

How often The Manifest made Google's top 10 in our US buyer searches for the types it accepts.

Agencies 0/4

Not seen
IT and software development companies 0/4

Not seen

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Where The Manifest shows up when people search

We ran 399 real buyer searches (Google US, desktop) for 100 business types on Oct 20, 2026 and recorded which directories made the organic top 10. Local packs and ads are not counted.

The Manifest accepts 2 business types we measure. Here is every one, with what Google showed instead, so you can see where a listing would and wouldn't be found.

Interior designers check eligibility

1/4

The Manifest ranked as high as #8 in 1 of these searches. Directories of any kind held 22% of the top-10 spots.

Directories

Houzz 2/4, Yelp 1/4, Zillow 1/4

Other sites

reddit.com, austinhomemag.com, createandcompany.com

Searches: “interior designer charlotte nc”, “best interior designers in tampa”, “interior designer new orleans”, “top rated interior designers denver co” result
Agencies

0/4

Not in the top 10 of any of these searches. Directories of any kind held 33% of the top-10 spots.

Directories

Semrush Agency Partners 2/4, DesignRush 2/4, GoodFirms 2/4

Other sites

clay.global, ramotion.com, avenuez.com

Searches: “best digital marketing agencies”, “seo agency”, “top web design agencies”, “best branding agencies”
IT and software development companies

0/4

Not in the top 10 of any of these searches. Directories of any kind held 18% of the top-10 spots.

Directories

Clutch 2/4, Techreviewer 1/4, DesignRush 1/4

Other sites

reddit.com, esparkinfo.com, blackthorn-vision.com

Searches: “top software development companies”, “best mobile app development companies”, “managed it services companies”, “custom software development company”

Bars show the searches where it made the organic top 10. "Directories" lists the tracked directories that did rank for the same searches, with their hit count. How we measure

What The Manifest costs and who can list

As stated on The Manifest's own pages or reported by a named source. Checked Oct 20, 2026.

Who can list: Agencies
IT and software development companies

Census audience: agencies, developers, it services, b2b service providers, b2b firms · Worldwide
Pricing: Free + paid options

Listing comes via a Clutch profile: Clutch Basic Free; Clutch Verified $499/year (above non-verified providers, link to website from directory pages); Advertiser custom pricing.
Approval: Not stated. Automatic: 'If your company already has a profile on Clutch, it's automatically featured on The Manifest.' Steps: claim/create Clutch profile, customize it, submit client references (Clutch interviews clients by phone).
Link attribute: Redirect link. We checked a live listing on Oct 20, 2026: themanifest.com/company/goji-labs.
Requirements: Clutch company profile; client references for reviews.
Note: 'Visit website' goes through r.themanifest.com/redirect?...&u=... and is rel='nofollow'.
Sources: themanifest.com/get-listed
clutch.co/get-listed
themanifest.com/company/goji-labs
themanifest.com

Prices and rules change; the linked pages are the authority.

How to add your business to The Manifest

1
Prepare your details

The Manifest asks for: Clutch company profile; client references for reviews.
- Business name, address and phone written exactly as on your Google Business Profile and website
- Primary category, plus the services you actually offer
- Opening hours, service area and website URL
- Real photos: storefront or vehicle, team, finished work
- Access to the business phone or email, in case it verifies ownership
- A way to ask real customers for reviews (never buy them)
Our standard checklist for this kind of site (industry directory), not a list published by The Manifest.
2

Open the claim page
clutch.co/get-listed
3

Approval: not stated

Automatic: 'If your company already has a profile on Clutch, it's automatically featured on The Manifest.' Steps: claim/create Clutch profile, customize it, submit client references (Clutch interviews clients by phone).
4

Check the watch-outs

3 things to know before you claim.

The Manifest alternatives

Ranked by the same evidence: Google top-10 appearances for the business types The Manifest serves, then audience fit, then Tranco popularity.

Questions about The Manifest

Is The Manifest worth it for a business?

A secondary listing, with little measured reach in Google. The Manifest didn't make Google's top 10 in any of the 8 buyer searches we ran for the 2 business types it accepts. A basic listing is free; paid options are sold on top. This is our reading of the measured data.

How much does a The Manifest listing cost?

Free + paid options. What we found: Listing comes via a Clutch profile: Clutch Basic Free; Clutch Verified $499/year (above non-verified providers, link to website from directory pages); Advertiser custom pricing.. Checked Oct 20, 2026.

Is a link from The Manifest dofollow?

Redirect link, as reported in our census.

How do I add my business to The Manifest?

Start at clutch.co/get-listed. Approval: not stated (Automatic: 'If your company already has a profile on Clutch, it's automatically featured on The Manifest.' Steps: claim/create Clutch profile, customize it, submit client references (Clutch interviews clients by phone).). Have your details ready first (see "How to list" above).

What are the best The Manifest alternatives?

Ranked by the same evidence: DesignRush, GoodFirms, and Yelp. The full list of 8 is above, with the searches each one appeared in.

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