In Google’s top 10: Not seen
Best position:
Terms: Free
Industry directories for local businesses, page 3
Directories built for one trade or profession: contractors, dentists, lawyers, realtors, restaurants, wedding vendors and dozens more. Choose your type of business in the filters to see only the ones that accept you.
- 114
- in this list
- 93
- show up in our searches
- 46
- free to list
- 95
- with a submit page
Ordered by how often each one showed up in 399 searches for 100 types of business (Google, US, checked Oct 20, 2026). How we rank
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114 directories
In Google’s top 10: Not seen
Best position:
Terms: Self-serve
Wine price search; merchants list inventory.Wine price search; merchants list inventory.
Not seenTerms on their site
In Google’s top 10: Not seen
Best position:
Terms: Terms on their site
Classic car marketplace and directory.Classic car marketplace and directory.
Not seenTerms on their site
In Google’s top 10: Not seen
Best position:
Terms: Terms on their site
Roofing manufacturer contractor network.Roofing manufacturer contractor network.
Not seenTerms on their site
In Google’s top 10: Not seen
Best position:
Terms: Terms on their site
Cleaning and handyman booking platform.Cleaning and handyman booking platform.
Not seenTerms on their site
In Google’s top 10: Not seen
Best position:
Terms: Terms on their site
Lawyer and law firm directory.Lawyer and law firm directory.
Not seenPaid
In Google’s top 10: Not seen
Best position:
Terms: Paid
Home improvement contractor directory.Home improvement contractor directory.
Not seenPaid
In Google’s top 10: Not seen
Best position:
Terms: Paid
NPMA consumer site with pro locator.NPMA consumer site with pro locator.
Not seenMembers only
In Google’s top 10: Not seen
Best position:
Terms: Members only
Eye doctor directory.Eye doctor directory.
Not seenTerms on their site
In Google’s top 10: Not seen
Best position:
Terms: Terms on their site
Self-storage directory.Self-storage directory.
Not seenTerms on their site
In Google’s top 10: Not seen
Best position:
Terms: Terms on their site
Curated wedding photographer directory.Curated wedding photographer directory.
Not seenPaidMembers only
In Google’s top 10: Not seen
Best position:
Terms: PaidMembers only
Pet-friendly hotel directory.Pet-friendly hotel directory.
Not seenPaid
In Google’s top 10: Not seen
Best position:
Terms: Paid
Vendor-side portal for The Knot/WeddingWire listings.Vendor-side portal for The Knot/WeddingWire listings.
Not seenPaid
In Google’s top 10: Not seen
Best position:
Terms: Paid
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Before you submit
Industry directories often check licenses or credentials. Have your license number, insurance and a few project photos ready.
How the order works
We ran 399 searches the way customers search (Google, US, desktop, Oct 20, 2026) and counted how often each directory landed in the first ten results. That count sets the order. Site popularity only breaks ties.
What the list leaves out
Each row shows only what we confirmed. Where we have not confirmed the cost or how listing works, the row says only whether we found a submit page. Link types from other published lists stay off the rows until we test them.
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What our 399 searches found
One square per search, darker when more directories were in the first ten results (Google, US).
Local businesses · 276 searches 93% had a directory
256 of 276 local businesses searches had at least one directory in the first ten results.
Online products · 123 searches 67% had a directory
82 of 123 online products searches had at least one directory in the first ten results.