A maintained list of 661 directories, launch platforms, registries and marketplaces that accept product submissions. 512 of them are free or have a free tier, and 56 are quick wins — free, low effort, and worth doing first. Every row shows cost, effort and priority, and links straight to the submission page.
43 opportunities matching your filters
| # | Impact (sorted) | Site — click to sort | Domain | Type | Cost | Effort — click to sort | Priority | Status | What to prepare | Rules / caveat | Checked | Actions |
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| 1 | 74 | Apple App Store | developer.apple.com | Marketplaces and app stores | Paid | Moderate | High | Live, conditional | Ship a real your tool iOS or macOS app and add the product, support and privacy URLs in App Store Connect. | Requires Apple Developer membership, native app functionality, privacy disclosures and successful App Review. | https://developer.apple.com/app-store/submitting/ | Open Apple App Store submit page (new tab)Apple App Store details |
| 2 | 74 | CSS Weekly | css-weekly.com | Design galleries | Paid | Moderate | High | Verified live | Sponsor an your tool frontend, accessibility, CSS, or developer utility with a useful demo and audience-specific copy. | Official page advertises a permanent dofollow link, but paid links should be marked rel=sponsored for search-policy compliance; prioritize audience value. | https://css-weekly.com/advertise | Open CSS Weekly submit page (new tab)CSS Weekly details |
| 3 | 74 | Dense Discovery | densediscovery.com | Design galleries | Paid | Moderate | High | Verified live | Promote a privacy-respecting or thoughtfully designed your tool utility through a classified or main sponsor slot. | Ads are reviewed for fit and values; links are paid placements, so measure referral value and do not treat them as PageRank endorsements. | https://www.densediscovery.com/advertise/ | Open Dense Discovery submit page (new tab)Dense Discovery details |
| 4 | 74 | Easy With AI | easywithai.com | AI tool directories | Paid | Moderate | High | Verified live | Submit your tool strongest AI-powered utilities with a polished listing. | Must be a working AI tool; manual approval and refund if rejected. | https://easywithai.com/submit-tool/ | Open Easy With AI submit page (new tab)Easy With AI details |
| 5 | 74 | Google Play | play.google.com | Marketplaces and app stores | Paid | Moderate | High | Live, conditional | Publish a genuine your tool Android app and use the website, support and privacy-policy fields for official links. | Developer verification, testing requirements, privacy/data-safety disclosures and Play policy compliance are required. | https://play.google.com/console/about/ | Open Google Play submit page (new tab)Google Play details |
| 6 | 71 | EIN Presswire | einpresswire.com | PR and source platforms | Paid | Involved | High | Verified live | Publish a genuinely newsworthy your tool launch, major privacy-tool release, original data report, or partnership with one contextual site link. | Account verification and editorial review apply; pickup, indexing, and link attributes vary, so this is not guaranteed earned coverage. | https://www.einpresswire.com/how-it-works | Open EIN Presswire submit page (new tab)EIN Presswire details |
| 7 | 71 | PR Underground | prunderground.com | PR and source platforms | Paid | Involved | High | Verified live | Publish a factual your tool milestone or research announcement with a clean landing-page URL and media assets. | Editorial approval is required; syndicated copies, indexing, and link attributes are outside AltFTool’s control. | https://www.prunderground.com/faq/ | Open PR Underground submit page (new tab)PR Underground details |
| 8 | 71 | Pressat | pressat.co.uk | PR and source platforms | Paid | Involved | High | Verified live | Create a UK-relevant your tool story or hosted newsroom announcement with useful assets and restrained links. | Only publish genuine news; permanent hosting and links do not guarantee coverage, ranking, or followed-link value. | https://pressat.co.uk/packages/ | Open Pressat submit page (new tab)Pressat details |
| 9 | 71 | PRWeb | prweb.com | PR and source platforms | Paid | Involved | High | Verified live | Use a major your tool product update, benchmark report, or partnership story with one clear media angle. | Editorial review applies; PRWeb explicitly does not guarantee search rank or media use of the release. | https://www.prweb.com/product/faq/ | Open PRWeb submit page (new tab)PRWeb details |
| 10 | 71 | ResponseSource | responsesource.com | PR and source platforms | Paid | Involved | High | Verified live | Monitor relevant journalist requests and answer only when your tool has direct expertise, data, or a credible founder quote. | Never force a product mention; replies must exactly match the request, and publication or backlink is entirely editorial. | https://www.responsesource.com/pr/pricing/ | Open ResponseSource submit page (new tab)ResponseSource details |
| 11 | 71 | SaaSGenius | saasgenius.com | Software directories | Paid | Involved | High | Verified live | Submit your tool as a production SaaS and request a reviewed product profile. | No B2C-only, alpha/beta, standalone mobile-only, or products without US customers. | https://www.saasgenius.com/get-listed/ | Open SaaSGenius submit page (new tab)SaaSGenius details |
| 12 | 71 | Send2Press | send2press.com | PR and source platforms | Paid | Involved | High | Verified live | Distribute a concise news release about a significant your tool launch, study, award, or partnership. | Must be a real news release rather than an advertorial; editorial approval, pickup, and link treatment vary. | https://www.send2press.com/services/price-list.shtml | Open Send2Press submit page (new tab)Send2Press details |
| 13 | 58 | Chrome Web Store | chromewebstore.google.com | Marketplaces and app stores | Paid | Quick | Medium | Not submitted | Publish useful browser extension linking your tool. | Listing links often nofollow/ugc; value is distribution. | 2026-07-30 | Open Chrome Web Store submit page (new tab)Chrome Web Store details |
| 14 | 56 | Bytes | bytes.dev | Publishing platforms | Paid | Moderate | Medium | Verified live | Sponsor your tool’s strongest browser or JavaScript-based developer utility with copy tailored to working JS developers. | Only relevant developer products fit; sponsorship is advertising and does not guarantee an indexed or followed backlink. | https://bytes.dev/advertise | Open Bytes submit page (new tab)Bytes details |
| 15 | 56 | Changelog Media | changelog.com | Publishing platforms | Paid | Moderate | Medium | Verified live | Run a clearly disclosed campaign for your tool’s developer and security tools across relevant Changelog podcasts or newsletters. | Free news submissions explicitly reject commercial products and services, so use sponsorship; treat links as ads, not PageRank. | https://changelog.com/news/submit | Open Changelog Media submit page (new tab)Changelog Media details |
| 16 | 56 | TLDR | tldr.tech | Publishing platforms | Paid | Moderate | Medium | Verified live | Place a targeted your tool campaign in TLDR Dev, InfoSec, AI, Tech, Product, or Founders with a focused landing page. | Maximum three advertisers per issue, but email or archive links are paid placements and offer no guaranteed SEO value. | https://advertise.tldr.tech/ | Open TLDR submit page (new tab)TLDR details |
| 17 | 56 | ToolCenter | toolcenter.ai | AI tool directories | Paid | Moderate | Medium | Not submitted | Submit your tool with logo, description, pricing and screenshot for permanent listing. | Real reachable AI/productivity tool required; manual review; rejected submissions are refunded; listing claims dofollow. | 2026-07-30 • https://www.toolcenter.ai/en/submit | Open ToolCenter submit page (new tab)ToolCenter details |
| 18 | 56 | Toolify | toolify.ai | AI tool directories | Paid | Moderate | Medium | Not submitted | Submit AI tools/features with multilingual description. | Claims dofollow/backlink; check cost before paying. | 2026-07-30 | Open Toolify submit page (new tab)Toolify details |
| 19 | 56 | TopAI.tools | topai.tools | AI tool directories | Paid | Moderate | Medium | Not submitted | Submit AI-facing feature; contact for verification. | May require paid review; verify before spend. | 2026-07-30 | Open TopAI.tools submit page (new tab)TopAI.tools details |
| 20 | 53 | ACCESS Newswire | accessnewswire.com | PR and source platforms | Paid | Involved | Medium | Verified live | Distribute a substantial your tool launch or privacy/security research story with media, founder quote, and one canonical URL. | Editorial acceptance applies; unlimited hyperlinks are offered, but pickup and link treatment remain publisher-controlled. | https://www.accessnewswire.com/submit-a-press-release | Open ACCESS Newswire submit page (new tab)ACCESS Newswire details |
| 21 | 53 | Business Wire | businesswire.com | PR and source platforms | Paid | Involved | Medium | Verified live | Reserve for major corporate news, partnerships, funding, or independently useful your tool research. | Account setup and editorial review are required; distribution is not an editorial endorsement and links may be qualified. | https://secure.businesswire.com/pricing | Open Business Wire submit page (new tab)Business Wire details |
| 22 | 53 | CisionOne | cision.com | PR and source platforms | Paid | Involved | Medium | Verified live | Build a tightly relevant press list and pitch an original your tool report, launch, or expert source contribution. | Use only permission-aware, personalized outreach; software access never guarantees coverage or a link. | https://www.cision.com/journalist-outreach/ | Open CisionOne submit page (new tab)CisionOne details |
| 23 | 53 | eReleases | ereleases.com | PR and source platforms | Paid | Involved | Medium | Verified live | Use its PR Newswire-backed packages only for a strong national-interest your tool story with clear evidence. | No coverage or SEO outcome is guaranteed; avoid keyword-stuffed or purely promotional copy. | https://order.ereleases.com/ | Open eReleases submit page (new tab)eReleases details |
| 24 | 53 | GlobeNewswire | globenewswire.com | PR and source platforms | Paid | Involved | Medium | Verified live | Use for a major release or original your tool trend report that merits broad international distribution. | Submit only verifiable corporate news; publisher pickups and link attributes vary by outlet. | https://www.globenewswire.com/en/press-release-distribution-services | Open GlobeNewswire submit page (new tab)GlobeNewswire details |
| 25 | 53 | Muck Rack | muckrack.com | PR and source platforms | Paid | Involved | Medium | Verified live | Identify reporters actively covering privacy, security, developer tools, and consumer utilities; send individualized evidence-led pitches. | No direct listing backlink is promised; respect journalist preferences and avoid unsolicited bulk outreach. | https://muckrack.com/pricing | Open Muck Rack submit page (new tab)Muck Rack details |
| 26 | 53 | Newswire | newswire.com | PR and source platforms | Paid | Involved | Medium | Verified live | Use a focused product or research announcement and target the most relevant technology or cybersecurity distribution. | Release must be factual and newsworthy; syndication does not guarantee journalist coverage, ranking, or a followed link. | https://www.newswire.com/our_prices | Open Newswire submit page (new tab)Newswire details |
| 27 | 53 | PR Fire | prfire.co.uk | PR and source platforms | Paid | Involved | Medium | Verified live | Use its distribution-only option for ready copy or writing package for a strong UK-facing your tool announcement. | Content must pass review; distribution and syndication are paid exposure, not guaranteed independent editorial links. | https://dashboard.prfire.co.uk/press_releases/build/plan | Open PR Fire submit page (new tab)PR Fire details |
| 28 | 53 | PR Leap | prleap.com | PR and source platforms | Paid | Involved | Medium | Verified live | Submit a newsworthy your tool release and target its newspaper, radio, television, and online media network. | Distribution to outlets is not the same as earned coverage; verify current package scope before purchase. | https://www.prleap.com/features | Open PR Leap submit page (new tab)PR Leap details |
| 29 | 53 | PR Newswire | prnewswire.com | PR and source platforms | Paid | Involved | Medium | Verified live | Pitch a high-signal announcement to relevant technology, AI, privacy, or India media lists through its distribution network. | Membership and distribution charges may apply; placement, pickup, and backlinks are never guaranteed. | https://www.prnewswire.com/pr-distribution-and-placement/ | Open PR Newswire submit page (new tab)PR Newswire details |
| 30 | 53 | Semrush AI PR Toolkit | semrush.com | AI tool directories | Paid | Involved | Medium | Verified live | Research AI-cited journalists, build a narrow list, and pitch your tool research or expert commentary rather than generic product copy. | Prowly has been rebranded into this toolkit; access does not guarantee replies, coverage, citations, or backlinks. | https://prowly.com/ | Open Semrush AI PR Toolkit submit page (new tab)Semrush AI PR Toolkit details |
| 31 | 53 | SitePoint | sitepoint.com | Publishing platforms | Paid | Involved | Medium | Verified live | Submit a deep technical tutorial showing a generalizable web, security, or privacy technique used while building your tool. | Must be original and educational, not promotional; current rules require human-authored work with less than 50% AI involvement. | https://www.sitepoint.com/write-for-us/ | Open SitePoint submit page (new tab)SitePoint details |
| 32 | 53 | TMX Newsfile | newsfilecorp.com | PR and source platforms | Paid | Involved | Medium | Verified live | Submit a polished technology or company announcement and select only the relevant distribution circuit. | Editorial rules apply; a wire release is owned media distribution, not guaranteed independent coverage. | https://www2.newsfilecorp.com/ | Open TMX Newsfile submit page (new tab)TMX Newsfile details |
| 33 | 38 | SubmitWell | submitwell.com | Other opportunities | Paid | Quick | Later | Needs checking | Use if outsourcing submissions with proof screenshots. | Not a backlink site itself; service. | 2026-07-30 | Open SubmitWell submit page (new tab)SubmitWell details |
| 34 | 38 | There's An AI For That | theresanaiforthat.com | AI tool directories | Paid | Quick | Later | Not submitted | Submit only AI-specific your tool modules. | Paid only; conflicts if platform not AI-first. | 2026-07-30 | Open There's An AI For That submit page (new tab)There's An AI For That details |
| 35 | 36 | Awwwards | awwwards.com | Design galleries | Paid | Moderate | Later | Needs checking | Submit your tool web design if premium/polished. | High authority; paid and design quality gate. | 2026-07-30 | Open Awwwards submit page (new tab)Awwwards details |
| 36 | 36 | BetaTesting | betatesting.com | Startup directories | Paid | Moderate | Later | Needs checking | Recruit beta testers for new your tool feature. | Not pure backlink; useful launch validation. | 2026-07-30 | Open BetaTesting submit page (new tab)BetaTesting details |
| 37 | 36 | CSS Design Awards | cssdesignawards.com | Design galleries | Paid | Moderate | Later | Needs checking | Submit site for CSS/design award. | Only after homepage/tool UX polished. | 2026-07-30 | Open CSS Design Awards submit page (new tab)CSS Design Awards details |
| 38 | 36 | CSS Winner | csswinner.com | Design galleries | Paid | Moderate | Later | Needs checking | Submit site for CSS award/listing. | Only if design meets award standard. | 2026-07-30 | Open CSS Winner submit page (new tab)CSS Winner details |
| 39 | 36 | Dryad | datadryad.org | Developer registries | Paid | Moderate | Later | Live, conditional | Submit data underlying a legitimate your tool-related research paper and include related software/project identifiers. | Research-data scope only; curation, publication linkage, licensing and possible data-publishing charges apply. | https://datadryad.org/help/guides/submission | Open Dryad submit page (new tab)Dryad details |
| 40 | 36 | Startup Guys | startupguys.net | Startup directories | Paid | Moderate | Later | Needs checking | Submit startup if paid/editorial terms acceptable. | Paid per list source; verify ROI. | 2026-07-30 | Open Startup Guys submit page (new tab)Startup Guys details |
| 41 | 36 | StartupSubmit | startupsubmit.app | Startup directories | Paid | Moderate | Later | Needs checking | Use only if you want paid done-for-you directory submissions. | Quality varies; manual review still preferred. | 2026-07-30 | Open StartupSubmit submit page (new tab)StartupSubmit details |
| 42 | 36 | SubmitSaaS | submitsaas.com | Software directories | Paid | Moderate | Later | Needs checking | Use only if outsourcing manual directory submissions. | Vet quality; avoid low-quality guaranteed-link spam. | 2026-07-30 | Open SubmitSaaS submit page (new tab)SubmitSaaS details |
| 43 | 33 | PressPlugs | pressplugs.com | PR and source platforms | Paid | Involved | Later | Needs checking | Use trial/paid sprint for UK media opportunities. | UK-centric; cancel if no fit. | 2026-07-30 | Open PressPlugs submit page (new tab)PressPlugs details |
One-shot launches where timing and preparation decide the outcome.
Fast-growing listings specifically for AI-powered tools.
Extension, plugin and integration stores. Real review processes, real distribution.
Startup listings, beta lists and founder media.
General tool and software catalogues with real search traffic.
B2B review sites. Slow to approve, strong once live.
Package, image and docs hosting that carries real authority.
Showcases judged on craft. A good screenshot matters more than copy.
Write once, link back. Editorial standards vary widely.
Get quoted or distribute a release. Slower, higher ceiling.
Company and local listings. Unglamorous, consistently indexed.
Owned pages you control: company, founder, knowledge-panel entities.
Answer real questions. Never drop a bare link.
Everything that does not fit the buckets above.