A maintained list of 1,432 directories, launch platforms, registries and marketplaces that accept product submissions. 1,134 of them are free or have a free tier, and 192 are quick wins — free, low effort, and worth doing first. Every row shows cost, effort and priority, and links straight to the submission page.
Submit your tool with homepage URL, privacy-first positioning, logo, screenshots and accurate pricing.
Share useful small-business/tool article.
Submit your tool with homepage URL, privacy-first positioning, logo, screenshots and accurate pricing.
Pitch your tool for software review/listing.
Pitch if EU/startup angle exists.
Submit your tool with homepage URL, privacy-first positioning, logo, screenshots and accurate pricing.
Share growth/SEO/tool story with useful details.
Pitch if there is funding/traction/product news.
Submit your tool with homepage URL, privacy-first positioning, logo, screenshots and accurate pricing.
Submit your tool with homepage URL, privacy-first positioning, logo, screenshots and accurate pricing.
Pitch only major developer/security story.
Submit your qualifying open research-software component and short software paper after it has mature public development history.
Submit your tool with homepage URL, privacy-first positioning, logo, screenshots and accurate pricing.
Submit your tool as a genuine indie product and complete the requested launch information.
Build a genuine Solid privacy utility that lets users choose identity providers and stores or retrieves their data from Solid Pods, then confirm the current listing handoff with maintainers.
Pitch your tool as innovation/useful web tool platform.
Pitch founder story if revenue/traffic story is strong.
Submit your tool with homepage URL, privacy-first positioning, logo, screenshots and accurate pricing.
Create concise startup pitch linking your tool.
Submit your tool with homepage URL, privacy-first positioning, logo, screenshots and accurate pricing.
Submit your tool with homepage URL, privacy-first positioning, logo, screenshots and accurate pricing.
Submit/pitch startup listing or story.
Publish/pitch dev-tool article if accepted.
Submit your tool with homepage URL, privacy-first positioning, logo, screenshots and accurate pricing.
Submit your tool with homepage URL, privacy-first positioning, logo, screenshots and accurate pricing.
Publish legitimate product/company announcement.
Publish/pitch design/dev article linking your tool.
Create profile/comment or pitch startup article.
Submit your tool with homepage URL, privacy-first positioning, logo, screenshots and accurate pricing.
Submit startup for coverage/listing.
Submit your polished landing/tool UI with clean screenshots and design credits.
Pitch AI tool review/listing.
Pitch AI tool listing/review.
Pitch/list AI tools if accepted.
Submit high-quality AI tool listing.
Pitch/list productivity/AI tools.
Consider a verified vendor profile only if the India-focused buyer exposure justifies a recurring listing budget.
Submit AI feature listing.
Use trial/paid sprint for UK media opportunities.
Behind the list
Every row here starts as a line in a sheet, gets normalised into one of 15 groups, scored for cost, effort and impact, and written up with the steps to actually submit. The floor below represents that pipeline.
Open the sheet viewAn illustration of the AltF Backlinks floor: opportunities sourced at the back, vetted for cost and effort by the engineering pod, written up for outreach by the design pod, then tracked to placement along a line.
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.
Brand surface and referral traffic more than link equity.
Everything that does not fit the buckets above.