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.
Create a genuine founder profile and share a useful build story or tutorial with a relevant link.
Create a genuine founder profile and share a useful build story or tutorial with a relevant link.
Create your genuine collective, complete its public profile, and add the official website plus repository/social links.
Claim your genuine show, verify ownership, and complete its official website and creator details.
Create the real designer/founder profile and add your original product-design or accessibility project with collaborators, role, process, and official URL.
Create a truthful founder or subject-matter expert page and feature your tool in relevant bio, talks and media.
Choose an appropriate corporate, partner or vendor tier and apply with your tool genuine identity-security work.
Use the organization signup path and participate in relevant identity, privacy or assurance working groups.
Apply for fiscal hosting only for your legitimate open-source project or community with active development, public impact, and preferably two project administrators.
Join as a small organization if your tool genuinely implements or contributes to OpenID, OAuth or related identity standards.
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.