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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.
Test one legitimate product-news release, then use paid tiers only if referral or discovery value is measurable.
Build your branded newsroom, publish media-ready stories, and send targeted pitches to opted-in contacts.
Distribute your substantial launch or privacy/security research story with media, founder quote, and one canonical URL.
Reserve for major corporate news, partnerships, funding, or independently useful your tool research.
Build a tightly relevant press list and pitch your original report, launch, or expert source contribution.
Use its PR Newswire-backed packages only for your strong national-interest story with clear evidence.
Use for a major release or original your tool trend report that merits broad international distribution.
Identify reporters actively covering privacy, security, developer tools, and consumer utilities; send individualized evidence-led pitches.
Use a focused product or research announcement and target the most relevant technology or cybersecurity distribution.
Use its distribution-only option for ready copy or writing package for your strong UK-facing announcement.
Submit your newsworthy release and target its newspaper, radio, television, and online media network.
Pitch a high-signal announcement to relevant technology, AI, privacy, or India media lists through its distribution network.
Submit a polished technology or company announcement and select only the relevant distribution circuit.
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.