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 account, wait cooldown if new, submit your tool as platform alternative.
Submit platform, add competitor alternatives, verify domain email.
Submit the company website and concise product, market, founder, funding, and traction details for analyst review.
Create your tool company profile with accurate product, team, media, and website details, then submit it for verification.
Add product and post build-in-public story with honest numbers.
Build a complete founder profile, add your tool as a shipped startup, and keep milestones, revenue visibility, and product details truthful.
Create the founder Keybase profile and cryptographically prove control of your tool so the public identity record links the verified domain.
Create or claim your tool company profile and add its official URL, product summary, founders, location, and verified company facts.
Create the founder or studio portfolio and publish your tool as a detailed product case study with the live project link.
Create/claim company profile linking your tool/Anslation.
List your tool as productivity/developer/startup resource.
Create startup profile if hiring/startup positioning.
Submit your tool with its official URL, concise value proposition, category, logo and only currently working capabilities.
Submit your tool name, URL, category, description and key features for a permanent directory page.
Submit product for startup discovery listing.
Create a founder or editor portfolio and add a small selection of substantial your tool guides and externally published articles.
Pitch an original founder story with verifiable product milestones, team details, screenshots, logo, and a useful reader angle.
Submit your tool with a concise problem statement, clear screenshots, founder information, and the canonical product URL.
Create your truthful /founder profile or content page and add the website link where allowed.
Create your truthful /founder profile or content page and add the website link where allowed.
Submit your tool founder, website, stage, traction and product details for a permanent public profile.
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.