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.
Free, low effort, high priority. No account debris, no paid tier.
alternativeto.net
producthunt.com
saashub.com
capterra.com
codepen.io
framer.com
661 opportunities
Join the vendor program and package your tool as a legitimate one-click app or supported SaaS add-on with documentation and website links.
Use Become a Vendor to publish your tool business-software profile.
Submit your tool for dofollow tools directory.
Submit developer-facing AI tools.
Submit free AI feature/tool.
Build a production-ready PrestaShop module or theme and submit its technical package, product page and support links.
Launch your tool with a unique tagline, screenshots and founder profile linking to your tool.
Submit your tool with description, website, logo/screenshots and focused tags.
Submit your tool with homepage URL, privacy-first positioning, logo, screenshots and accurate pricing.
Submit free/premium AI listing.
Submit/claim software alternative listing if available.
Submit product for startup discovery listing.
Launch your tool with a unique tagline, screenshots and founder profile linking to your tool.
Submit your tool with homepage URL, privacy-first positioning, logo, screenshots and accurate pricing.
Claim your tool’s company page and complete its verified website, company description, leadership, and employer information.
Create vendor account and submit software.
Submit only AI-facing your tool features, not whole toolbox if too broad.
Claim your tool employer profile and verify website, headquarters, logo, company mission, and benefits.
Submit your tool landing/design pages.
Create company/software listing.
Submit relevant AI tool page with original description.
Publish a detailed hardware or IoT project that genuinely uses your tool, with code, parts, instructions and an external tutorial link where useful.
Post technical/product story with canonical link.
Submit your tool with homepage URL, privacy-first positioning, logo, screenshots and accurate pricing.
Claim your tool’s page and add the verified website, social profiles, logo, location, industry, and accurate employer story.
Submit your tool as indie/maker product.
Submit AI tools for directory inclusion.
Launch your tool with a unique tagline, screenshots and founder profile linking to your tool.
Package your tool developer/security utilities as a compatible JetBrains plugin and upload it.
Submit your tool with homepage URL, privacy-first positioning, logo, screenshots and accurate pricing.
Behind the list
Every row here starts as a line in a sheet, gets normalised into one of 14 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.
Everything that does not fit the buckets above.