Category · 95 directories
Software Discovery directories
Product discovery sites where people browse tools by category. Good for evergreen referral traffic long after launch day.
SaaS products people search for by use case Ranked by tier, fit & real DR
Directories954 top picks
Dofollow71
Free89
Average DR43
Highest DR86Softonic
Top picks 4
The Software Discovery directories we would submit to first.
AlternativeTo owns “alternative to [incumbent]” search intent — evergreen comparison traffic when you position clearly against tools buyers already know.
DofollowFreeTOP PICK- SaaSHub#2
SaaSHub ranks for SaaS alternative and comparison queries — a durable SEO asset when categorized accurately with comparison-friendly copy.
DofollowFreeRECOMMENDED Alternative.me captures “alternative to X” searches — position clearly against incumbents to earn high-intent comparison traffic. (dofollow listing, free to submit, hard approval bar)
DofollowFreeTOP PICKTechDirectory helps buyers discover and compare software — accurate categories and comparison-friendly copy drive clicks over time. (free to submit, relatively easy submit, DR 70 authority)
DofollowFreeRECOMMENDED
The rest, ranked 91
Every other Software Discovery directory, in leaderboard order.
| # | Directory | DR | Link | Price | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | AlternativeTo.siteBest for search visibility & seo · alternativeto.site | 6 | Nofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 6 | Findly.toolsBest for search visibility & seo · findly.tools | 81 | Dofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 7 | Turbo0Best for backlink & citation · turbo0.com | 80 | Dofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 8 | PeerPushBest for launch & referral traffic · peerpush.net | 73 | Dofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 9 | Open LaunchBest for launch & referral traffic · open-launch.com | 72 | Dofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 10 | OpenHuntsBest for launch & referral traffic · openhunts.com | 70 | Dofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 11 | SoftonicBest for launch & referral traffic · softonic.com | 86 | Nofollow | Paid | OPTIONAL |
| 12 | Indie.DealsBest for search visibility & seo · indie.deals | 62 | Dofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 13 | ToolfioBest for search visibility & seo · toolfio.com | 62 | Dofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 14 | Tidy RepoBest for search visibility & seo · tidyrepo.com | 46 | Dofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 15 | Unite ListBest for search visibility & seo · unitelist.com | 58 | Dofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 16 | ShipybaraBest for search visibility & seo · shipybara.com | 53 | Dofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 17 | AppAggBest for search visibility & seo · appagg.com | 50 | Nofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 18 | FiveTacoBest for search visibility & seo · fivetaco.com | 34 | Nofollow | Free | WORTH IT |
| 19 | TekponBest for search visibility & seo · tekpon.com | 72 | Dofollow | Paid | OPTIONAL |
| 20 | SaaSBisonBest for search visibility & seo · saasbison.com | 52 | Dofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 21 | My Launch StashBest for launch & referral traffic · mylaunchstash.com | 51 | Dofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 22 | Find Your SaaSBest for search visibility & seo · findyoursaas.com | 44 | Dofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 23 | Launch ScrollBest for launch & referral traffic · launchscroll.com | 44 | Dofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 24 | BuildVoyageBest for search visibility & seo · buildvoyage.com | 42 | Dofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 25 | Saaspa.geBest for search visibility & seo · saaspa.ge | 41 | Dofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 26 | We Like ToolsBest for search visibility & seo · weliketools.com | 52 | Nofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 27 | Made with LovableBest for search visibility & seo · madewithlovable.com | 34 | Dofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 28 | AlphaDigitsBest for search visibility & seo · alphadigits.com | 34 | Dofollow | Paid | OPTIONAL |
| 29 | Resource.fyiBest for search visibility & seo · resource.fyi | 31 | Dofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 30 | Launch DirectoriesBest for launch & referral traffic · launchdirectories.com | 43 | Nofollow | Paid | OPTIONAL |
| 31 | Hot ScriptsBest for search visibility & seo · hotscripts.com | 74 | Nofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 32 | BetaTestingBest for search visibility & seo · betatesting.com | 55 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 33 | SlantBest for search visibility & seo · slant.co | 70 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 34 | SerchenBest for search visibility & seo · serchen.com | 67 | Dofollow | Paid | LOW PRIORITY |
| 35 | Startup BenchmarksBest for search visibility & seo · startupbenchmarks.com | 58 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 36 | Product WingBest for search visibility & seo · productwing.com | 56 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 37 | ShinyLaunchBest for search visibility & seo · shinylaunch.com | 55 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 38 | ShowMySitesBest for search visibility & seo · showmysites.com | 70 | Nofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 39 | DodoDirectoryBest for search visibility & seo · dododirectory.com | 51 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 40 | Discover Mac AppsBest for launch & referral traffic · discovermacapps.com | 13 | Dofollow | Free | OPTIONAL |
| 41 | That App ShowBest for search visibility & seo · thatappshow.com | 50 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 42 | SumoDirBest for search visibility & seo · sumodir.com | 50 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 43 | Million Dot Homepage (2026)Best for search visibility & seo · milliondothomepage.com | 50 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 44 | TrustinerBest for search visibility & seo · trustiner.com | 48 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 45 | Sitelike.orgBest for search visibility & seo · sitelike.org | 63 | Nofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 46 | SaaS WheelBest for search visibility & seo · saaswheel.com | 47 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 47 | Best Tool VaultBest for search visibility & seo · besttoolvault.com | 47 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 48 | Solver ToolsBest for search visibility & seo · solvertools.com | 46 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 49 | Hunt for ToolsBest for search visibility & seo · huntfortools.com | 45 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 50 | Toshi ListBest for search visibility & seo · toshilist.com | 45 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 51 | Appsy ToolsBest for search visibility & seo · appsytools.com | 44 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 52 | Beam ToolsBest for search visibility & seo · beamtools.com | 44 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 53 | Product List DirBest for search visibility & seo · productlistdir.com | 44 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 54 | Stack DirectoryBest for search visibility & seo · stackdirectory.com | 43 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 55 | My Start ToolsBest for search visibility & seo · mystarttools.com | 43 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 56 | BufferAppsBest for search visibility & seo · bufferapps.com | 25 | Dofollow | Paid | LOW PRIORITY |
| 57 | Ash ListBest for search visibility & seo · ashlist.com | 41 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 58 | SaaS Tools DirBest for search visibility & seo · saastoolsdir.com | 41 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 59 | Tools List HQBest for search visibility & seo · toolslisthq.com | 40 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 60 | LaunchtoryBest for search visibility & seo · launchtory.com | 56 | Nofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 61 | SaaS Hub DirectoryBest for search visibility & seo · saashubdirectory.com | 40 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 62 | Tool CosmosBest for search visibility & seo · toolcosmos.com | 40 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 63 | Tool SignalBest for search visibility & seo · toolsignal.com | 40 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 64 | Source DirBest for search visibility & seo · sourcedir.com | 39 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 65 | Top Trend ToolsBest for search visibility & seo · toptrendtools.com | 39 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 66 | Tiny Tool HubBest for search visibility & seo · tinytoolhub.com | 38 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 67 | Tool JourneyBest for search visibility & seo · tooljourney.com | 38 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 68 | The Mega ToolsBest for search visibility & seo · themegatools.com | 37 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 69 | 9Sites.net Web DirectoryBest for search visibility & seo · 9sites.net | 35 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 70 | Tools Under RadarBest for search visibility & seo · toolsunderradar.com | 35 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 71 | HUNT0Best for search visibility & seo · hunt0.com | 33 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 72 | WebCurateBest for search visibility & seo · webcurate.co | 32 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 73 | Simple ListerBest for search visibility & seo · simplelister.com | 28 | Nofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 74 | ListdBest for search visibility & seo · listd.in | 28 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 75 | Website HuntBest for search visibility & seo · websitehunt.co | 26 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 76 | GramBotsBest for search visibility & seo · grambots.com | 26 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 77 | Human or NotBest for search visibility & seo · humanornot.so | 41 | Nofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 78 | JustGotFoundBest for search visibility & seo · justgotfound.com | 22 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 79 | SaaS SurfBest for search visibility & seo · saassurf.com | 20 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 80 | SubmitSaaSBest for search visibility & seo · submitsaas.com | 36 | Nofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 81 | 9ToolsBest for launch & referral traffic · 9tools.io | 20 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 82 | Index by Dodo PaymentsBest for search visibility & seo · index.dodopayments.com | 79 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 83 | DevPagesBest for search visibility & seo · devpages.io | 24 | Nofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 84 | All HR SoftwareBest for search visibility & seo · allhrsoftware.com | 21 | Nofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 85 | Growth JunkieBest for search visibility & seo · growthjunkie.com | 21 | Nofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 86 | UrabinBest for search visibility & seo · urabin.com | 20 | Nofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 87 | Tool BattlesBest for search visibility & seo · toolbattles.com | 18 | Nofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 88 | once.toolsBest for search visibility & seo · once.tools | 12 | Nofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 89 | Find Cool ToolsBest for search visibility & seo · findcool.tools | 12 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 90 | Top Similar SitesBest for search visibility & seo · topsimilarsites.com | 12 | Dofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 91 | Internet Is BeautifulBest for search visibility & seo · internetisbeautiful.com | 17 | Nofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 92 | FounderkitBest for search visibility & seo · founderkit.com | 12 | Nofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 93 | DujoorBest for search visibility & seo · dujoor.com | 12 | Nofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 94 | Awesome Landing Page Tools (landin.page)Best for search visibility & seo · landin.page | 11 | Nofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
| 95 | ToplistlyBest for search visibility & seo · toplistly.com | 6 | Nofollow | Free | LOW PRIORITY |
FAQ
Quick answers about Software Discovery directories.
How many software discovery directories are there?
SEOmade tracks 95 software discovery directories. 71 give a dofollow link and 89 are free to list on. The average domain rating is 43.
Which software discovery directory has the highest domain rating?
Softonic has the highest domain rating in this category at DR 86. It is nofollow and paid. Next is Findly.tools at DR 81.
Which software discovery directories should I submit to first?
Start with AlternativeTo, AlternativeTo.site, SaaSHub. They rank highest on the leaderboard because they combine a strong editorial tier and product fit with real domain rating — not just a high DR number.
Are software discovery directories free?
89 of the 95 are free; the other 6 charge for a listing or a faster review. Paying mostly buys speed or placement, not a stronger link.
Do software discovery directories give dofollow links?
71 of the 95 give a dofollow link that passes authority to your domain. The rest are nofollow, which still sends referral traffic and brand searches.