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Directories with human review: 357 that check every listing

Directories that review every submission by hand are slower and harder to get into, and that’s the point. A human reviewer keeps out spam, duplicates and unfinished products, which makes the directory more useful to visitors and a listing on it more meaningful to search engines. Expect queues from a few days to several weeks, and expect some to turn you down. The most common reasons are a site that isn’t live or looks unfinished, a description that reads like an ad, the wrong category, or a product outside the directory’s focus. Read each directory’s guidelines before you submit, write the description for its readers, and make sure your homepage explains the product in one screen. If you are rejected, fix the reason given and ask whether you can resubmit rather than creating a new account.

Directories
357
18 categories
Dofollow (verified)
208
of 305 with a checked link
Free to submit
276
free, or with a free plan
DR 50+
166
of 295 with a Domain Rating by Ahrefs
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By hand, from $49 one-time.

Start with these 3

Free to submit, a followed link where we verified one, then the highest Domain Rating.

  1. F-Droid

    Free · Dofollow · DR 85

  2. Startup Fame

    Free option · Dofollow · DR 84

  3. Flathub

    Free · Dofollow · DR 83

Domain Rating by Ahrefs

All 357, most popular first

  • GitHub Marketplace

    github.com

    GitHub's marketplace of Apps and Actions that extend developer workflows. Devtools with a GitHub integration can list free or paid plans and be found by developers browsing by category.

    Developer toolsFreeDofollowChecked
    Tranco#29

  • Figma Community

    figma.com

    Figma's public hub for plugins, widgets, files and templates. Building a Figma plugin that connects to your product lets designers discover it where they work, via a Community page with installs and…

    DesignFreeUGC (nofollow)Checked
    Tranco#866

  • ThemeForest (Envato Market)

    themeforest.net

    Envato's marketplace for website themes and templates, covering WordPress, Shopify, HTML, CMS and more. Authors apply, upload items for review, and approved items are sold to a large global customer…

    MarketplacesFreeNofollowChecked
    DR94Tranco#1,037

  • Notion Marketplace

    notion.com

    Notion's template marketplace, where creators publish free or paid templates under a creator profile. Useful for productivity products or services that can package a workflow as a Notion template…

    ProductivityFreeNofollowChecked
    Tranco#1,561

  • G2

    g2.com

    A large B2B software review marketplace where buyers compare products using verified user reviews and category grids. Business software buyers use it to shortlist vendors. A profile lets you collect…

    Review sitesFree + paidUnverifiedChecked
    DR91Tranco#4,171

  • CodeCanyon (Envato Market)

    codecanyon.net

    Envato's marketplace for code: WordPress plugins, PHP scripts, mobile app templates, JavaScript and more. Developers become Envato authors, and each item passes a quality review before it is sold to…

    MarketplacesFreeNofollowChecked
    DR91Tranco#6,159

  • Homebrew

    brew.sh

    The dominant package manager for macOS (and Linux), with a public index of formulae and casks at formulae.brew.sh. Getting into homebrew/core or homebrew/cask makes a tool installable with a single…

    MarketplacesFreeNofollowChecked
    DR90Tranco#6,488

  • Flathub

    flathub.org

    The main app store for Flatpak packages, used by many Linux distributions to install desktop apps. Submissions are made as GitHub pull requests and checked by reviewers; accepted apps get a store…

    MarketplacesFreeDofollowChecked
    DR83Tranco#10,977

  • Awwwards

    awwwards.com

    Awwwards is a web design awards and inspiration site where a jury scores submitted websites and picks Sites of the Day and Month. Submissions cost money but can put a site in front of a large…

    DesignPaidMixedChecked
    DR89Tranco#11,526

  • F-Droid

    f-droid.org

    A catalogue of free and open-source Android apps that F-Droid builds from source itself. It is popular with privacy-minded Android users, and each app page lists license, anti-features, and links to…

    Mobile appsFreeDofollowChecked
    DR85Tranco#13,620

  • Tracxn

    tracxn.com

    A private-market intelligence platform that tracks startups, funding rounds and investors across sectors and geographies, used by VCs, private equity, corporate development teams and investment…

    StartupsFreeNofollowChecked
    DR79Tranco#13,855

  • Setapp

    setapp.com

    A curated subscription bundle of Mac and iOS apps where members get access to a catalogue for one fee. Accepted developers earn a usage-based revenue share and exposure to members browsing curated…

    ProductivityFreeUnverifiedChecked
    DR80Tranco#14,617

  • AlternativeTo

    alternativeto.net

    A large crowd-sourced site where people recommend software alternatives across desktop, web and mobile platforms. Adding your app puts it on the 'alternatives to' pages of the products you compete…

    General directoriesFree + paidDofollowChecked
    DR81Tranco#16,443

  • Raycast Store

    raycast.com

    The extension store for the Raycast launcher on Mac, with extensions published through a public GitHub repository. Shipping an integration puts your product inside a popular productivity tool, with…

    ProductivityFreeUnverifiedChecked
    DR81Tranco#18,029

  • FinancesOnline

    financesonline.com

    A large B2B and SaaS review site that publishes editorial reviews, comparisons, alternatives pages and pricing breakdowns across hundreds of software categories. Business buyers land on it from…

    Review sitesPaidUnverifiedChecked
    DR87Tranco#18,519

  • eLearning Industry

    elearningindustry.com

    A large eLearning publication with software directories for LMS, authoring tools, AI tools, content providers and related categories, including verified reviews and top lists. L&D teams and training…

    SaaSFree + paidNofollowChecked
    DR83Tranco#26,298

  • There's An AI For That

    theresanaiforthat.com

    One of the biggest AI tool databases, tracking new tools, models and AI news daily for a very large audience. An accepted submission gets a permanent entry in the database, and makers can buy extra…

    AI toolsPaidDofollowChecked
    DR78Tranco#27,734

  • SaaSHub

    saashub.com

    An independent software marketplace built around alternatives and comparison pages across hundreds of categories. Software buyers land on it while researching tools and their competitors. A verified…

    SaaSFree + paidNofollowChecked
    DR80Tranco#31,974

  • MacUpdate

    macupdate.com

    A long-running Mac software download site with app pages, version history, reviews and deals. Developers can submit new apps or updates, which are checked by the site's content team before going live.

    General directoriesFreeDofollowChecked
    DR78Tranco#33,038

  • Dealroom

    dealroom.co

    A startup and venture capital intelligence platform tracking companies, funding rounds and investors, used heavily by VCs, corporates and governments, especially in Europe. Founders can add or claim…

    StartupsFree + paidDofollowChecked
    DR79Tranco#38,078

The other 337, in the same order

One line each. Open a directory for its price details, link evidence, review process and how to submit.

DR is Domain Rating by Ahrefs: a 0–100 score of a site’s backlinks, higher is stronger. It isn’t a Google metric. Tranco rank is a research top-sites ranking: lower means more popular. How we check each directory

How to prioritise

  1. Reviewed directories in your niche, where acceptance is likely and the audience fits.
  2. Reviewed directories with a verified dofollow link.
  3. Big general reviewed directories last: stricter, slower, but worth it once your site is polished.

Questions about this list

How long does manual review take?

It varies from a day to several weeks, depending on the directory and its queue. Some sell a faster review. Submit to reviewed directories early rather than on launch day.

Why do reviewed directories reject submissions?

Usually because the site isn’t live, looks unfinished, doesn’t match the directory’s focus, or the description reads like an ad. Fix the reason you’re given and ask whether you can resubmit.

Are reviewed directories better for SEO?

Generally, a directory that turns down low-quality sites is a better neighbourhood for your link than one that accepts everything. Check the link type too: reviewed directories can still use nofollow.

Which of these directories give a dofollow link?

208 of the 357 had a followed (dofollow) listing link when we checked: GitHub Marketplace, Flathub, F-Droid, AlternativeTo, There's An AI For That, MacUpdate and 202 more. Directories change their link policy, so check your own listing once it is live.

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