Directory database · Software deals
Where to run a software deal: 12 deal sites and marketplaces
A deal site sells your software at a discount to people who buy deals: small business owners, marketers and freelancers on the lifetime-deal marketplaces, and app fans on the price-drop trackers. The lifetime-deal marketplaces take a share of each sale instead of a fee. AppSumo negotiates its share and says it accepts about 10% of applicants, and only products that have launched. DealMirror gives vendors up to 70% of each sale, and Dealify runs lifetime, annual, credit-based or freebie offers on commission. SharewareOnSale pairs a short free giveaway of desktop software with a sale of 60% to 99% off. For iPhone and Mac apps, AppStore-Discounts and AppPriceData list price drops and limited-time free apps, and Indie App Sales runs group sale events. Plan for the volume: deal buyers arrive all at once, expect support and leave public reviews, and a lifetime deal gives up the recurring revenue from everyone who buys it.
- Directories
- 12
- 6 categories
- Dofollow (verified)
- 10
- of 11 with a checked link
- Free to submit
- 6
- free, or with a free plan
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.
- KittyLaunch
Free option · Dofollow · DR 67
- SharewareOnSale
Free · Dofollow · DR 50
- AI Tools Saver
Free option · Dofollow · DR 39
Deal sites and lifetime-deal marketplaces 8
Most popular first.
AppPriceData
apppricedata.com
An independent tracker of App Store prices, rankings and promotions. Developers can submit an App Store link to its 'Free now' list of limited-time free apps and lifetime in-app deals, which it…
AppStore-Discounts
appstore-discounts.com
A price tracker for the US and French App Stores that lists apps on sale and apps that are temporarily free, with price alerts for visitors. The site spots price cuts of 10% or more by itself, and…
DealMirror
dealmirror.com
A lifetime-deal marketplace for SaaS tools, AI apps, WordPress plugins, courses and templates, sold at steep discounts to a subscriber base of small businesses and freelancers. Vendors submit a deal…
Indie App Sales
indieappsales.com
A shop-window for independent apps that discount together during short events; the July 2026 edition ran July 28 to 30, and the site shows 823 listings in total. Developers register in a portal…
Indie App Santa
indieappsanta.com
A paid promotion service for apps running a discount or free offer. A feature appears in its iPhone and Android deals apps, as a push notification and on its social accounts; the website's App Deals…
SharewareOnSale
sharewareonsale.com
A daily software deals site that runs time-limited giveaways and heavily discounted sales for a newsletter and social audience. Developers partner with it by email, and a typical promotion pairs a…
Directories with a deals section 4
Most popular first.
Microlaunch
microlaunch.net
A launch platform with a live leaderboard where makers can also publish deals and gather reviews. Browsed by founders and people looking for new tech products. Pro launches come with SEO-optimised…
No Code Founders
nocodefounders.com
A community and tools-and-deals directory for no-code and low-code founders, with blueprints, courses and a weekly newsletter. A paid listing adds a permanent tool page plus a short featured period…
AI Tools Saver
aitoolsaver.com
An AI tools directory built around deals and discounts, with alternatives, comparisons, a Discord community and a newsletter. Tools can list free through a link exchange or buy fast-track and…
KittyLaunch
kittylaunch.com
A launch site for indie makers where products get a permanent listing and a week on the homepage, alongside deals, streaks and reputation levels. Its visitors are makers and people hunting for indie…
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
- Work out the numbers first: the deal price, the marketplace's share and what each buyer will cost you in support.
- One lifetime-deal marketplace at a time, matched to your buyers; AppSumo's are small businesses, marketers and agencies.
- Giveaway and price-drop sites for desktop and mobile apps, timed to a new version.
- Directories with a deals section, like Microlaunch, KittyLaunch and AI Tools Saver, for a smaller discount that runs all year.
Questions about this list
What are the best AppSumo alternatives?
DealMirror and Dealify run lifetime-deal campaigns for software much like AppSumo does: DealMirror pays vendors up to 70% of each sale, and Dealify agrees a commission per campaign. For Windows software, SharewareOnSale runs giveaways paired with steep discounts. Launch directories like Microlaunch and KittyLaunch also let you post a deal on your listing.
Is a lifetime deal a good idea for a SaaS?
It can pay for early work and bring users who give feedback, but every buyer is a customer you support with no recurring revenue. Cap the number of codes, limit what the deal plan includes, and keep features you'll add later out of it. Dealify's annual and credit-based formats are worth a look if you want to protect recurring revenue.
When should I submit an iPhone app price drop?
AppStore-Discounts wants it before the sale starts: a person reviews announcements within 24 hours and checks the prices before publishing. AppPriceData checks Apple's current price the moment you submit, so send it there once the sale is live.
Which of these directories give a dofollow link?
10 of the 12 had a followed (dofollow) listing link when we checked: AppSumo, AppPriceData, AppStore-Discounts, DealMirror, Indie App Sales, SharewareOnSale and 4 more. Directories change their link policy, so check your own listing once it is live.