Hacker News is a launch community, where new products go public and pick up early attention.
Free directories that still accept submissions
No listing fee recorded for a typical submission. They can still reject the URL.
1263 destinations
Reddit is a public profile site: you create an account and point it at your website URL.
Indie Hackers is a public profile site: you create an account and point it at your website URL.
AlternativeTo collects software profiles and comparisons for people choosing a tool.
SaaSHub collects software profiles and comparisons for people choosing a tool.
LaunchFree.io is a public profile site: you create an account and point it at your website URL.
Backlinks.fyi publishes a catalog of startups and software that founders can still join.
Spotlitely publishes a catalog of startups and software that founders can still join.
Future Tools is a catalog of AI products: you can list a tool there, and people browse what already exists.
Directory Index publishes a catalog of startups and software that founders can still join.
Tarkle publishes a catalog of startups and software that founders can still join.
F6S publishes a catalog of startups and software that founders can still join.
Trust Radius collects software profiles and comparisons for people choosing a tool.
DevHunt publishes a catalog of startups and software that founders can still join.
Trust Pilot collects software profiles and comparisons for people choosing a tool.
DEV Community is a publication. A guest article or an accepted pitch is the usual way for your site to show up.
FinancesOnline collects software profiles and comparisons for people choosing a tool.
Startup Stash publishes a catalog of startups and software that founders can still join.
Built In is a publication. A guest article or an accepted pitch is the usual way for your site to show up.
PeerPush publishes a catalog of startups and software that founders can still join.
StackShare publishes a catalog of startups and software that founders can still join.
Active Search Results publishes a catalog of startups and software that founders can still join.
Brownbook publishes a catalog of startups and software that founders can still join.
Software Suggest collects software profiles and comparisons for people choosing a tool.
What a free listing means here
Free is the cost of the door, not a promise of a link. Some free directories are slow, nofollow, or closed to thin sites. Read their rules first.