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From the outside, every software catalog looks about the same, and the space is easy to misread. Community-built lists make it harder: they lump directories in with subreddits and launch platforms, and they keep sending SaaS founders to list on Clutch, a services directory that was never built for products. Effort gets spent in the wrong places.
We see directories differently: they are the trust infrastructure behind AI recommendations. Most have spent years, some of them decades, building the processes that discovery and selection run on: verifying submissions, curating categories, checking that reviews are authentic. Even when an AI answer doesn't cite them by name, these catalogs are the kind of public record models learn from, and they shape what a model remembers about a product.
This map lays out that terrain in one view, 103 catalogs across six families, so you can see where a category is actually decided, and where your product does or doesn't show up. Built by Blastra with Polybox, a design studio for B2B SaaS. We refresh it as the market moves.
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The map splits the directory market into six families by what each catalog is for. Product directories are the largest family; within it, catalogs are grouped by the buyer they serve: enterprise, mid-market and SMB, or niche. It is curated for quality rather than ranked: everything on it has already cleared the same threshold, described below.
Two things to keep in mind while reading it. Some catalogs appear in more than one family, because a single site can cover both products and services, or both a company and its products. And many launch platforms are effectively paid in practice: they let you launch for free only if you book a slot several months out.
Product Directories
Where a buyer researches and compares a specific tool: G2, Capterra, and the rest. The largest family, grouped by the buyer each serves: enterprise, mid-market & SMB, or niche.
Service Directories
Catalogs for agencies and service providers rather than software products.
Company Directories
Where the company itself is researched: startup databases, funding trackers, and analyst sources.
Marketplaces
Platforms where a buyer can discover and purchase in one place, inside a cloud or ecosystem they already use.
Deals Platforms
Where products are discovered through offers and lifetime deals.
Launch Platforms
Where a new product announces itself to early adopters. Many are effectively paid in practice: free only if you schedule months ahead.
Every directory on the map
Pulled from Blastra's curated catalog, the same source the map is drawn from. Follow any name for its profile, pricing, and how it fits your category.
Product Directories(92)
Service Directories(9)
Company Directories(13)
Marketplaces(6)
Launch Platforms(28)
What earns a place on the map
The map is hand-curated. We pick platforms that have a reputation among humans and AI, some decades old and some relatively new (especially the launch platforms). Regardless of age, status, or category, every catalog clears a traffic bar measured by Similarweb. Niche directories may qualify on lower traffic, because a focused, relevant listing carries real weight even at smaller scale. No placement can be bought, and every catalog is a software or tech directory: the map leaves out local-business and general listing sites.
How we curate this catalog
Editorially curated — we don't work with spam directories or freshly created sites. Before we add a directory, we check:
- Traffic starts at roughly 100k+ monthly visits for general directories (Similarweb).
- For niche directories, a lower traffic threshold, sometimes around 10k, because a focused, relevant listing carries real value.
No paid placement — a spot in this catalog can't be bought.
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