Launch catalog / Playbook
Platforms Directory
Free route directory
Researched from public pages — no submission was run · sources read 2026-09-26. Rules change — recheck the platform's own pages before submitting.
Requirements
- Register a company/freelancer account first — 'List or Manage Product' links to signin.php
- Sign-in is email + OTP (no password, no OAuth); Microsoft 365 addresses (Outlook/Hotmail) may fail OTP delivery — they recommend Gmail or non-Microsoft email
- Check the product isn't already listed before registering; if it is, use claim-company.php to claim the existing listing
- Free tier: up to 5 product listings; listings are moderated
- Digital products only: software, web apps, extensions
Prepare before opening the form
- A non-Microsoft email for reliable OTP delivery
- Product name, URL, description, logo/screenshots, category, price type (Free/Freemium/Subscription/Perpetual/Paid/Tiered/Pay-As-You-Go)
- Company/freelancer name for the account
Workflow
- Open https://platformsdirectory.com/signin.php and sign in with email OTP
- From the dashboard, list the product (up to 5 free listings)
- Listing enters moderation before going live
- Optional paid upgrades: feature products at top, analytics, lead generation, more than 5 listings
Watch for
- PHP/.php-era site (index.php, signin.php) with Mod_Security — plain curl gets 406 'Not Acceptable!'
- OTP-only auth — no OAuth; corporate/Exchange inboxes may silently drop the OTP
- Paid 'Boost' and lead-gen upgrades are the monetization — expect upsell prompts
- Duplicate-listing rule: register/claim, don't double-list
What counts as live
The product gets a public product.php?s=<slug> page in its category after moderation
Not verified
- Moderation turnaround
- Whether listing links are dofollow
- Pricing for boost/leads upgrades (not public on the pages fetched)