Launch catalog / Playbook
StackShare
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
- A developer-facing tool — StackShare's ~148k-tool catalog covers languages, frameworks, dev tools, infrastructure, and SaaS used in software stacks
- A free StackShare account
- If a page for the tool already exists, click 'Claim This Tool' — verification via official-domain email or the tool's GitHub repo
- If no page exists, use the 'List a Tool' flow: name, live public URL, tagline, short description, category; logo optional but recommended
- New listings go through a review/categorization step before publishing
Prepare before opening the form
- Tool name, live URL, one-line tagline, short description, logo
- Decide the right category/tier (Application & Data, Utilities, DevOps, Business Tools, AI)
- Verification route: official-domain email or GitHub repo access
- Bonus: create your company's public stack and Stack Decisions to give the tool authentic usage signal
Workflow
- Create a StackShare account
- Search for the tool — if a page exists, 'Claim This Tool' and verify ownership (domain email or GitHub)
- Otherwise use 'List a Tool' and submit name/URL/tagline/description/category
- Wait for the review/categorization step
- Once live, the tool page accrues followers, votes, and 'used in stack' citations as companies add it to public stacks
Watch for
- Claiming an existing auto-generated page is usually faster than creating a fresh listing
- StackShare's value is social proof — a bare listing with no stacks citing it is weak; get your own company stack public first
- Invited teammates get FULL permissions on the company profile — invite carefully
- stackshare.io rate-limited automated fetch (429) this session — details verified via third-party guides and StackShare's own posts
- Best fit is dev tools/infrastructure; a marketing-SaaS tool will exist but gets little traction
What counts as live
The tool has a public page at stackshare.io/<tool-slug>
Not verified
- Current length of the review step for new listings
- Whether paid vendor features (enhanced profiles) still exist post-relaunch
Sources
- StackShare stacks directory — live platform of tech stacks and tools (content read via search result) ↗
- Third-party listing guide — 'List a Tool' flow behind account signup; name, live URL, tagline, description, category; review before publish (content read via search result) ↗
- Third-party listing guide — 'Claim This Tool' on existing pages; verification via official-domain email or GitHub repo (content read via search result) ↗