Launch catalog / Playbook
TheSaaSDir
Conditional free route directory
Researched from public pages — no submission was run · sources read 2026-09-25. Rules change — recheck the platform's own pages before submitting.
What the free route requires
- Free submission is a badge exchange — embed their dofollow badge on your site (the sister site's identical flow verifies the badge inside the submit form)
Requirements
- SaaS/AI products — categories include AI, NoCode, DevTools, API, CRM, Marketing, Finance, etc.
- No account needed — 'Submit for free with a badge exchange ... No account needed' per the homepage
- Up to 3 categories per product (per the sister form)
Prepare before opening the form
- Product URL (the form auto-fills details from it)
- Name, tagline, description, screenshot, tags, contact email
- Badge HTML deployed on your site before submitting (verification is part of the flow)
Workflow
- Open https://thesaasdir.com/submit/
- Enter the product URL and let auto-fill populate details
- Confirm product details, categories and email
- Choose Free / Get Featured $19 / Multiple Listings $29
- Free: embed badge, verify, submit; paid tiers skip the badge
Watch for
- Multiple Listings ($29) publishes on BOTH TheSaaSDir and TheAIToolsDir for one price — different sibling pairing than TheDevToolsDir's bundle
- Badge link must be dofollow for verification (same badge pattern as thedevtoolsdir.com)
- Same operator runs TheDevToolsDir — don't pay for both single listings if the $29 dual option covers your target
- Expect a honeypot field in the form (sister form has 'Leave this field empty')
What counts as live
A public product page at thesaasdir.com/product/<slug>/ appearing under its categories.
Not verified
- Exact form fields and review latency — the submit page wasn't fetched directly (sister site's form used as reference)
- Whether free outbound links are dofollow before/without badge verification
- Whether paid plans undergo review