Get listed on Softpedia

softpedia.comApp marketplacesGeneral (accepts AI tools)B · Strong option

At a glance

Cost to list: Free submission (PAD file or manual form), no fee stated; up to 30-day queue
Free listing: Yes (queue up to 30 days)
Cheapest paid: –
Featured price: –
Fast-track price: –
Link type: Nofollow
Which plan gets the link: none (nofollow)
Badge required: Not stated
Time to get listed: up to 30 days
Launch format: Permanent listing
Voting: –
Login needed: No
CAPTCHA: No
Submit form: native form

Our take

Softpedia is a download library for desktop and mobile software, used by people looking to install apps directly. Products can be submitted with a PAD file or entered manually through a form, and no fee is stated anywhere in the process. Links are confirmed NOT to pass SEO value and outbound link volume is very high, but the site still draws about 254k search visits a month, with Romania as its largest audience.

A library of over 1,000,000 free and free-to-try applications for Windows, Mac, Linux and Smartphones, Games and Drivers plus tech-focused news and reviews
From softpedia.com

Watch out for

Blocks automated checks - verified by hand and in backlink data
Links out to a huge number of sites, which dilutes each backlink

Reach and visibility

What this directory reaches today, and how often AI assistants quote it. Numbers come from Ahrefs, pulled 8 Oct 2026.

Monthly visitors

100k–1M/mo

Ahrefs organic traffic

Authority

DR 80–100

Ahrefs Domain Rating

AI citations

1k+

quoted in AI answers

Referring domains

41,359

sites linking in

AI search visibility

How often this directory is cited as a source in each AI assistant. A listing here has a better chance of being recommended when someone asks an AI for tools like yours.

ChatGPT100–999

Perplexity100–999

Google AI Overviews1–99

Google AI Mode1–99

Gemini1–99

Copilot100–999

Where the visitors are

🇷🇴 RO37%

🇮🇳 India11%

🇺🇸 United States9%

More signals

Ranking keywords: 31,014
Traffic value: $51,454
Domain age: 23.4 yrs
Registered: Jun 19, 2003
Sitemap pages: –
Sitemap updated: –
Homepage outbound: 3
Newsletter: No

Source: Ahrefs, Oct 8, 2026. How we measure this.

Our score

B · Strong option

Audience25/25

Authority14/15

AI visibility14/15

Link value3/15

Relevance5/15

Cost and access6/15

How the score works

What it costs to list

The price is not published. It may be shown only after sign-in, or you may need to contact them.

Free listing

Yes

queue up to 30 days

Paid plans from

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Featured spot

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Fast-track review

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Plans and prices

Free submission (PAD file or manual form), no fee stated; up to 30-day queue

Submission form (PAD or manual) shown; no fee or pricing stated; Using a PAD file is recommended. However, you can submit your product's details manually using the form below.

How to submit

1Open the Softpedia submit page at https://softpedia.com/user/submit.shtml; no login is required.
2Submit a PAD file or use the manual form.
3Provide your logo, category, pricing, email, website and video.
4Wait up to 30 days for the listing to clear the queue.

The details