Best business directories for cloud companies

Cloud and infrastructure providers, where hyperscaler partner directories are the primary route.

Ranked recommendations

25 platforms, ranked by how well each suits cloud companies rather than by how good it is in general. 14 priority, 11 recommended, 0 possible, 0 marginal. A Recommendation Score is fit multiplied by platform quality, so a strong platform for a different kind of business scores low here on purpose.

Directories ranked for cloud companies
PlatformScoreLevelFit basisWhy
Hugging Face 96 Priority established
  • Accepts developer tools and saas products.
  • High referral potential.
  • Verified listings — the directory checks entries before publishing.
  • Straightforward to join.
  • Free tier available.
  • A leading platform in its field.
Capterra 85 Priority established
  • Accepts saas products.
  • Strong SEO value from its link and indexing behaviour.
  • High referral potential.
  • Verified listings — the directory checks entries before publishing.
  • Profile pages are indexed.
  • A leading platform in its field.
G2 85 Priority established
  • Accepts saas products.
  • Strong SEO value from its link and indexing behaviour.
  • High referral potential.
  • Verified listings — the directory checks entries before publishing.
  • Profile pages are indexed.
  • A leading platform in its field.
Trustpilot 82 Priority established
  • Accepts saas products.
  • Strong SEO value from its link and indexing behaviour.
  • High referral potential.
  • Straightforward to join.
  • Free tier available.
  • Profile pages are indexed.
  • Publishes without waiting for review.
  • Has a submission API.
  • A leading platform in its field.
Atlassian Marketplace 81 Priority established
  • Accepts developer tools and saas products.
  • Strong SEO value from its link and indexing behaviour.
  • High referral potential.
  • Profile pages are indexed.
  • A leading platform in its field.
Salesforce AppExchange (AgentExchange) 81 Priority established
  • Accepts developer tools and saas products.
  • Strong SEO value from its link and indexing behaviour.
  • High referral potential.
  • Profile pages are indexed.
  • A leading platform in its field.
Shopify App Store 81 Priority established
  • Accepts developer tools and saas products.
  • Strong SEO value from its link and indexing behaviour.
  • High referral potential.
  • Profile pages are indexed.
  • A leading platform in its field.
Open Collective 78 Priority established
  • Accepts developer tools.
  • Verified listings — the directory checks entries before publishing.
Product Hunt 78 Priority established
  • Accepts saas products.
  • Strong SEO value from its link and indexing behaviour.
  • High referral potential.
  • Profile pages are indexed.
  • A leading platform in its field.
Software Advice 78 Priority established
  • Accepts saas products.
  • Strong SEO value from its link and indexing behaviour.
  • High referral potential.
  • Verified listings — the directory checks entries before publishing.
  • Profile pages are indexed.
GetApp 75 Priority established
  • Accepts saas products.
  • Verified listings — the directory checks entries before publishing.
HubSpot App Marketplace 73 Priority established
  • Accepts developer tools and saas products.
  • Strong SEO value from its link and indexing behaviour.
  • High referral potential.
  • Profile pages are indexed.
JetBrains Marketplace 73 Priority established
  • Accepts developer tools.
  • Strong SEO value from its link and indexing behaviour.
  • High referral potential.
  • Profile pages are indexed.
Kaggle Datasets 71 Priority established
  • Accepts developer tools.
  • Straightforward to join.
  • Free listing.
Ollama Library 68 Recommended established
  • Accepts developer tools.
PR Newswire 67 Recommended established
  • Accepts saas products.
crates.io 63 Recommended established
  • Accepts developer tools.
  • High referral potential.
  • Straightforward to join.
  • Free listing.
  • A leading platform in its field.
  • Scored from reputation and status only — not enough evidence yet for a full Directory Score.
GitHub Marketplace 63 Recommended established
  • Accepts developer tools and saas products.
  • High referral potential.
  • A leading platform in its field.
  • Scored from reputation and status only — not enough evidence yet for a full Directory Score.
npm 63 Recommended established
  • Accepts developer tools.
  • High referral potential.
  • Straightforward to join.
  • Free listing.
  • A leading platform in its field.
  • Scored from reputation and status only — not enough evidence yet for a full Directory Score.
Docker Hub 61 Recommended established
  • Accepts developer tools and saas products.
  • High referral potential.
  • Straightforward to join.
  • Free tier available.
  • A leading platform in its field.
  • Scored from reputation and status only — not enough evidence yet for a full Directory Score.
Add-ons for Firefox 61 Recommended established
  • Accepts developer tools.
  • High referral potential.
  • A leading platform in its field.
  • Scored from reputation and status only — not enough evidence yet for a full Directory Score.
Flathub 61 Recommended established
  • Accepts developer tools.
  • High referral potential.
  • Straightforward to join.
  • Free listing.
  • A leading platform in its field.
  • Scored from reputation and status only — not enough evidence yet for a full Directory Score.
Maven Central 61 Recommended established
  • Accepts developer tools.
  • High referral potential.
  • Straightforward to join.
  • Free listing.
  • A leading platform in its field.
  • Scored from reputation and status only — not enough evidence yet for a full Directory Score.
NuGet Gallery 61 Recommended established
  • Accepts developer tools.
  • High referral potential.
  • Straightforward to join.
  • Free listing.
  • A leading platform in its field.
  • Scored from reputation and status only — not enough evidence yet for a full Directory Score.
Packagist.org 61 Recommended established
  • Accepts developer tools.
  • High referral potential.
  • Straightforward to join.
  • Free listing.
  • A leading platform in its field.
  • Scored from reputation and status only — not enough evidence yet for a full Directory Score.

How these were selected

Nothing on this page is a curated list. Every actionable platform in the database was scored against one declaration of what cloud companies need, and the ranking is what came back.

Limitations

These rankings reflect evidence recorded, not a survey of outcomes. A well-documented platform can outrank a better one that has been researched less. Rows marked Possible or Marginal rest on a category or a keyword rather than the platform's own statement of who it accepts — treat them as candidates to check, not conclusions.

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