Best AI Directories
Verified directories and model hubs that accept AI products, models and datasets.
Introduction
AI listings currently divide between model and dataset hubs, which distribute artefacts, and general software directories that have added an AI category. The hubs are the more substantial of the two: publishing a model with a proper model card is distribution, whereas an AI tag on a software comparison site is marketing.
This is also the fastest-moving category in the dataset, and the one where directories are most likely to appear and disappear within a year.
Evidence base
Evidence base: 16 of 64 verified directories in the PetroHrys dataset accept AI products. Every figure and table on this page is generated from those records at build time. Fields that were never established are shown as Unknown rather than filled in.
Who should use these
Teams publishing models, datasets or AI-powered products, and companies whose buyers evaluate AI tooling.
Comparison
| Directory | Country | Category | Scope | Submission | Verification required | Review system | PetroHrys Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Python Package Index (PyPI) | global | developer | global | Free | Yes | No | 88 |
| GitHub Marketplace | global | developer | global | Unknown | Yes | Unknown | 86 |
| Atlassian Marketplace | global | app-directories | global | Unknown | Yes | Yes | 85 |
| Salesforce AppExchange (AgentExchange) | global | app-directories | global | Unknown | Yes | Unknown | 85 |
| Hugging Face | global | developer | global | Freemium | Yes | No | 84 |
| Capterra | global | software | global | Unknown | Yes | Yes | 83 |
| Visual Studio Marketplace | global | developer | global | Unknown | Yes | Unknown | 83 |
| Crunchbase | global | startup | global | Freemium | Yes | No | 82 |
| PeerSpot | global | software | global | Unknown | Yes | Yes | 82 |
| GetApp | global | software | global | Unknown | Yes | Yes | 76 |
| Kaggle Datasets | global | developer | global | Free | Yes | Unknown | 75 |
| Wellfound | global | startup | global | Freemium | Yes | No | 75 |
How to read this list
Prefer hubs where the artefact itself is the listing. A model card, an evaluation and a licence do more for discovery than a directory entry, and they are portable between hubs.
Frequently asked questions
Are AI-tool listicle sites included?
Only where they met the verification standard: official URL confirmed, ownership clear, and active. Several well-known AI listing sites were not included because ownership or submission terms could not be confirmed.
Related reading
Editorial references
Every directory named on this page has its own page recording what was verified, when, by whom, and from which source. Scoring is documented in How the PetroHrys Score Works, and the verification standard in How Directories Are Verified.