Every launch guide says "submit to directories". None of them say which ones accept your kind of product, what the form will ask, or what actually happens after you hit submit. SubmitMap is that missing map.

Every platform in the directory is a typed record rather than a row in a spreadsheet. Each one carries who it accepts and what disqualifies you, the exact submission steps in order, the gotchas that only show up once you are inside the form, the expected approval time, and whether the backlink you get is dofollow or nofollow. Where a platform asks for something quietly, like a badge you have to keep up forever or a top-three finish before the link counts, the entry says so before you spend an evening on it.

On top of the directory sits a route: seven phases of guides that put the whole launch in order, from getting launch-ready through the free channels and community posts to the paid ones you should only open last. There are curated lists too, for dofollow backlinks, fast approvals, free directories, platforms that need no badge, open source, and alternatives to Product Hunt, BetaList and Indie Hackers.

It also speaks MCP. Connect your AI agent and it works out what you qualify for, gets the brief for each specific form with your own answers already in it, and fills the form in your browser while you watch. You review and hit send.

Reading the directory, the guides and the qualification checks is free and needs no account. The dashboard and MCP are $29 a month, $190 a year or $250 once. No platform pays for placement, ever.