Product Directories Prioritize Paid Listings Over Genuine Discovery
Indie builders launching free SaaS tools have no reliable distribution channel that surfaces genuinely free products without requiring paid listings or strong domain authority. Existing directories conflate freemium with free, making it impossible for users to find tools with no monetization strings attached.
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