SoftwareSuggest

SoftwareSuggest is a business software discovery and recommendation platform that helps organizations find, compare, and select the right software solutions for their needs. Founded in 2014 by AppItSimple Infotek Pvt. Ltd. and headquartered in Ahmedabad, India, the platform covers over 800 software categories, lists more than 50,000 software products, and hosts over 40,000 verified user reviews. The platform serves both software buyers looking to evaluate and purchase solutions and software vendors seeking qualified leads and market visibility. SoftwareSuggest does not currently publish a public developer API but operates as a data provider via marketplaces such as Datarade for business data products.

SoftwareSuggest publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Software Discovery, Business Software, Software-as-a-Service, Software Reviews, and B2B.

The SoftwareSuggest catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

SoftwareSuggest’s developer surface includes documentation, developer portal, engineering blog, and 10 more developer resources.

23.9/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0
AccessFreemium
3 APIs
Software DiscoveryBusiness SoftwareSoftware-as-a-ServiceSoftware ReviewsB2B

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scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0
Composite quality — 23.9/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 2.7 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20
Access Clarity 7.4 / 20
Operational Transparency 1.0 / 13
Contract Governance 1.2 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
Documented Reversibility 0 / 6
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
Delegated User Identity 0 / 6
Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5
Registration Without a Human 0 / 6
Agentic Commerce Surface 0 / 5
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APIs 3

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

SoftwareSuggest Software Catalog

The SoftwareSuggest software catalog is a browsable and searchable index of over 50,000 B2B software products across 800+ categories. Users can filter by category, features, pri...

SoftwareSuggest Affiliate Program

The SoftwareSuggest affiliate program is a CPL (cost-per-lead) based partner program where affiliates earn commissions by driving verified leads to the platform. Affiliates plac...

SoftwareSuggest Data Products

SoftwareSuggest appears on the Datarade data marketplace as a business data provider offering software market intelligence, product reviews, and B2B software adoption data. Orga...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Softwaresuggest Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Softwaresuggest Context

36 classes · 4 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

SoftwareSuggest API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 2

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Product Listing

17 properties

JSON SCHEMA

User Review

14 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Softwaresuggest Product Listing Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 2

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Softwaresuggest Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 3

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 4

The organization behind the API

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: softwaresuggest
name: SoftwareSuggest
description: SoftwareSuggest is a business software discovery and recommendation platform that helps organizations find, compare,
  and select the right software solutions for their needs. Founded in 2014 by AppItSimple Infotek Pvt. Ltd. and headquartered
  in Ahmedabad, India, the platform covers over 800 software categories, lists more than 50,000 software products, and hosts
  over 40,000 verified user reviews. The platform serves both software buyers looking to evaluate and purchase solutions and
  software vendors seeking qualified leads and market visibility. SoftwareSuggest does not currently publish a public developer
  API but operates as a data provider via marketplaces such as Datarade for business data products.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/softwaresuggest.png
tags:
- Software Discovery
- Business Software
- Software-as-a-Service
- Software Reviews
- B2B
tags_raw:
- Software Discovery
- Business Software
- SaaS
- Software Reviews
- B2B
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/softwaresuggest/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-07-25'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: softwaresuggest:software-catalog
  name: SoftwareSuggest Software Catalog
  description: The SoftwareSuggest software catalog is a browsable and searchable index of over 50,000 B2B software products
    across 800+ categories. Users can filter by category, features, pricing model, deployment type, organization size, and
    rating to shortlist candidates for evaluation. No public API is currently available; discovery occurs through the web
    interface and comparison tools.
  humanURL: https://www.softwaresuggest.com/all-categories
  baseURL: https://www.softwaresuggest.com
  tags:
  - Software Catalog
  - Discovery
  - Comparison
  - B2B Software
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.softwaresuggest.com/all-categories
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.softwaresuggest.com/
- aid: softwaresuggest:affiliate-program
  name: SoftwareSuggest Affiliate Program
  description: The SoftwareSuggest affiliate program is a CPL (cost-per-lead) based partner program where affiliates earn
    commissions by driving verified leads to the platform. Affiliates place tracking links or banners and receive monthly
    payouts above a $100 minimum threshold.
  humanURL: https://www.softwaresuggest.com/affiliates
  baseURL: https://www.softwaresuggest.com
  tags:
  - Affiliate Marketing
  - Partner Program
  - Lead Generation
  - CPL
  properties:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.softwaresuggest.com/affiliates
- aid: softwaresuggest:data-marketplace
  name: SoftwareSuggest Data Products
  description: SoftwareSuggest appears on the Datarade data marketplace as a business data provider offering software market
    intelligence, product reviews, and B2B software adoption data. Organizations can contact SoftwareSuggest directly for
    data licensing arrangements.
  humanURL: https://datarade.ai/data-providers/softwaresuggest/profile
  baseURL: https://datarade.ai
  tags:
  - Business Data
  - Market Intelligence
  - Software Adoption Data
  - Data Marketplace
  properties:
  - type: Website
    url: https://datarade.ai/data-providers/softwaresuggest/profile
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/softwaresuggest-domain-security.yml
- url: https://www.softwaresuggest.com/
  name: SoftwareSuggest Website
  type: Website
- url: https://www.softwaresuggest.com/all-categories
  name: All Software Categories
  type: Documentation
- url: https://www.softwaresuggest.com/vendors
  name: Vendor Listing
  type: Documentation
- url: https://www.softwaresuggest.com/vendors/guidelines
  name: Vendor Guidelines
  type: Documentation
- url: https://www.softwaresuggest.com/vendorsportal/index.php?r=site/login
  name: Vendor Portal Login
  type: Portal
- url: https://www.softwaresuggest.com/affiliates
  name: Affiliate Program
  type: Affiliate
- url: https://www.softwaresuggest.com/blog/
  name: SoftwareSuggest Blog
  type: Blog
- url: https://www.softwaresuggest.com/tos
  name: Terms of Use
  type: TermsOfService
- url: https://www.softwaresuggest.com/privacy
  name: Privacy Policy
  type: PrivacyPolicy
- url: https://x.com/softwaresuggest
  name: SoftwareSuggest on X
  type: X
- url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/softwaresuggest
  name: SoftwareSuggest on LinkedIn
  type: LinkedIn
- url: https://www.facebook.com/SoftwareSuggest/
  name: SoftwareSuggest on Facebook
  type: Facebook
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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