Microsoft Foundry Model Catalog listing

Azure's model catalog of 1,000s of models available to enterprise developers.

Cost to list: Editorial only; Editors choose; you can't buy in
Approval: Editorial review
Shows up in searches for: No business types; Across our 399 searches
Popularity: Tranco #24; #2 of 1,712 directory sites
Countries: Worldwide

Not established yet: whether links are dofollow. We leave gaps blank rather than guess. Checked Oct 20, 2026 · 3 sources

Is Microsoft Foundry Model Catalog worth it?

Our reading of the measured data, not a score.

For its audience

Worth it if developers are your users.

Microsoft Foundry Model Catalog didn't make Google's top 10 in any of the 5 buyer searches we ran for the 1 business type it accepts. That's typical: directories of any kind held only 10% of the top-10 spots in those searches, so what Microsoft Foundry Model Catalog offers is the people who browse it directly. You can't buy or submit a listing; editors choose.

What works

Editors choose what gets listed
One of the most-visited directory sites: #2 of 1,712 by Tranco

Watch out for

Not in Google's top 10 for developer tools (0 of 5 searches)
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Measured fit, by business type

How often Microsoft Foundry Model Catalog made Google's top 10 in our US buyer searches for the types it accepts.

Developer tools 0/5

Not seen

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Where Microsoft Foundry Model Catalog shows up when people search

We ran 399 real buyer searches (Google US, desktop) for 100 business types on Oct 20, 2026 and recorded which directories made the organic top 10. Local packs and ads are not counted.

Microsoft Foundry Model Catalog accepts 1 business type we measure. Here is every one, with what Google showed instead, so you can see where a listing would and wouldn't be found.

Developer tools

0/5

Not in the top 10 of any of these searches. Directories of any kind held 10% of the top-10 spots.

Directories

Medium 1/5, Notion Marketplace 1/5, PeerSpot 1/5

Other sites

reddit.com, speedscale.com, youtube.com

Searches: “best api testing tools”, “postman alternatives”, “best code review tools”, “best ci cd tools”, “heroku alternatives”

Bars show the searches where it made the organic top 10. "Directories" lists the tracked directories that did rank for the same searches, with their hit count. How we measure

What Microsoft Foundry Model Catalog costs and who can list

As stated on Microsoft Foundry Model Catalog's own pages or reported by a named source. Checked Oct 20, 2026.

Who can list: Developer tools

Census audience: ai models, model providers · Worldwide
Pricing: Editorial

No listing fee published; models sold by Azure are evaluated by Microsoft, partner/community models are billed to customers through Azure Marketplace.
Approval: Editorial review. Curated: anyone can request that Microsoft add a model via 'Request a model' on the catalog search page; models sold by Azure undergo Microsoft's internal Responsible AI review. No timeframe stated.
Sources: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/concepts/foundry-models-overview
ai.azure.com/catalog/models/mistral-medium-2505
ai.azure.com/catalog

Not established: link attribute (treat links as nofollow until you see the live profile). Prices and rules change; the linked pages are the authority.

How to get listed on Microsoft Foundry Model Catalog

1
Prepare your details
- A public repository or published package
- README with install and usage steps
- A license file
- Whatever manifest or metadata the registry requires
- A maintainer account that can respond to issues
Our standard checklist for this kind of site (developer marketplace), not a list published by Microsoft Foundry Model Catalog.
2

Open the submit page
ai.azure.com/catalog
3

Approval: editorial review

Curated: anyone can request that Microsoft add a model via 'Request a model' on the catalog search page; models sold by Azure undergo Microsoft's internal Responsible AI review. No timeframe stated.
4

Check the watch-outs

2 things to know before you post.

Microsoft Foundry Model Catalog alternatives

Ranked by the same evidence: Google top-10 appearances for the business types Microsoft Foundry Model Catalog serves, then audience fit, then Tranco popularity.

Questions about Microsoft Foundry Model Catalog

Is Microsoft Foundry Model Catalog worth it for getting listed?

Worth it if developers are your users. Microsoft Foundry Model Catalog didn't make Google's top 10 in any of the 5 buyer searches we ran for the 1 business type it accepts. That's typical: directories of any kind held only 10% of the top-10 spots in those searches, so what Microsoft Foundry Model Catalog offers is the people who browse it directly. You can't buy or submit a listing; editors choose. This is our reading of the measured data.

How much does a Microsoft Foundry Model Catalog listing cost?

Editorial. What we found: No listing fee published; models sold by Azure are evaluated by Microsoft, partner/community models are billed to customers through Azure Marketplace.. Checked Oct 20, 2026.

Is a link from Microsoft Foundry Model Catalog dofollow?

Unknown. We haven't tested Microsoft Foundry Model Catalog's link attribute and found no reliable report. Treat it as nofollow until you see the live profile.

How do I get listed on Microsoft Foundry Model Catalog?

Start at ai.azure.com/catalog. Approval: editorial review (Curated: anyone can request that Microsoft add a model via 'Request a model' on the catalog search page; models sold by Azure undergo Microsoft's internal Responsible AI review. No timeframe stated.). Have your details ready first (see "How to list" above).

What are the best Microsoft Foundry Model Catalog alternatives?

Ranked by the same evidence: Notion Marketplace, Notion Everything, and wong2/awesome-mcp-servers. The full list of 8 is above, with the searches each one appeared in.

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