Directory index · researched October 2026
Best-ai
best-ai.orgBest-ai is a directory for AI tools. We went through its submission pages in October 2026: what it costs, the link you get, who gets in and how to submit.
How much does Best-ai cost?
Listing on Best-ai is free if you wait your turn, with paid options from $39.
Standard listing is free, requires no backlink, and is manually reviewed; the free queue may take many weeks or months, with no fixed review date. Optional free 48-hour priority review requires a visible Best-AI.org badge and dofollow link on a public page, then emailing the tool name and page URL. The site says it verifies the badge within one business day; priority review does not guarantee publication.
- No credit card or backlink required
- Manual review; permanent listing if approved
- No promised review date; free review may take many weeks or months
- Add a visible Best-AI.org badge and dofollow link on a public page
- Email the tool name and page URL for verification
- 48-hour priority review after verification; publication is not guaranteed
- Launch price $39; listed regular price $79
- Manual review with a 48-business-hour SLA
- Verified badge and backlink to the tool
- Refund or credit if the SLA is missed
- Launch price $99/month; listed regular price $149/month
- Top placement in Top 100
- Claimed average CTR of approximately 3.8%
- Launch price $59; listed regular price $99
- Monthly newsletter/news digest feature
- Logo and slogan
- Launch price $99; listed regular price $299
- 800-1,000-word use-case article
- Two backlinks; Best-AI.org writes it or accepts a supplied draft
- 7-10 business days plus social share
- Launch price $99/month; listed regular price $149/month
- Featured placement on a relevant category or comparison page
- Sponsored placements are labeled
- Bundle price $99 versus stated separate total $148
- Fast-Track Listing
- Two-week Featured placement
- Newsletter feature
- Bundle price $169 versus stated separate total $296
- Two SEO blog articles
- Newsletter feature
- Fast-Track Listing
- Bundle price $229 versus stated separate total $494
- One-month Featured Listing
- One-month Sponsored placement
- Two blog articles
- Newsletter feature
- Fast-Track Listing
Extras they sell
- Free badge-based priority review Free
- Optional reciprocal badge/link route to 48-hour priority review. Requires a visible badge and dofollow link to Best-AI.org on a public page, followed by an email with the tool name and page URL.
- Paid Fast-Track $39 one-time (listed regular price $79)
- Manual review with a 48-business-hour SLA, verified badge, and refund or credit if the SLA is missed.
- Featured Listing $99/month (listed regular price $149/month)
- Top placement in Top 100; the site claims approximately 3.8% average CTR.
- Newsletter Feature $59 one-time (listed regular price $99)
- Monthly newsletter/news digest feature with logo and slogan.
- Blog Article $99 one-time (listed regular price $299)
- 800-1,000-word use-case article with two backlinks, written by the site or based on a supplied draft; stated turnaround is 7-10 business days plus social share.
- Sponsored Comparison / Categories $99/month (listed regular price $149/month)
- Featured placement in a relevant category or comparison page. Paid links are described in the FAQ as rel="nofollow sponsored".
- Launch Package $99 bundle
- Fast-Track, two-week Featured placement, and newsletter feature; page states a $148 separate total.
- Growth Package $169 bundle
- Two SEO blog articles, newsletter feature, and Fast-Track; page states a $296 separate total.
- Scale Package $229 bundle
- One-month Featured and Sponsored placements, two blog articles, newsletter feature, and Fast-Track; page states a $494 separate total.
- Advertising placements Contact for pricing
- Promoted ad inventory with claims of reaching 70,000+ monthly users.
- API/Data Access $0.01 per call on the pricing card; FAQ says €0.01 per request
- Programmatic access to tool metadata and daily updated/reviewed data; contact the site to scope access.
- AI Tool Feedback Service $49 one-time (listed regular price $79)
- Three-perspective expert feedback (developer, end user, and B2B) with a detailed report stated as 5-7 days.
- Rush feedback review $29 extra
- Optional 2-3-day turnaround instead of the stated standard 5-7 days.
- Expert consulting
- Free consultation is offered; further development, infrastructure, SEO/marketing, strategy, and directory-optimization services have no public price.
Does Best-ai give a dofollow backlink?
Best-ai links to your site with a dofollow link, the kind Google may count toward your site's authority.
Its Ahrefs Domain Rating is 46.
Who gets into Best-ai, and how fast?
Submissions are reviewed first, and most products that fit get in.
How many people see your product depends on votes.
Free listings have no fixed review date and may take many weeks or months. The submit page advertises 48-hour priority review at no cost with a backlink; the badge page specifies verification within one business day, then 48-hour priority review. Paid Fast-Track advertises a 48-business-hour SLA with refund or credit if missed. Partner inquiries are said to receive a response within 24 hours, which is not a review-time promise.
How much traffic does Best-ai get?
Similarweb ranks best-ai.org #11,691,652 in the world by traffic.
What Best-ai says about its audience: The partner page claims “70,000+ active AI buyers” and “70,000+ monthly active users,” plus “1,000+ newsletter subscribers” and DR 53. The homepage also advertises reaching 70,000+ monthly users.
How do you submit to Best-ai?
You submit to Best-ai through a form, after creating an account. Sign-up options: Google, GitHub, and Email.
What the form asks for
- Tool Website URL
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Researched 29 October 2026 from Best-ai's own pages. Prices and terms change, so check before you pay. Something out of date? Report a correction.