Directory index · researched October 2026
Best of AI
bestofai.ioBest of 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 of AI cost?
Listing on Best of AI is free if you wait your turn, with paid options from $29.
No submission fee or reciprocal-backlink/badge condition is stated. The listing itself is claimed to include a direct-follow backlink. Listings are reviewed by hand, usually within a few days, and go live with the next site deploy after approval. Closed-beta or waitlist tools may be submitted, but are listed only once open to the public.
- Permanent directory and category listing
- Eligible for relevant profession and alternatives pages
- Recently Added homepage placement
- Newsletter mention and GitHub awesome-list inclusion
- Leaderboard eligibility
- Direct-follow backlink
- Everything in Free
- Priority review within 48 hours
- Featured badge on the listing
- Everything in Featured
- Homepage placement for 7 days
- Shoutout on social channels
Extras they sell
- Featured submission upgrade $29 USD, one-time
- Adds priority review within 48 hours and a Featured badge to the free listing.
- Premium submission upgrade $99 USD, one-time
- Includes Featured benefits plus homepage placement for 7 days and a social-channel shoutout.
- Monthly advertising $49 USD, one-time
- Featured placement for 30 days, priority over standard listings, and added visibility on the existing listing; no subscription.
- Yearly advertising $399 USD, one-time
- Featured placement for 12 months, priority over standard listings, and added visibility on the existing listing; no subscription.
Does Best of AI give a dofollow backlink?
Best of AI links to your site with a dofollow link, the kind Google may count toward your site's authority.
Its Ahrefs Domain Rating is 19.
Who gets into Best of AI, and how fast?
Best of AI picks only a few of the products submitted.
New listings are shown to its audience: on the homepage, in a newsletter or on social media.
The public submit page says review is usually within a few days and listings go live with the next site deploy after approval. Featured advertises priority review within 48 hours. The app FAQ says most submissions are reviewed quickly but gives no specific free-plan turnaround.
How much traffic does Best of AI get?
Similarweb ranks bestofai.io #638,998 in the world by traffic.
What Best of AI says about its audience: The submission app claims “100,000+ monthly visitors” and “10K+ newsletter subscribers,” and says an app can show up in “6” places. The public submit page also claims 1,000+ tools, 143 categories, and 350 professions.
How do you submit to Best of AI?
You submit to Best of AI through a form, after creating an account. Sign-up options: Google. Prices only show once you've signed up.
What the form asks for
- Website URL (first screen; the landing page also offers a skip-and-fill-details option; a hidden details-stage website field is marked required)
- App name
- Tagline (optional)
- Description
- Logo (the FAQ says to provide one; field and requiredness were not visible)
- A few screenshots (the FAQ says to provide them; field and requiredness were not visible)
- Pricing model* (Free, Freemium, or Paid; present in the gated form markup)
- Plan selection (Free, Featured, or Premium; step 03, behind the sign-in gate)
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Researched 29 October 2026 from Best of AI's own pages. Prices and terms change, so check before you pay. Something out of date? Report a correction.