Directory index · researched October 2026
Brownbook
brownbook.netBrownbook is a directory for startups and new products. 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 Brownbook cost?
Listing on Brownbook is free.
No backlink, badge, or waiting-period requirement was shown. The current live flow requires account creation to validate email and complete a submission. Older help says unregistered contributions can be added after email verification and calls submissions free and instant, so the legacy help conflicts with the current form. No manual review queue was shown.
- Business listing/profile page
- Website link and keywords
- Search-engine discovery; the site describes the listing as helping SEO
- Verify ownership
- Lock edits so only the claimant can edit
- Claimed/verified status
- Add enhanced business details
- Add images and other media; the add-business page also mentions photos and video
Extras they sell
- Listing promotions / highlight
- The FAQ says promotions can be added only to a claimed listing, either when claiming or later during the claim period. It does not enumerate promotion types or publish prices. Its linked promotions page returned a not-found page.
- BLINX business bio page
- Described as a mobile-optimized business bio page with its own short URL and QR code. Price and eligibility are not stated.
- Uberall Listing Manager Historical help screenshot shows US$35.00 paid charges on Nov. 29 and Dec. 29, 2022; current rate unconfirmed
- A subscription for managing listings across directories and reviews. The embedded account screenshot shows two dated US$35.00 billing entries, but the page is not a current public checkout or pricing page.
- Publisher API US$0.10 per listing per month (official article dated May 19, 2016; current rate unconfirmed)
- For volume search, insertion, editing, and deletion of listings. The article requires a signed API agreement and says Brownbook supplies an OAuth key/token.
Does Brownbook give a dofollow backlink?
Brownbook links to your site with a dofollow link, the kind Google may count toward your site's authority.
Its Ahrefs Domain Rating is 79.
Who gets into Brownbook, and how fast?
Every product that fits gets listed.
You get a listing page, with little promotion.
No current editorial review-time claim or queue was shown. Older help says an unregistered contribution is added as soon as the email-verification link is clicked and member contributions go live instantly; another older FAQ calls adding a listing free and instant. The current form instead requires account creation to validate email and complete the listing.
How much traffic does Brownbook get?
Similarweb ranks brownbook.net #100,450 in the world by traffic.
What Brownbook says about its audience: Homepage: “44.6m businesses and growing.” The free-listing and registration pages say more than 35 million businesses in over 200 countries; the help blog header says more than 43 million businesses globally. These are listing-count claims, not visitor or traffic figures.
How do you submit to Brownbook?
You submit to Brownbook through a form, after creating an account. Sign-up options: Email and password. Prices only show once you've signed up.
What the form asks for
- Business name
- Business category
- Address
- City
- Country
- Zip Code
- Phone
- Mobile
- Fax
- Website
- Display Website
- Blog
- TikTok
- Video
- Instant messenger
- Business Tags
- Location Tags
- Email* (account step)
- Name* (account step)
- Accept terms and conditions* (account step)
- reCAPTCHA (account step)
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Researched 29 October 2026 from Brownbook's own pages. Prices and terms change, so check before you pay. Something out of date? Report a correction.