Directory index · researched October 2026
Direct2App
direct2app.comDirect2App is a directory for AI tools and SaaS. 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 Direct2App cost?
Listing on Direct2App is free, as long as you link back to them from your site, with paid options from $12.99.
The free listing requires a backlink to Direct2App, which it says it maintains. Free listings are reviewed and listed within 30 days, are searchable by category and tags, and include no customer support. The pricing page also has a Verify backlink section instructing submitters to add its featured badge and link back to their listing.
- Listing searchable by category and tags
- Three dofollow links, as advertised
- Permanent link with backlink maintenance
- Backlink to Direct2App required
- Reviewed and listed within 30 days
- No customer support
- Benefits of Free
- List right now and publish whenever you want
- Permanent, lifetime listing
- No backlink required
- Standard customer support
- No featured listing
- Everything in Pro
- Featured listing with priority placement
- Direct Visit Website button
- Premium badge
- Priority support
Extras they sell
- Pro upgrade $12.99
- Promoted as the popular plan; removes the backlink requirement, allows immediate listing with publication timing control, and includes a lifetime listing and standard support.
- Premium featured listing $34.99
- Adds priority placement, a direct Visit Website button, a premium badge, and priority support.
Does Direct2App give a dofollow backlink?
Direct2App links to your site with a dofollow link, the kind Google may count toward your site's authority.
Its Ahrefs Domain Rating is 49. Part of that comes from sites that link back to it in exchange for a listing, so it likely overstates what its link is worth to you (why).
Who gets into Direct2App, and how fast?
Submissions are reviewed first, and most products that fit get in.
New listings are shown to its audience: on the homepage, in a newsletter or on social media.
Free listings are reviewed and listed within 30 days. Pro is described as allowing submitters to list right now and publish whenever they want; no numeric paid review time is given.
How much traffic does Direct2App get?
Similarweb ranks direct2app.com #7,788,300 in the world by traffic.
What Direct2App says about its audience: "500+ verified tools across 50+ categories" and the platform puts products in front of "thousands of actively searching buyers every month."
How do you submit to Direct2App?
You submit to Direct2App through a form, after creating an account. Sign-up options: Email and password, Google, and GitHub.
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Researched 29 October 2026 from Direct2App's own pages. Prices and terms change, so check before you pay. Something out of date? Report a correction.