Directory index · researched October 2026
Hotfrog
hotfrog.comHotfrog 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 Hotfrog cost?
Listing on Hotfrog is free, with paid options from $10.
No backlink or badge requirement is stated. Registration is required; Hotfrog's public how-to guide says to verify the email address and then verify business ownership. Its Legal About Us page says organizations may enter up to 10 business listings at no charge; more than 10 requires its API service for an unspecified modest fee.
- Business directory profile
- No obligation to upgrade
- Up to 10 business listings at no charge for organizations with multiple locations, according to Legal About Us
- Priority placement above free listings for specified keywords
- Enhanced profile editing and richer business information
- Images, descriptions and coupons
- Ad-free profile with third-party ads removed
- Performance reporting
- Cancel at any time
- Bulk import using Hotfrog's data template
- Database check and approval before publication
- Single login to manage the resulting listings
- API service for organizations with more than 10 listings
- Potential publication across the Locafy publishing network
Extras they sell
- Hotfrog AdVantage USD 10/month
- Promotes a business above free results for specified keywords; adds profile editing and content features, removes third-party ads from the profile, and provides reporting. The page says the monthly plan can be cancelled at any time.
- Bulk Listing Load
- Multi-business upload arranged by emailing sales for pricing and a data template. Hotfrog says it checks for existing profiles and that approval may take up to five working days depending on source and size.
- Locafy API service
- For organizations with more than 10 business listings; described as a modest fee, with no amount published.
Does Hotfrog give a dofollow backlink?
Hotfrog links to your site with a nofollow link, which asks Google not to count it.
Its Ahrefs Domain Rating is 81.
Who gets into Hotfrog, and how fast?
Every product that fits gets listed.
New listings are shown to its audience: on the homepage, in a newsletter or on social media.
No standard self-serve review SLA is stated. Hotfrog's public how-to guide says a profile may take a few minutes to appear in search and describes verification as automated and taking two minutes. The bulk-upload guide says approval may take up to five working days depending on data source and size.
How much traffic does Hotfrog get?
Similarweb ranks hotfrog.com #121,381 in the world by traffic.
What Hotfrog says about its audience: Hotfrog Legal About Us claims it operates in 44 countries and supports more than 69 million businesses. No monthly traffic or visitor count was found. A separate support article claims more than 66 million businesses in 36 countries and marks that figure as correct as of the end of October 2010.
How do you submit to Hotfrog?
You submit to Hotfrog through a form, after creating an account. Sign-up options: Email and password.
What the form asks for
- Account registration: Name
- Account registration: Email
- Account registration: Accept terms and conditions
- Account registration: Marketing updates opt-in (optional)
- Later business form fields were not observed; the public guide mentions company name, address and a location pin.
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Researched 29 October 2026 from Hotfrog's own pages. Prices and terms change, so check before you pay. Something out of date? Report a correction.