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Submit to Awesome Tools
A review site that rates software and AI tools on price, limits and how well they work, with a top-five pick in each of about 60 categories (263 reviewed apps when checked). Makers submit their own tool through a web form or a JSON API, and an accepted tool gets a review-style page with a Visit button and a feature list. Free listings depend on a link back from your site; the paid Featured tiers skip that and add homepage and newsletter placement.
awesome.tools · Checked
Awesome Tools at a glance
- Pricing
- Free + paid options
- Free with a visible link to awesome.tools on your site; Featured Launch $49 one-time (shown down from $99, no backlink needed); Featured + Newsletter Sponsor $149 one-time (shown down from $249). Our submit link is a partner link: LaunchRanked earns 40% if you buy a paid tier.
- Link type
- Dofollow
- The 'Visit' button on all 8 recent listings rechecked 2026-11-07 is rel="noopener" (followed), e.g. https://awesome.tools/apps/homivo and /apps/xoutlier; the other links to the product on each page are rel="nofollow". On 2026-11-06 four of them were rel="sponsored"; the owner says that is only used while a tool runs a paid featured slot (checked 2026-11-07) What a dofollow link is
- Review
- Not stated
- Link back required
- Yes, a link back to them
- Account required
- No
- Domain Rating
- DR53
- Domain Rating by Ahrefs, checked Nov 6, 2026. A score of the whole site’s backlinks, not a Google metric.
- Tranco rank
- Not ranked
- No Tranco rank on record for this site.
- Who browses it
- People comparing software and AI tools by category who want a straight take on price, limits and the best pick
- Last checked
How to submit to Awesome Tools
Open the Awesome Tools submission page
This is the page makers use to add a product.
Have your assets ready
Name, tagline, description, logo and screenshots. The checklist below covers what to prepare so you can fill the form in one go.
Fill in the form carefully
Pick the most specific category the form offers and write the description for the people who browse Awesome Tools (People comparing software and AI tools by category who want a straight take on price, limits and the best pick), not for search engines.
Decide on the link back
They ask for a link or badge on your site. Decide whether you’re happy to add it before you submit.
Wait, then check
We couldn’t confirm how listings are reviewed. Once yours is live, check the details and that the link points to the right page.
Tips for Awesome Tools
- The free path needs an ordinary, visible link to awesome.tools on your homepage or a page it links to; nofollow, sponsored, ugc or hidden links don't count, and that page may link to at most 50 other sites.
- Your own site must also clear DR 20, 30 referring domains, and 200 monthly visits or 100 ranking keywords for a free listing; the $49 Featured Launch skips the backlink requirement.
- Keep the backlink up after you're listed: the site says a removed backlink can get the listing hidden. A submission alone isn't publication, so check the status URL it returns (Draft means not public yet).
- Its robots.txt blocks AhrefsBot and SemrushBot, so a link from here won't show up in Ahrefs or Semrush backlink reports even when it's followed.
From Awesome Tools’s own guidelines and pages, in our words.
What to prepare
The basics every directory asks for, plus what matters most for software review sites.
- Product name and a one-line tagline (about 60 characters)
- A short description (1–2 sentences) and a longer one (a short paragraph)
- Square logo, at least 256×256 px, PNG or SVG
- 2–3 screenshots at a consistent size
- The exact page you want the link to point to
- Pricing model (free, freemium or paid) and a contact email
- A company email on your own domain (most review sites verify it)
- Company details: legal name, founding year, headquarters, team size
- A short list of real customers you can ask for an honest review
- Screenshots and a pricing summary for the profile
Is Awesome Tools worth it?
A followed link, with a low bar
The listing link we inspected was followed, but we couldn’t confirm that anyone reviews listings. Directories that accept everyone tend to carry less weight, so treat it as a small plus, not a priority.
- Domain Rating by Ahrefs: 53 (strong). That's the strength of links to the whole site, not a promise about what your listing passes on.
- No Tranco rank on record, so we can’t say how much traffic it gets.
- There’s a free option. Start free and only pay for upgrades if the traffic justifies it.
- They ask for a link back to their site. One reciprocal link is common, but Google’s spam policies list excessive link exchanges as a problem, so don’t do this for every directory.
This verdict is worked out from the facts above with fixed rules (link type, review, price, Domain Rating by Ahrefs, Tranco rank), not paid for. The directory has no say in it.
Questions about Awesome Tools
Is Awesome Tools free?
There’s a free option, with paid upgrades. Pricing details: Free with a visible link to awesome.tools on your site; Featured Launch $49 one-time (shown down from $99, no backlink needed); Featured + Newsletter Sponsor $149 one-time (shown down from $249). Our submit link is a partner link: LaunchRanked earns 40% if you buy a paid tier. We checked on Nov 7, 2026.
Does Awesome Tools give a dofollow link?
Yes. The listing link we inspected was a followed (dofollow) link. Evidence: The 'Visit' button on all 8 recent listings rechecked 2026-11-07 is rel="noopener" (followed), e.g. https://awesome.tools/apps/homivo and /apps/xoutlier; the other links to the product on each page are rel="nofollow". On 2026-11-06 four of them were rel="sponsored"; the owner says that is only used while a tool runs a paid featured slot (checked 2026-11-07).
How do I submit to Awesome Tools?
Submit at https://awesome.tools/submit?via=launchranked. They ask for a link back to their site. Tip: The free path needs an ordinary, visible link to awesome.tools on your homepage or a page it links to; nofollow, sponsored, ugc or hidden links don't count, and that page may link to at most 50 other sites.
Alternatives to Awesome Tools
All software review sitesFree + paid options · DR 91 · Tranco #4,171
Not published · DR 91 · Tranco #5,902
Not published · DR 87 · Tranco #18,024
Paid · DR 87 · Tranco #18,519
Free + paid options · DR 85 · Tranco #26,267
Not published · DR 85 · Tranco #31,644
Also in these lists
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Sources
The pages we opened on Nov 7, 2026 to write this page.