- #tool-directory
- #online-tools
- #backlink-required
- #badge
- #paid-fast-track
Submit to ToolFame
A directory of online tools with more than 1,000 entries in 33 categories, from AI and video to SEO and finance. A listing gets a detail page with a description and links to the tool's site. The free plan needs a ToolFame badge kept on your site for good and sits in a long review queue; the paid one-time plans are listed straight away with no badge.
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ToolFame at a glance
- Pricing
- Free + paid options
- Free: 1 dofollow link, badge required, reviewed within 180 days, may be rejected. Basic $19.9 one-time: 3 dofollow links, no badge, listed immediately. Pro $49.9 one-time: 5 links plus featured spots. Add-ons: Sponsor $69.9 for 30 days, Guest Post $69.9, Directory Submissions $99.9.
- Link type
- Mixed
- On a free listing (https://toolfame.com/item/picavo) the large 'Visit Website' button is rel="nofollow" while the product-domain link in the info box has no rel, which fits the one followed link the free plan promises once the badge is verified. A sponsored listing (https://toolfame.com/item/productfame) has a followed button as well. Only one listing of each kind was sampled, so how consistent this is across free listings is not confirmed (checked 2026-11-12) What a dofollow link is
- Review
- Not stated
- Link back required
- Yes, a link back to them
- Account required
- Yes
- Domain Rating
- DR76
- Domain Rating by Ahrefs, checked Nov 12, 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 browsing for online tools by category, from AI, video and writing tools to SEO, finance and productivity
- Last checked
How to submit to ToolFame
Open the ToolFame submission page
This is the page makers use to add a product.
Create an account
ToolFame asks you to sign up before you can submit.
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 ToolFame (People browsing for online tools by category, from AI, video and writing tools to SEO, finance and productivity), 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 ToolFame
- On the free plan the badge has to stay on your site permanently. The pricing FAQ says automated checks run regularly, a missing badge gets the listing unpublished at once with no warning, and you then need a paid plan to get it back.
- Free submissions must also clear a minimum authority score for your own domain, stated on the pricing page, and can still be rejected.
- Expect a long wait for free: the plan promises a review within 180 days and showed 869 tools already waiting when checked. Basic ($19.9) is listed immediately.
- Buying an add-on such as Sponsor or Guest Post does not lift the free plan's rules; the badge check and the review still apply unless you also choose Basic or Pro.
From ToolFame’s own guidelines and pages, in our words.
What to prepare
The basics every directory asks for, plus what matters most for general web directories.
- 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
- Consistent business name, URL and contact details (use them the same way everywhere)
- The most specific category the directory offers
- A plain description with no keyword stuffing
- A business address or country, if the form asks
Is ToolFame worth it?
Depends on the listing
ToolFame uses followed links on some listings and not others. Read the evidence above and check which kind your listing gets before you pay for anything.
- Domain Rating by Ahrefs: 76 (very 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 ToolFame
Is ToolFame free?
There’s a free option, with paid upgrades. Pricing details: Free: 1 dofollow link, badge required, reviewed within 180 days, may be rejected. Basic $19.9 one-time: 3 dofollow links, no badge, listed immediately. Pro $49.9 one-time: 5 links plus featured spots. Add-ons: Sponsor $69.9 for 30 days, Guest Post $69.9, Directory Submissions $99.9. We checked on Nov 12, 2026.
Does ToolFame give a dofollow link?
It depends. Some listing links on ToolFame are followed and some are not. Evidence: On a free listing (https://toolfame.com/item/picavo) the large 'Visit Website' button is rel="nofollow" while the product-domain link in the info box has no rel, which fits the one followed link the free plan promises once the badge is verified. A sponsored listing (https://toolfame.com/item/productfame) has a followed button as well. Only one listing of each kind was sampled, so how consistent this is across free listings is not confirmed (checked 2026-11-12).
How do I submit to ToolFame?
Submit at https://toolfame.com/submit. You need an account first. They ask for a link back to their site. Tip: On the free plan the badge has to stay on your site permanently. The pricing FAQ says automated checks run regularly, a missing badge gets the listing unpublished at once with no warning, and you then need a paid plan to get it back.
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