# Submit your tool to HoTools

> An online tools directory, mostly AI and SaaS products, with categories, tags and collections. The free plan needs a text link to hotools.com on your homepage and is reviewed within 72 hours; Pro costs $5 once.

- Website: https://hotools.com
- Submit at: https://hotools.com/submit
- Type: directory
- Free with a backlink, or $5 once, dofollow link, asks for its badge or a link back, time to list: Free within 72 hours, Pro within 24 hours, DR 39
- For: AI tools, SaaS, Developer tools
- Facts checked: 2026-11-13

## Is HoTools worth it?

A reasonable cheap directory for AI and SaaS tools: listing pages checked link out with no rel attribute, so the link is followed on both plans. The $5 Pro plan is the better deal for most makers, since it skips the homepage backlink, gets 24 hour review and a featured badge. Use the free plan only if you are fine adding a visible link to hotools.com on your homepage.

## Who should submit to HoTools?

Suits makers of AI tools, SaaS and developer tools who want a followed link at little or no cost. It suits less those who will not place a backlink and will not pay $5, or anyone expecting meaningful referral traffic, as no traffic figures are published.

## What you need before you submit

- An account (email and password, or Google)
- Website URL, name, categories, tags, short description and introduction
- A square icon and a 16:9 image
- Free plan: a text link to hotools.com on your homepage

## How to submit

1. Sign in at hotools.com (submit redirects to the login page)
2. Choose Free or Pro ($5)
3. Fill in the details and upload the icon and 16:9 image
4. Free plan: add the HoTools text link to your homepage and verify it
5. Submit and wait for review (72 hours free, 24 hours Pro)

## Pros

- Followed links on listing pages
- Pro is only $5 once and needs no backlink
- Listings can be updated anytime
- The site says you get 3 dofollow links

## Cons

- Free plan requires a homepage link to hotools.com
- Account required
- No published traffic numbers
- Free listings get no featured placement

## Tips

- Prepare both images in advance, square and 16:9
- If you use the free plan, place the link on the homepage itself before verifying
- Pick categories and tags carefully, since they create extra internal pages

## Questions

### How much does it cost to list a tool on HoTools?

Listing a tool on HoTools is free with a backlink, or $5 once.

### Does HoTools give a dofollow link?

Yes. A listing on HoTools links to your site with a dofollow link.

### Does HoTools ask for a backlink or a badge?

Yes. It asks for its badge or a link back on your site before it lists a tool. Check whether it has to be on the homepage or can go on any page.

### How long does HoTools take to list a tool?

Free within 72 hours, Pro within 24 hours.

### How much does HoTools cost?

Free if you add a text link to hotools.com on your homepage, or $5 one-time for Pro with no backlink, 24 hour review and a featured badge.

### Is the link dofollow?

Yes. Checked in November 2026 on several listing pages, the Visit Website links carry no rel attribute, only UTM parameters.

### How long does review take?

The site says up to 72 hours on the free plan and within 24 hours on Pro.

### What backlink is required?

On the free plan, a plain text link reading HoTools pointing to https://hotools.com/ on your homepage.

## Alternatives to HoTools

- [Docker Hub](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/docker-hub)
- [Docker MCP Catalog](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/docker-mcp-catalog)
- [Startup Fame](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/startup-fame)
- [Twelve Tools](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/twelve-tools)
- [Dang.ai](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/dang-ai)
- [Findly.tools](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/findly-tools)
- [Turbo0](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/turbo0)
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DR: Domain Rating by Ahrefs (https://ahrefs.com/).

From Another Directory (https://another.directory/where-to-launch). Another Directory gives every tool a page that says what it does, who it's for and what it costs. List a tool at https://another.directory/submit, or have an AI agent do it: https://another.directory/submit.md