# Submit your tool to Twelve Tools > Twelve Tools is a curated directory of startups and web tools that publishes about twelve new listings a day on its homepage. Free listings need a backlink or badge on your site; a one-time $36 Pro listing skips the backlink and adds homepage features. - Website: https://twelve.tools/ - Submit at: https://twelve.tools/submit-your-tool - Type: directory - Free with a backlink, or $36 one-time Pro listing, dofollow link, asks for its badge or a link back, time to list: Free: within 72 hours. Pro: within 24 hours, DR 84 - For: AI tools, SaaS, Startups, Fast approval - Facts checked: 2026-11-13 ## Is Twelve Tools worth it? Worth a submission if you want a cheap dofollow backlink and a permanent category page. Listing pages checked in November 2026 link to the product with rel="noopener" only, so the link is followed for both free and Pro listings. It is not a launch event: there is no voting or daily ranking, so do not expect a traffic spike. Use the free plan if you can keep a footer link to twelve.tools; pay for Pro only if you will not place a badge or want faster review. ## Who should submit to Twelve Tools? Suits indie makers, SaaS founders and small startups who want an extra followed backlink and a listing in a topic category. Artificial Intelligence, Productivity, Video, Design and Developer Tools are the largest categories by listing count. Less useful for products that need feedback, upvotes or a launch day crowd, and not an option for adult, gambling, drug or weapons related sites, which the terms exclude. ## What you need before you submit - A live website URL - A legitimate, non-spammy product (adult, gambling, drug and weapons sites are not accepted) - Free plan: a link to twelve.tools or the Twelve Tools badge on your homepage or footer - Pro plan: a one-time payment of $36 through Stripe (tax included) ## How to submit 1. Open the submit page and enter your website URL 2. Work through the Screenshot and Review steps and edit the suggested description 3. Free plan: add the badge or a plain link to twelve.tools on your homepage or footer 4. Wait for the backlink to be detected and the listing to be reviewed (up to 72 hours) 5. Or choose Pro, pay $36, and the listing goes live within 24 hours ## Pros - Outbound product link is followed, on free and Pro listings - Free option exists - Short review times: 72 hours free, 24 hours Pro - Pro is a one-time payment, no subscription - Each tool gets its own page with a screenshot, description and two categories - Pro can be refunded if the listing hasn't gone live yet ## Cons - The free plan needs a link or badge on your homepage or footer - The terms say free listings may be removed if the backlink is removed - No voting, ranking or launch day, so little direct traffic is likely - Outbound links carry UTM tags (utm_source=twelve.tools) - No traffic or audience numbers published ## Tips - A small text link in your footer works instead of the badge if a badge doesn't fit your design - Keep the backlink in place after approval, since removing it can get the listing removed - Edit the suggested description before publishing; the terms make you responsible for it - Pick the two categories carefully, as the listing page shows both and links related tools ## Questions ### How much does it cost to list a tool on Twelve Tools? Listing a tool on Twelve Tools is free with a backlink, or $36 one-time Pro listing. ### Does Twelve Tools give a dofollow link? Yes. A listing on Twelve Tools links to your site with a dofollow link. ### Does Twelve Tools 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 Twelve Tools take to list a tool? Free: within 72 hours. Pro: within 24 hours. ### Is the Twelve Tools link dofollow? Yes. Checked in November 2026 on several live listing pages, both Pro and free: the links to the product have no nofollow, and the pages have no robots meta tag. ### How much does it cost to get listed? The free plan costs nothing but needs a link or badge to twelve.tools on your homepage or footer. Pro is a one-time $36 payment (tax included) with no backlink needed, review within 24 hours and regular homepage features. ### How long does approval take? The site says free submissions are reviewed within 72 hours and Pro submissions within 24 hours. Free listings go live once the backlink or badge is found. ### Is Twelve Tools a launch platform with voting? No. It is a curated directory that shows about twelve new tools a day on the homepage. There is no upvoting or daily leaderboard. ## Alternatives to Twelve Tools - [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) - [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) - [One Page Love](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/one-page-love) - [ToolPilot](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/toolpilot) --- 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