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Startup directory · checked 10 October 2026

How to submit to Twelve Tools

Twelve new curated tools and startups a day

Twelve Tools has a free route, and paid plans from $36 one-time. The listing we checked linked to the product with a plain, followed link.

Free routeListing from $36Link observed: Followed — a plain link to the product, with no nofollow, ugc or sponsoredTop 1M
Open Twelve Tools's submit page ↗

At a glance

Free route
Free route

Free plan gives 1 dofollow link; a backlink to twelve.tools (on the homepage or footer) is required; no homepage feature or priority review.

Paid listing from

$36 one-time — Pro

Review time
  • Free route: reviewed within 72 hours
  • Pro: reviewed and listed within 24 hours
Link on a live listing
Link observed: Followed — a plain link to the product, with no nofollow, ugc or sponsored

A plain link to the product, with no nofollow, ugc or sponsored. Twelve Tools says its links are dofollow.

What we read: https://twelve.tools/dopost-co - 'Visit Website' link goes directly to dopost.co (?utm_source=twelve.tools) with rel='noopener' only

Requirements
  • Backlink to twelve.tools on the product's homepage or footer for the free plan (badge on /badge)
  • Submission through the site form; sign-in details not stated on the pricing page.
Popularity

#253,660 in the Tranco top-1M list of 9 October 2026 — Top 1M.

Plans and prices

PlanPriceStated waitIncludes
Pro$36 one-timereviewed and listed within 24 hours3 dofollow links; regularly featured on the homepage; permanent dofollow links, no backlink to Twelve Tools needed; 30% off with the FROGDR code (25.20 USD)

How to submit to Twelve Tools, step by step

  1. 1Get the kit ready. Name, a one-line tagline, a short description, a square logo, two or three screenshots and your pricing in numbers — the same kit works on every directory.
  2. 2Open Twelve Tools's submit page. It is at twelve.tools/submit.
  3. 3Take the free route, if it fits. Free plan gives 1 dofollow link; a backlink to twelve.tools (on the homepage or footer) is required; no homepage feature or priority review.
  4. 4Or pay to skip it. The cheapest paid listing is Pro at $36 one-time (reviewed and listed within 24 hours).
  5. 5Check the rules first. Backlink to twelve.tools on the product's homepage or footer for the free plan (badge on /badge) Submission through the site form; sign-in details not stated on the pricing page.
  6. 6Once it is live, check the link. Open your listing, right-click the link to your site and choose Inspect: the rel attribute says whether it is a plain link, nofollow, ugc or sponsored.

What a launch there gets you

A listing is a tool page with a category tag and a Visit Website link; the homepage shows twelve new tools a day. Suits small web tools and startups that want a dofollow link; the free plan is paid for with a backlink.

  • Its cheapest paid listing, $36, is above the median of the 20 launch platforms and directories with a one-time price ($24).
  • 16 of the 35 launch platforms and directories whose live listings we read gave a plain link; Twelve Tools's was one of them.
  • By traffic rank it is number 22 of the 27 launch platforms and directories here that appear in the Tranco top-1M list.

Twelve Tools: the questions founders ask

How much does it cost to submit to Twelve Tools?

Twelve Tools has a free route, and paid plans from $36 one-time. The cheapest paid listing is Pro.

Is Twelve Tools free?

Yes, with conditions. Free plan gives 1 dofollow link; a backlink to twelve.tools (on the homepage or footer) is required; no homepage feature or priority review.

How long does a submission on Twelve Tools take?

Free route: reviewed within 72 hours. Pro: reviewed and listed within 24 hours.

Does Twelve Tools give a dofollow backlink?

Twelve Tools says its links are dofollow. The listing we checked linked to the product with a plain, followed link.

What does Twelve Tools require?

Backlink to twelve.tools on the product's homepage or footer for the free plan (badge on /badge). Submission through the site form; sign-in details not stated on the pricing page.

Sources

Read on 10 October 2026. Every fact above comes from Twelve Tools's own pages.

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