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BestofAI: requirements, how to submit, and what you actually get

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Five fields, no badge, no fee, and a followed link at the end of it.

bestofai.com
BestofAI homepage
Eligibility

Who BestofAI accepts

You need
An account, by Google
A URL, a title, tags and a description
At least one of their 102 categories
You'll be rejected if
Anything with no plausible AI angle, since every shelf here is an AI category
AI toolsSaaS productsDeveloper toolsMarketing tools
What you actually get
A page at /tool/<slug> with your description, tags and category shelves, whose outbound link carries rel=noopener alone and is therefore followed. It sits in an index they say holds 15,135 products, so this is a link and a category shelf rather than a launch.

How to submit to BestofAI

  1. Sign in
    Add Tool opens a Clerk dialog. Continue with Google is the top option.
  2. Fill five fields
    Categories from a searchable list of 102, then URL, title, comma-separated tags and a description.
  3. Submit
    You land on the sponsor page, where your tool is listed as Awaiting Approval.

BestofAI requirements

An account on the site
Categories
one or more of 102
Tags
comma separated
Description
a short paragraph

Gotchas

There is no logo, screenshot or pricing field. Whatever they show beside your listing they fetch themselves, so the page is out of your hands after the description.
Submitting drops you on the $250 a month sponsorship page rather than a confirmation. The receipt is the Awaiting Approval row further down it.
They publish no review time, and the only status you ever see is that row.

Let your agent submit to BestofAI

Connect SubmitMap to your AI over MCP and this page stops being something you read and copy. Your agent asks for the BestofAI playbook and gets the brief for this exact form, with the values already taken from your submission pack instead of placeholders you fill in by hand.

What it does for this platform
Checks your product against the 4 BestofAI rules above, so you find out you would be rejected before you open a tab.
Hands your agent all 4 fields this form asks for, none of them optional, already filled from your pack.
Tells you what paying buys here, so you pick it on purpose: listing is free. The only paid thing is sponsorship at $250 a month for top placement, offered on the page you land on after submitting and never required.
Types it into BestofAI in your own browser, and stops for you when the form wants a sign-in.
Records what it sent, so the dashboard can answer "did I ever submit to BestofAI?".
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BestofAI FAQ

How long does BestofAI approval take?
BestofAI does not publish how long approval takes.
How much does it cost to submit to BestofAI?
BestofAI has a free submission option plus paid placement (Listing is free. The only paid thing is sponsorship at $250 a month for top placement, offered on the page you land on after submitting and never required.).
Does BestofAI give a dofollow backlink?
Yes, a listing on BestofAI carries a dofollow link. The site has a domain rating of 42.
Does BestofAI require a backlink to your site?
No, BestofAI does not require a link back from your site.
What gets you rejected from BestofAI?
Anything with no plausible AI angle, since every shelf here is an AI category.