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Dang.ai: requirements, how to submit, and what you actually get
An AI directory whose free lane is paid for with a permanent dofollow link back, and whose intake refuses directories in its own words.
dang.ai
Eligibility
Who Dang.ai accepts
You need
An email address you can open, for the sign-in link
Somewhere to host their badge or a text link permanently, because the free listing lives only while it does
An AI tool or product: the intake makes you attest you are not a directory, an agency or a job board
You'll be rejected if
A directory, an agency, a job board or any non-AI service. The free intake carries a required checkbox saying the submission is none of those, so this is refused at the form rather than at review.
A mature or NSFW tool, which has a separate intake of its own
AI toolsAI chatbotsMarketing toolsProductivity toolsDesign toolsAutomation tools
What you actually get
A listing on a DR 79 AI directory whose outbound links are genuinely followed: an anchor to the vendor's own site on a sampled listing carries rel="noopener noreferrer" and no nofollow. On the free package that listing lasts exactly as long as their badge stays on your site.
How to submit to Dang.ai
1
Sign in with the emailed link
There is no password, no Google and no GitHub. /submit and /pricing both redirect to /login until you have followed the link, and the account is where listings, submissions and billing live.
2
Choose a package
Submit a tool lands on /pricing, not on a form. Free, Basic at $49 and Pro at $30 plus $19 a month, with a separate tab for NSFW tools.
3
Put their link up first
The free package opens a backlink dialog rather than the intake: their badge embed or a plain text link, and their own wording is that the intake unlocks only after they have verified it.
4
Attest, then submit for verification
Four required checkboxes: that the link is up, that this is an AI tool and not a directory or agency or job board, that it is not NSFW, and that you are authorised and understand the backlink has to stay live.
5
Wait out the review
Up to four weeks on the free package against four days on Basic. The dashboard counts Listings, Submissions and Active billing separately, so a submission under review is not yet a listing.
Dang.ai requirements
An email address you can open, for the sign-in link
Their badge or a text link, live and crawlable on your site before the intake opens
Your name, a contact email, the tool URL and the URL of the page carrying the link
One category on the free package, two on Basic, four on Pro
Gotchas
The intake refuses directories in writing. One of the four required checkboxes says the submission is an AI tool or product and not a generic directory, an agency, a job board or a non-AI service, so a whole class of product is turned away at the form rather than at review.
The free listing is rented, not owned: their requirements say it stays active as long as you keep the badge or link up, so taking the link down later takes the listing with it.
The backlink they ask for is a dofollow one, in those words, and their snippet ships rel="dofollow noopener". You are paying for a followed link with a followed link.
The free package quotes up to four weeks of review where Basic quotes four days, so $49 is buying the queue rather than the listing.
Let your agent submit to Dang.ai
Connect SubmitMap to your AI over MCP and this page stops being something you read and copy. Your agent asks for the Dang.ai 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 5 Dang.ai 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.
Warns you that Dang.ai looks for its badge on your site, so it has to be live before you submit rather than after.
Tells you what paying buys here, so you pick it on purpose: three packages, visible only once you are signed in. Free is $0 and paid for with a crawlable dofollow link to dang.ai, one category and a review of up to four weeks. Basic is $49, drops the backlink requirement entirely and cuts the review to four days, with two categories and a featured badge. Pro is $30 plus $19 a month for four categories, featured-first placement, hidden alternatives and a newsletter slot.
Types it into Dang.ai 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 Dang.ai?".
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Dang.ai FAQ
How long does Dang.ai approval take?
Dang.ai's typical time from submission to going live is 2-4 weeks.
How much does it cost to submit to Dang.ai?
Dang.ai has a free submission option plus paid placement (Three packages, visible only once you are signed in. Free is $0 and paid for with a crawlable dofollow link to dang.ai, one category and a review of up to four weeks. Basic is $49, drops the backlink requirement entirely and cuts the review to four days, with two categories and a featured badge. Pro is $30 plus $19 a month for four categories, featured-first placement, hidden alternatives and a newsletter slot.).
Does Dang.ai give a dofollow backlink?
Yes, a listing on Dang.ai carries a dofollow link. The site has a domain rating of 82.
Does Dang.ai require a backlink to your site?
Yes, Dang.ai expects a link back from your site as part of listing.
What gets you rejected from Dang.ai?
A directory, an agency, a job board or any non-AI service. The free intake carries a required checkbox saying the submission is none of those, so this is refused at the form rather than at review; A mature or NSFW tool, which has a separate intake of its own.