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ShowMeBest.AI: requirements, how to submit, and what you actually get
Nearly 4,000 AI tools in 88 categories, where the free lane costs a footer badge and buys a link they mark nofollow.
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Eligibility
Who ShowMeBest.AI accepts
You need
Their badge link live on your site before you press submit
A live URL, a product name and a contact email
An AI angle, since all 88 categories are AI categories
You'll be rejected if
A maker who will not carry a footer badge, on the free lane: submitting without it is refused outright
Anything with no AI story
AI toolsAI chatbotsDeveloper toolsDesign toolsProductivity toolsMarketing tools
What you actually get
A tool page with an AI-written write-up, category chips and a Visit Site button, inside a directory of about 3,900 tools with its own AI search. The free tier's own card marks Dofollow Backlink with a cross, and their copy calls free visibility limited in both categories and search.
How to submit to ShowMeBest.AI
1
Deploy their badge first
The free lane is explicit that their partner link goes in your footer in exchange for approval, and the form checks for it at submit time rather than at review time.
2
Open the free form
/submit shows three cards; the free one's Submit Now leads to /submit/free-submit. Everything else on that page is the paid pitch.
3
Fill three fields
Website name, website URL and your email. That is the whole free form: no description, no category, no logo, because their AI writes the listing from your site.
4
Submit and wait
Their stated free review window is 72 hours to 4 weeks, against 24 hours with no queue on either paid tier.
ShowMeBest.AI requirements
Their badge link in your site's footer, live before submitting
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Product name
Live URL
Contact email
Gotchas
Submitting before the badge is live fails with a toast that reads only "External link not found". Their checker fetches your site during the submit request, so the badge is a precondition rather than a promise.
The free card marks Dofollow Backlink, Customer Support and Review in 24 Hours with crosses. Live listings do carry followed outbound links, so the followed link exists here, it just is not what free buys.
The free review window is quoted as 72 hours to 4 weeks, with no queue position and no status page, while both paid tiers say 24 hours and no queue.
Let your agent submit to ShowMeBest.AI
Connect SubmitMap to your AI over MCP and this page stops being something you read and copy. Your agent asks for the ShowMeBest.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 ShowMeBest.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 ShowMeBest.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: basic is $9.99 once for one dofollow link and a permanent listing; Pro is $49.99 for at least five links, featured styling and a homepage slot, but only for six months. Guest posts are sold separately under their own tab on the submit page.
Types it into ShowMeBest.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 ShowMeBest.AI?".
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ShowMeBest.AI FAQ
How long does ShowMeBest.AI approval take?
ShowMeBest.AI's typical time from submission to going live is 2-4 weeks.
How much does it cost to submit to ShowMeBest.AI?
ShowMeBest.AI has a free submission option plus paid placement (Basic is $9.99 once for one dofollow link and a permanent listing; Pro is $49.99 for at least five links, featured styling and a homepage slot, but only for six months. Guest posts are sold separately under their own tab on the submit page.).
Does ShowMeBest.AI give a dofollow backlink?
No, links from ShowMeBest.AI are nofollow. The site has a domain rating of 76.
Does ShowMeBest.AI require a backlink to your site?
Yes, ShowMeBest.AI expects a link back from your site as part of listing.
What gets you rejected from ShowMeBest.AI?
A maker who will not carry a footer badge, on the free lane: submitting without it is refused outright; Anything with no AI story.