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Twelve Tools
Conditional free route directory
Researched from public pages — no submission was run · sources read 2026-09-25. Rules change — recheck the platform's own pages before submitting.
What the free route requires
- Free listing requires placing a Twelve Tools backlink/badge on your homepage or footer
- Free tier is reviewed within 72 hours and gives 1 dofollow link — no homepage featuring
- Pro ($36 one-time, $25.20 with auto-applied FROGDR code) removes the backlink requirement, reviews within 24h, gives 3 dofollow links and homepage featuring
Requirements
- A live website/tool to submit (general directory — 140+ categories)
- For free tier: ability to embed the badge/backlink on your homepage or footer
- Stripe checkout for the Pro tier
Prepare before opening the form
- Website URL, name, description, category choice
- Badge code snippet for the free route (badges shown on the submit page)
- Decide free-with-backlink vs $36 Pro (FROGDR coupon auto-applied at checkout)
Workflow
- Open https://twelve.tools/submit
- Choose 'Continue — it's free' (/submit-your-tool) or 'Get featured' (/submit-your-tool?plan=paid)
- Complete the tool submission form
- Free route: install the backlink/badge before or as part of submission, wait up to 72h for review
- Pro route: pay via Stripe (FROGDR code pre-applied → $25.20), listed within 24h with homepage featuring
Watch for
- Free tier's backlink is mandatory and presumably verified — removing it risks delisting
- FROGDR 30% coupon is pre-applied at checkout — the 'real' price is effectively $25.20, not $36
- Free tier gets only 1 dofollow link vs 3 for Pro — category/tag choices may matter
- Site is part of a maker network (Ramen Tools, Wired Business, FrogDR, 500.Tools) — expect cross-promotion
What counts as live
Tool appears with a public page in its category listing at twelve.tools/c/<category> and the outbound link is dofollow
Not verified
- Exact fields on /submit-your-tool (the plan picker page itself is the public part)
- Whether the free-tier backlink is checked automatically
- Rejection/refund policy if a submission is declined