Directory review
SubmissionWebDirectory review
Submission Web Directory is a general web directory that lists websites in 13 top categories and 687 subcategories so users can find sites, and it also accepts articles. It says an editor visits each submitted site to check quality before listing. Its stats showed about 6,355 active links and over 23,000 pending.
At a glance
DirPilot Score from 4 of 5 factors. The rest aren't checked yet, so it may move.
- Domain rating
- 62
- Visits / month
- Not checked Check pending
- Price
- Free, paid from $6.49
- Link type
- dofollow Checked 2026-09-29
- Approval
- ~56 days
- Listings indexed
- Not checked Check pending
Our verdict
SubmissionWebDirectory sits in the middle tier for authority (DR 62). Its listing links are dofollow (last checked 2026-09-29). You can list for free, with paid options to go faster or get featured and approval takes about 56 days.
Best for Any live website, from SaaS tools to local service businesses, that wants a basic categorized listing; current listings mix software products with local services.
What a listing gets you
- A detail page with title, URL, description, category, owner name and hit count
- A link in your chosen category and in the latest links list
- Featured links sit above regular links on the first page of their category
Pricing, timing and links
- Pricing
- Regular links are free. Featured links cost $6.49 for one year, are reviewed within 24 to 48 hours and stay above regular links on the first page of their category.
- Approval time
- Regular: "As we get more than 500 submissions daily, it may take about 6-8 weeks for us to review regular websites links to be listed." Featured: "Review time for Featured WebSites is usually 24 to 48 hours."
- Links
- Links to listed sites on detail pages, category pages and the latest-links page have no rel attribute (we checked ShieldLabs, Lyric Video Maker and both featured and regular links in the Software category).
Before you submit
- Title (required, max 100 characters), URL, description (max 700 characters), optional meta keywords and meta description (max 250)
- Your name, email, a category, a captcha and agreement to the submission rules
- Accurate, grammatically correct title and description that reflect the site's content
- No popups and no attempts to install software on the visitor's computer
- Site must be complete, with working links and a generous amount of content
- Content illegal in some parts of the world or not suitable for children may not be accepted
- Submissions openYES
How to get approved
- Pick the most specific subcategory (e.g. Computers & Internet > Software > Video) since listings are browsed by category.
- Use the full 700 characters for a plain, factual description of what the product does, as accepted listings do.
- Make sure the site has no popups and all links work before submitting, as those are stated rejection reasons.
- With over 23,000 links pending, the $6.49 featured option is the only route to a 24 to 48 hour review.
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Questions
Is SubmissionWebDirectory free?
Yes, there is a free option, with paid upgrades for faster or featured placement.
Does SubmissionWebDirectory give a dofollow backlink?
Yes. Listing links were dofollow when last checked on 2026-09-29.
How long does SubmissionWebDirectory take to approve a listing?
Regular: "As we get more than 500 submissions daily, it may take about 6-8 weeks for us to review regular websites links to be listed." Featured: "Review time for Featured WebSites is usually 24 to 48 hours."
How do I submit to SubmissionWebDirectory?
Submissions go through https://www.submissionwebdirectory.com/submit.php. Have this ready: Title (required, max 100 characters), URL, description (max 700 characters), optional meta keywords and meta description (max 250); Your name, email, a category, a captcha and agreement to the submission rules; Accurate, grammatically correct title and description that reflect the site's content. Or let DirPilot submit for you, along with every other directory that fits your product.