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Free backlink sites list: 1,854 places to get a link

A maintained list of 1,854 legitimate backlink sites: directories, profile creation sites, guest posting sites, launch platforms, registries and marketplaces. 1,532 are free or have a free tier, 44 usually give a dofollow link, and 772 have an estimated DA of 70 or more. Every row shows authority, link type, cost and effort, and links straight to the submit page.

1,854
Opportunities: 1,532
Free or freemium: 772
Est. DA 70+: 200
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Submission opportunities with impact score, cost, effort, priority, status and preparation notes. Scroll horizontally for all columns.
#	Impact (sorted)	Site — sort by this	Est. DA — sort by this	Link	Domain	Type	Cost	Effort — sort by this	Priority	Status	What to prepare	Rules / caveat	Checked	Actions
1	94	Gartner Peer Insights	90	Nofollow	gartner.com	Marketplaces and app stores	Not stated	Moderate	Do first	Verified live	Create a vendor portal account and request your tool under the closest eligible Gartner market category.	Gartner checks market alignment before listing; reviews must come from authenticated real users and must never be fabricated or incentivized improperly.	2026-08-03 • https://gpivendorresources.gartner.com/en/articles/8212705-getting-listed-on-peer-insights	Open Gartner Peer Insights submit page (new tab)Gartner Peer Insights details
2	82	Kit	75	Nofollow	kit.com	Publishing platforms	Not stated	Quick	High	Verified live	Create a public Tool Trust Notes newsletter site with original privacy, accessibility, founder, and engineering field reports, using your tool links only where they directly support each issue.	The free plan enables one Kit-managed recommendation slot and Kit keeps earnings from that slot; paid upgrades remove limitations. Use only consented subscribers, disclose commercial relationships, and avoid recycled SEO or promotional-only issues.	2026-08-03	Open Kit submit page (new tab)Kit details
3	80	Databricks Marketplace	85	Nofollow	databricks.com	Marketplaces and app stores	Not stated	Moderate	High	Verified live	Publish an your tool privacy-checking notebook, synthetic benchmark, AI model, app, or defensive MCP server.	Requires Unity Catalog, Marketplace admin role, provider-policy acceptance, and partner approval for public listings.	Official Databricks Marketplace provider documentation checked 2026-08-07	Open Databricks Marketplace submit page (new tab)Databricks Marketplace details
4	64	Bugcrowd Public Programs	80	Nofollow	bugcrowd.com	Other opportunities	Not stated	Quick	Medium	Verified live	Launch a properly scoped your tool vulnerability disclosure or public bug-bounty program.	Launch only after security hardening, legal safe-harbor rules, response SLAs, triage ownership, and budget are ready.	Official Bugcrowd program FAQ checked 2026-08-07	Open Bugcrowd Public Programs submit page (new tab)Bugcrowd Public Programs details
5	64	DigitalOcean Marketplace	90	Nofollow	digitalocean.com	Marketplaces and app stores	Not stated	Quick	Medium	Verified live	Join the vendor program and package your tool as a legitimate one-click app or supported SaaS add-on with documentation and website links.	Must be deployable, production-ready and maintained; image, Kubernetes or SaaS requirements depend on listing type.	Official DigitalOcean docs verified 2026-07-13 and checked 2026-07-30	Open DigitalOcean Marketplace submit page (new tab)DigitalOcean Marketplace details
6	64	HackerOne Bug Bounty Platform	85	Nofollow	hackerone.com	Communities and forums	Not stated	Quick	Medium	Not submitted	After security readiness, launch a properly scoped public VDP or bounty program with safe-harbor language, assets, response SLAs and funded rewards where applicable.	This is a security program, not an SEO tactic; requires mature triage and remediation, and public profile links may be nofollow or otherwise platform-controlled.	2026-08-03	Open HackerOne Bug Bounty Platform submit page (new tab)HackerOne Bug Bounty Platform details
7	62	Automation Anywhere Agentic App Store	80	Nofollow	automationanywhere.com	Marketplaces and app stores	Not stated	Moderate	Medium	Verified live	Build an Automation 360 bot or package for an your tool document, privacy, or evidence workflow and submit dependencies plus a working demonstration.	Requires the publisher role, public workspace assets, complete dependencies, unique functional content, a submission form, and review.	Official Automation Anywhere Bot Store submission documentation checked 2026-08-07	Open Automation Anywhere Agentic App Store submit page (new tab)Automation Anywhere Agentic App Store details
8	62	Heroku Elements Marketplace	90	Nofollow	elements.heroku.com	Marketplaces and app stores	Not stated	Moderate	Medium	Verified live	Build a real Heroku add-on or qualifying open-source buildpack and progress it through the partner release stages.	Add-ons need HTTPS and JSON integration, testing, support and alpha-to-beta review; promotional-only entries do not qualify.	Official Heroku docs and live Elements catalog checked 2026-07-30	Open Heroku Elements Marketplace submit page (new tab)Heroku Elements Marketplace details
9	62	IBM Cloud Catalog	95	Nofollow	ibm.com	Other opportunities	Not stated	Moderate	Medium	Verified live	Package a deployable self-hosted your tool architecture for IBM Cloud, complete Partner Center onboarding, and request public catalog approval.	A working deployable architecture, complete onboarding checklist, testing, approval, ongoing maintenance, and deprecation management are required.	Official IBM Cloud catalog publishing documentation checked 2026-08-07	Open IBM Cloud Catalog submit page (new tab)IBM Cloud Catalog details
10	59	Prezly	65	Nofollow	prezly.com	PR and source platforms	Not stated	Involved	Medium	Verified live	Build a branded your tool newsroom, publish media-ready stories, and send targeted pitches to opted-in contacts.	A hosted newsroom is owned media, not earned coverage; comply with outreach and privacy rules and avoid mass pitching.	https://www.prezly.com/pricing	Open Prezly submit page (new tab)Prezly details
11	44	AppSumo Partners	80	Nofollow	appsumo.com	Marketplaces and app stores	Not stated	Quick	Later	Needs checking	Pitch lifetime/free deal if your tool has paid tier later.	Only if monetization/deal exists.	2026-07-30	Open AppSumo Partners submit page (new tab)AppSumo Partners details
12	42	Dailymotion	95	Nofollow	dailymotion.com	Profiles and entities	Not stated	Moderate	Later	Live, conditional	Publish genuine demo videos and add your tool to the approved creator profile website field.	Paid and approval-dependent; standard users cannot add website links.	2026-08-03	Open Dailymotion submit page (new tab)Dailymotion details

How to build backlinks with this list

Four steps that work for a new site, a SaaS or a side project. No paid link packages, nothing that risks a penalty.

Get the basics right first
Before submitting anywhere, have a one-line description, a 150-word description, a square logo and two or three screenshots ready. Every form asks for some mix of these.
Claim profiles and free listings
Start with the free, quick rows: profile creation sites and free directories. They are one form each and build the entity signals search engines use to understand who you are.
Go after a few strong links
Then pick a handful of high DA and dofollow sites that fit your niche, and write proper guest posts or launch posts for them. Ten relevant links beat a hundred random ones.
Track and keep it clean
Note where you submitted and when. Recheck after a month, update stale descriptions, and never pay for bulk link packages: they put the whole site at risk.

Behind the list

A link opportunity is not a link.

Every row here starts as a line in a sheet, gets normalised into one of 16 groups, scored for cost, effort and impact, and written up with the steps to actually submit. The floor below represents that pipeline.

Open the sheet view

Backlink sites by category

Product launch sites85

One-shot launches where timing and preparation decide the outcome.

Guest posting sites55

Publications that accept contributed articles. Slow and editorial, but the links are earned.

AI tool directories151

Fast-growing listings specifically for AI-powered tools.

App stores and marketplaces273

Extension, plugin and integration stores. Real review processes, real distribution.

Startup directory submission sites113

Startup listings, beta lists and founder media.

Software directory submission sites210

General tool and software catalogues with real search traffic.

Software review sites29

B2B review sites. Slow to approve, strong once live.

Developer platforms for backlinks127

Package, image and docs hosting that carries real authority.

Web design galleries for backlinks87

Showcases judged on craft. A good screenshot matters more than copy.

Web 2.0 and publishing sites183

Write once, link back. Editorial standards vary widely.

PR and press release sites40

Get quoted or distribute a release. Slower, higher ceiling.

Business directory submission sites109

Company and local listings. Unglamorous, consistently indexed.

Profile creation sites163

Owned pages you control: company, founder, knowledge-panel entities.

Forum and community backlink sites58

Answer real questions. Never drop a bare link.

Social bookmarking sites18

Brand surface and referral traffic more than link equity.

More backlink opportunities153

Everything that does not fit the buckets above.

Common questions

Do backlinks still matter for ranking in 2026?

Links remain one signal among many, and low-quality bulk links do more harm than good. What still works is being listed where your buyers actually look — directories with real traffic, registries your peers use, and launch platforms with engaged audiences. Every entry in this list is a place a human might plausibly find you, which is why they are worth submitting to regardless of link equity.

Which submissions should I do first?

Start with the quick wins filter: free, low effort, and not in the lowest priority band. 200 of the 1,854 entries qualify, and those are the ones where a single form submission gets you a live listing the same week. Launch platforms are worth saving until your product is genuinely ready, because you only get one good attempt at each.

How is the impact score calculated?

It starts from a hand-assigned priority band (do first, high, medium, later), then adjusts for cost and effort. A free, quick opportunity scores above a paid, involved one in the same band, because it is the one you can realistically finish today. The score is a queueing aid, not a measure of domain authority.

Are these links free?

1,532 of the 1,854 entries are free to submit to or offer a free tier that includes a listing. Cost is shown on every row, and the "nothing to pay" filter narrows the list to exactly those.

Which backlink sites are dofollow?

44 entries are known to give a followed link on a normal listing, and more give one only in some placements. The link type is shown on every row and can be filtered. Sites change their link policy without notice, so treat the label as a starting point and check the live page after you are listed. A nofollow link from a busy site still sends visitors and helps search engines discover you.

What does the DA number mean?

It is our estimate of the site's domain authority, a third-party style 0-100 score of how strong a domain's link profile is, rounded to the nearest 5. 1,524 of the 1,854 sites have one. It is useful for comparing sites, not a Google metric, so relevance to your niche still matters more.

How do I get backlinks for a new website?

1. Get the basics right first: Before submitting anywhere, have a one-line description, a 150-word description, a square logo and two or three screenshots ready. Every form asks for some mix of these. 2. Claim profiles and free listings: Start with the free, quick rows: profile creation sites and free directories. They are one form each and build the entity signals search engines use to understand who you are. 3. Go after a few strong links: Then pick a handful of high DA and dofollow sites that fit your niche, and write proper guest posts or launch posts for them. Ten relevant links beat a hundred random ones. 4. Track and keep it clean: Note where you submitted and when. Recheck after a month, update stale descriptions, and never pay for bulk link packages: they put the whole site at risk.

Will submitting everywhere hurt my site?

Submitting to spam directories can. That is why this list is curated rather than scraped, and why entries carry a status showing whether they have been verified as live. Skip anything that promises hundreds of links for a fee, and prefer places where a real person reviews submissions.

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