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CSS-Tricks is a tech publication at css-tricks.com. It covers AI startups, with a rule: developer products only. A listing costs from $500. Terms read on css-tricks.com on 3 October 2026.

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Price: Sponsored post $5,500; newsletter slots $1,500 or $2,500 an issue; banners and cards from $500 a month
Link you get: not stated
Review: Not stated
Their rule: Developer products only
Lists: AI coding and developer tools only
Where they say so: css-tricks.com/advertising ↗
Reach: HugeHuge reach: #10,577 by traffic in the Tranco top million; #953 of about 120 million domains by links in Common Crawl's web graph.
Checked: 3 October 2026, on its own pages

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Does CSS-Tricks cover AI startups?: Only some. It covers AI startups, with a rule: developer products only.
How much does a listing on CSS-Tricks cost?: A listing costs from $500.

Who is listed on CSS-Tricks

Our nightly read of css-tricks.com found 174 apps we recognise from other places, among them design.com, google.dev, studio.design, favicon.im, favicon.io, favicon.love, customer.io, research.google. As of 8 Oct 2026. Your tracker checks whether yours is there.

How to submit to CSS-Tricks

1. Prepare the kit. A one-line pitch, a description, a square logo and screenshots, and check that your product fits their rule: developer products only. The listing guide lists what forms ask for; the tracker builds the kit from your website.
2. Open the form. Their submit page opens from the button above once you are signed in; signing in costs nothing.
3. Wait for the reply. Reply times are not stated; give it two weeks before you follow up. Pay only for a spot you asked for; the listing itself is what the price above says. Log the submission in your tracker; it marks the listing when it appears.

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