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DZone is a tech publication at dzone.com. It covers AI startups, with a rule: non-promotional dev articles. Listing is free, with paid spots on offer. The link you get is dofollow: company links in the body of a published article carry only rel="noopener" (as of August 2026). Review: every article goes through moderation and is edited by the team; the guidelines say review usually takes 7 to 12 business days and currently 30 because of high volume (as of August 2026). Terms read on dzone.com on 2 October 2026.

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Price: Free to publish; advertising programmes are sold separately, no price stated (as of August 2026)
Link you get: Dofollow: company links in the body of a published article carry only rel="noopener" (as of August 2026)
Review: Every article goes through moderation and is edited by the team; the guidelines say review usually takes 7 to 12 business days and currently 30 because of high volume (as of August 2026)
Their rule: Non-promotional dev articles
Lists: Every kind of AI product
Where they say so: dzone.com/articles/dzones-article-submission-guidelines ↗
Reach: HugeHuge reach: #11,197 by traffic in the Tranco top million; #2,314 of about 120 million domains by links in Common Crawl's web graph.
Checked: 2 October 2026, on its own pages

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Does DZone cover AI startups?: Only some. It covers AI startups, with a rule: non-promotional dev articles.
How much does a listing on DZone cost?: Listing is free, with paid spots on offer.
What link does DZone give?: The link you get is dofollow: company links in the body of a published article carry only rel="noopener" (as of August 2026).

How to submit to DZone

1. Prepare the kit. A one-line pitch, a description, a square logo and screenshots, and check that your product fits their rule: non-promotional dev articles. The listing guide lists what forms ask for; the tracker builds the kit from your website.
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3. Wait for the review. Every article goes through moderation and is edited by the team; the guidelines say review usually takes 7 to 12 business days and currently 30 because of high volume (as of August 2026). Pay only for a spot you asked for; the listing itself is what the price above says. Mark the result in your tracker yourself: our checks cannot read this site.

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