# XDA: AI Startup Coverage, free or paid (xda-developers.com)

> XDA is a tech publication at xda-developers.com. It covers AI startups. Listing is free, with paid spots on offer. The link you get is nofollow: a link to an app in the body of a live article carries rel="nofollow" (checked on a live article, October 2026). Terms read on xda-developers.com on 3 October 2026.

Computing news and how-to site with an AI tools section. Its contact page routes topic ideas to editorial and brand deals to partnerships.

- Site: https://www.xda-developers.com/
- Kind: Press
- Verdict: Accepts AI tools
- Price: Free to send topic ideas and news tips; advertising and brand partnerships through its publisher Valnet, no price stated
- Link you get: Nofollow: a link to an app in the body of a live article carries rel="nofollow" (checked on a live article, October 2026)
- Review: not stated
- Reach: huge (#4736 by traffic in the Tranco top million; #2254 by links in Common Crawl's web graph)
- How to submit: a form; the link or address shows on the page for signed-in visitors (https://listaify.com/login, free)
- Run by: Valnet Inc.
- Lists: every kind of AI product
- Checked: 2026-10-03

Page: https://listaify.com/places/xda

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