DefiLlama listing
Leading open DeFi TVL dashboard; listing via an open-source adapter PR.
Web3 directory · defillama.com
- Cost to list
- Free
- Approval
- Editorial review
- Link type
- Dofollow link
- Checked on a live listing
- Shows up in searches for
- 1 business type
- Best #1, crypto and web3 projects
- Popularity
- Tranco #35,548
- #510 of 1,712 directory sites
- Countries
- Worldwide
Checked Oct 20, 2026 · 3 sources
Is DefiLlama worth it?
Our reading of the measured data, not a score.
Worth a post if its members are your customers.
DefiLlama made Google's top 10 in 1 of the 4 buyer searches we ran for the 1 business type it accepts. That's typical: directories of any kind held only 19% of the top-10 spots in those searches, so what DefiLlama offers is the people who browse it directly. Listing is stated as free. Profile links are reported dofollow.
What works
- Showed up in Google for crypto and web3 projects, as high as #1
- Free to list
- Dofollow profile link (we checked a live listing)
Watch out for
- No cautions recorded in our census.
Measured fit, by business type
How often DefiLlama made Google's top 10 in our US buyer searches for the types it accepts.
- Crypto and web3 projects 1/4
Some · best #1
Where DefiLlama shows up when people search
We ran 399 real buyer searches (Google US, desktop) for 100 business types on Oct 20, 2026 and recorded which directories made the organic top 10. Local packs and ads are not counted.
DefiLlama accepts 1 business type we measure. Here is every one, with what Google showed instead, so you can see where a listing would and wouldn't be found.
- Crypto and web3 projects1/4
DefiLlama ranked as high as #1 in 1 of these searches. Directories of any kind held 19% of the top-10 spots.
- Directories
- Alchemy Dapp Store 2/4, CoinGecko 1/4, Medium 1/4
- Other sites
- quora.com, youtube.com, coinstats.app
Searches: “best defi protocols”, “best crypto wallets”, “best nft marketplaces”, “best crypto exchanges” result
Bars show the searches where it made the organic top 10. "Directories" lists the tracked directories that did rank for the same searches, with their hit count. How we measure
What DefiLlama costs and who can list
As stated on DefiLlama's own pages or reported by a named source. Checked Oct 20, 2026.
- Who can list
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- Crypto and web3 projects
Census audience: defi protocols · Worldwide
- Pricing
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Free
- Listing docs mention no fee; listing is via an open-source adapter pull request.
- Approval
- Editorial review. Fork DefiLlama/DefiLlama-Adapters, write an SDK adapter under projects/, open a PR; PRs are monitored and merged by the team (no review request needed). After merge allow 24 hours for the listing to appear on the UI.
- Link attribute
- Dofollow link. We checked a live listing on Oct 20, 2026: defillama.com/protocol/aave.
- Requirements
- A working TVL adapter (code) submitted as a GitHub pull request, plus project metadata.
Prices and rules change; the linked pages are the authority.
How to get listed on DefiLlama
- 1
Prepare your details
DefiLlama asks for: A working TVL adapter (code) submitted as a GitHub pull request, plus project metadata.
- The community's own rules, read before posting
- An account with some genuine history
- A post that is useful on its own, not just a link
- Product URL, short description and images
Our standard checklist for this kind of site (community and consumer site), not a list published by DefiLlama.
- 2
Open the submit page
docs.llama.fi/list-your-project/submit-a-project - 3
Approval: editorial review
Fork DefiLlama/DefiLlama-Adapters, write an SDK adapter under projects/, open a PR; PRs are monitored and merged by the team (no review request needed). After merge allow 24 hours for the listing to appear on the UI.
DefiLlama alternatives
Ranked by the same evidence: Google top-10 appearances for the business types DefiLlama serves, then audience fit, then Tranco popularity.
Questions about DefiLlama
Is DefiLlama worth it for getting listed?
Worth a post if its members are your customers. DefiLlama made Google's top 10 in 1 of the 4 buyer searches we ran for the 1 business type it accepts. That's typical: directories of any kind held only 19% of the top-10 spots in those searches, so what DefiLlama offers is the people who browse it directly. Listing is stated as free. Profile links are reported dofollow. This is our reading of the measured data.
How much does a DefiLlama listing cost?
Free. What we found: Listing docs mention no fee; listing is via an open-source adapter pull request.. Checked Oct 20, 2026.
Is a link from DefiLlama dofollow?
Dofollow link, as reported in our census.
How do I get listed on DefiLlama?
Start at docs.llama.fi/list-your-project/submit-a-project. Approval: editorial review (Fork DefiLlama/DefiLlama-Adapters, write an SDK adapter under projects/, open a PR; PRs are monitored and merged by the team (no review request needed). After merge allow 24 hours for the listing to appear on the UI.). Have your details ready first (see "How to list" above).
What are the best DefiLlama alternatives?
Ranked by the same evidence: Alchemy Dapp Store and CoinGecko. The full list of 2 is above, with the searches each one appeared in.
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