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Cost to list: Free + paid; Free listing, paid upgrades
Approval: Editorial review
Link type: No link to your site; Checked on a live listing
Shows up in searches for: 2 business types; Best #6, creators
Popularity: Tranco #1,324; #76 of 1,712 directory sites
Countries: Worldwide

Checked Oct 20, 2026 · 4 sources

Is Dribbble worth it?

Our reading of the measured data, not a score.

For its audience

Worth it if your buyers browse it.

Dribbble didn't make Google's top 10 in any of the 8 buyer searches we ran for the 2 business types it accepts. A basic listing is free; paid options are sold on top.

What works

Showed up in Google for creators, as high as #6
The basic listing is free
Busier than most directory sites: #76 of 1,712 by Tranco

Watch out for

Not in Google's top 10 for agencies and freelancers (0 of 8 searches)
Paid upgrades are sold on top of the free listing
Listings don't link to your site, so there is no SEO link value
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Measured fit, by business type

How often Dribbble made Google's top 10 in our US buyer searches for the types it accepts.

Agencies 0/4

Not seen
Freelancers 0/4

Not seen

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Where Dribbble 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.

Dribbble accepts 2 business types we measure. Here is every one, with what Google showed instead, so you can see where a listing would and wouldn't be found.

Creators check eligibility

1/4

Dribbble ranked as high as #6 in 1 of these searches. Directories of any kind held 21% of the top-10 spots.

Directories

Medium 2/4, r/webdev 1/4, Feedspot 1/4

Other sites

youtube.com, reddit.com, quora.com

Searches: “best youtube channels for learning”, “best personal finance youtubers”, “best design portfolios”, “best tech blogs” result
Templates and themes check eligibility

1/4

Dribbble ranked as high as #8 in 1 of these searches. Directories of any kind held 30% of the top-10 spots.

Directories

r/shopify 1/4, Etsy 1/4, Figma Community 1/4

Other sites

reddit.com, disruptiveadvertising.com, freewebsitetemplates.com

Searches: “notion templates”, “best webflow templates”, “free website templates”, “best shopify themes” result
Agencies

0/4

Not in the top 10 of any of these searches. Directories of any kind held 33% of the top-10 spots.

Directories

Semrush Agency Partners 2/4, DesignRush 2/4, GoodFirms 2/4

Other sites

clay.global, ramotion.com, avenuez.com

Searches: “best digital marketing agencies”, “seo agency”, “top web design agencies”, “best branding agencies”
Freelancers

0/4

Not in the top 10 of any of these searches. Directories of any kind held 17% of the top-10 spots.

Directories

Upwork Agencies 3/4, r/smallbusiness 2/4, HackerNoon 1/4

Other sites

quora.com, business.com, reddit.com

Searches: “hire freelance web developer”, “upwork alternatives”, “best freelance websites”, “hire freelance designer”

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 Dribbble costs and who can list

As stated on Dribbble's own pages or reported by a named source. Checked Oct 20, 2026.

Who can list: Agencies
Freelancers

Census audience: designers, design agencies · Worldwide
Pricing: Free + paid options

Free account ($0); Pro plans: Lite $4/mo and Standard $8/mo billed yearly (pay-monthly option also offered); higher tiers include boosted-shot credits ($30/mo, $300/mo).
Approval: Editorial review. Instant self-serve signup; no review stated.
Link attribute: No link to your site. We checked a live listing on Oct 20, 2026: dribbble.com/simplebits/about.
Note: Logged-out profile About pages show no clickable website link (Dan Cederholm writes "simplebits dot com" as plain text); only Dribbble's own social links are anchors.
Sources: dribbble.com/pro
dribbble.com/simplebits/about
dribbble.com/ramotion/about
dribbble.com

Prices and rules change; the linked pages are the authority.

How to get listed on Dribbble

1
Prepare your details
- Services, minimum project size and hourly rate range
- Portfolio or case studies with results
- Client references willing to be contacted
- Team size and office locations
Our standard checklist for this kind of site (b2b directory), not a list published by Dribbble.
2

Open the submit page
dribbble.com/signup
3

Approval: editorial review

Instant self-serve signup; no review stated.
4

Check the watch-outs

4 things to know before you post.

Dribbble alternatives

Ranked by the same evidence: Google top-10 appearances for the business types Dribbble serves, then audience fit, then Tranco popularity.

Questions about Dribbble

Is Dribbble worth it for getting listed?

Worth it if your buyers browse it. Dribbble didn't make Google's top 10 in any of the 8 buyer searches we ran for the 2 business types it accepts. A basic listing is free; paid options are sold on top. This is our reading of the measured data.

How much does a Dribbble listing cost?

Free + paid options. What we found: Free account ($0); Pro plans: Lite $4/mo and Standard $8/mo billed yearly (pay-monthly option also offered); higher tiers include boosted-shot credits ($30/mo, $300/mo).. Checked Oct 20, 2026.

Is a link from Dribbble dofollow?

No link to your site, as reported in our census.

How do I get listed on Dribbble?

Start at dribbble.com/signup. Approval: editorial review (Instant self-serve signup; no review stated.). Have your details ready first (see "How to list" above).

What are the best Dribbble alternatives?

Ranked by the same evidence: Upwork Agencies, Web Design Rankings, and Semrush Agency Partners. The full list of 8 is above, with the searches each one appeared in.

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