Awwwards Review & Guide
Web Design & Development Awards for high-craft interactive product marketing sites.
Facts checked 20 Oct 2026. See sources
Quick Facts
- Pricing
- $65+ standard submission fee
- Review Turnaround
- 2-5 days
- Free Option
- No
- Awwwards does not offer a free submission tier ($65+ standard submission fee).
- Link Type
- Dofollow
- Dofollow: Nominee and Site of the Day pages pass massive design authority.
Overview
Awwwards is a web design & development awards (DR 85+) operating as a global juried web design competition. It offers $65+ standard submission fee and primarily serves high-craft interactive product marketing sites.
Strengths
- Strong authority signal: classified as DR 85+.
- Guaranteed review turnaround: 2-5 days.
- Targeted discovery tailored for high-craft interactive product marketing sites.
- Outbound links pass search equity (dofollow / 301 redirect).
Limits
- Link equity is conditional on editorial selection, tier upgrade, or badge placement.
- Review timeline: 2-5 days.
- Format constraint: structured as a global juried web design competition.
How to Submit & Launch on Awwwards
- Ensure your landing page is polished, mobile-friendly, and loads quickly before submitting.
- Prepare a sharp value proposition within the 70-character limit.
- Add attribution parameters (e.g. ?ref=awwwards) to track exact visitor referrals in your analytics.
Awwwards vs Hauntboard
Unlike Awwwards ($65+ standard submission fee; Dofollow link), Hauntboard gives every approved launch a 7-day weekly board slot, verified public page views and outbound clicks, and a dofollow link ($0 with badge or $19 Launch Now with no badge).
Free Hauntboard listings show the Hauntboard badge on your site; while the badge isn't there, the link is nofollow.
Outbound clicks and visitor analytics are private to the platform.
Dofollow backlink from a DR 85+ domain.
Specialized directory competition within the web design & development awards category.
Sources
Facts on this page were checked against these pages on 20 Oct 2026. Platforms change their terms; check the live page before you pay.