CSS Design Awards Review & Guide
Web Design Awards for design-heavy SaaS and interactive web tools.
Facts checked 20 Oct 2026. See sources
Quick Facts
- Pricing
- $50+ submission fee
- Review Turnaround
- 2-4 days
- Free Option
- No
- CSS Design Awards does not offer a free submission tier ($50+ submission fee).
- Link Type
- Dofollow
- Dofollow: Nominee profile links directly to submitted website.
Overview
CSS Design Awards is a web design awards (DR 80+) operating as a juried ui/ux and innovation awards. It offers $50+ submission fee and primarily serves design-heavy SaaS and interactive web tools.
Strengths
- Strong authority signal: classified as DR 80+.
- Guaranteed review turnaround: 2-4 days.
- Targeted discovery tailored for design-heavy SaaS and interactive web tools.
- Outbound links pass search equity (dofollow / 301 redirect).
Limits
- Link equity is conditional on editorial selection, tier upgrade, or badge placement.
- Review timeline: 2-4 days.
- Format constraint: structured as a juried ui/ux and innovation awards.
How to Submit & Launch on CSS Design Awards
- 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=css-design-awards) to track exact visitor referrals in your analytics.
CSS Design Awards vs Hauntboard
Unlike CSS Design Awards ($50+ 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 80+ domain.
Specialized directory competition within the web design 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.