Buyers increasingly describe what they need instead of browsing a directory. On HokAI that request goes to Smart Match, which returns a short ranked set of tools with the reasoning attached. Your listing is the brief Smart Match reads to decide whether your tool belongs in that answer.
A buyer writes out their situation — the budget they have, the size of their team, the tools they use now, and what is not working. Smart Match compares that against structured facts held on every listed tool: capabilities, price bands, integrations, and limits. It returns four or five tools, ranked, each with the reason it was chosen. There are no ad slots and no promoted placements.
A recommendation has to be defensible to the person reading it, so it can only be made from facts the platform actually holds. Marketing sites are written to impress; a brief is written to be compared. Our team researches your tool and records what it does and does not do, what it really costs, what it integrates with, and where it fits. When you ship something or change your pricing, send it over from your free vendor account and we publish the update — a brief that has drifted gets you matched on a product you no longer sell.
No. Ranking follows fit with what the buyer described — team size, budget, current stack, and the problem they are solving. The fee buys a page, never a position. Placement is not for sale at any price.
A listing is a one-time $50. Nothing renews and there is no subscription. The fee covers the research, the writing, and keeping the page accurate afterwards. Every submission is reviewed by a person, and if your tool is not a fit for the directory we refund it in full.
Send your tool URL and a work email at hokai.io/business/vendors — no account needed. Pages are usually live within a few business days and we email you the link when yours publishes. Prefer to talk first? Email info@hokai.io. Looking to buy buyer leads instead? See Declared-Intent Leads.