Hand-vetted list capped at 1,000 tools, rented by the month rather than submitted to.
1000.tools
Eligibility
Who 1000.tools accepts
You need
A functional tool that delivers what it promises
An account and a payment method
A tool URL and an email address
You'll be rejected if
Infoproducts, which their own checklist rules out by name
Anything not working at the time of review
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What you actually get
A listing at 1000.tools/your-slug with a genuinely dofollow outbound link, inside a directory that caps itself at 1,000 hand-vetted tools across 120-odd categories. Founders quoted on their own signup page call it a top-three traffic source, which is unusually specific for a directory, but the listing is rented: it lives exactly as long as the subscription does.
How to submit to 1000.tools
1
Ignore /submit
The guessable path returns a 404. Every Submit control on the site points at /my/tools/create instead, which redirects to /signup.
2
Pick a plan before you describe anything
The first screen takes only a tool URL and an email, and already has the $1-first-month plan selected. The yearly option is $59.99.
3
Agree to the checklist
Three conditions are stated up front: the tool works, it delivers what it promises, and it is not an infoproduct.
4
Wait for a human
A person reviews the submission. The card is charged only once the tool is reviewed and accepted, so a rejection costs nothing.
1000.tools requirements
Tool URL
Email address
A payment method and an active subscription
A working product that is not an infoproduct
Gotchas
This is a rental, not a submission: the listing and its dofollow link exist only while the monthly payment continues, so cancelling takes back the link you spent months earning.
The submit path everyone guesses returns a 404. The working door is /my/tools/create, which bounces to /signup, and nothing on the site tells you that.
You choose and commit to a plan on the very first screen, having entered nothing about the product but its URL, so the pricing decision comes before you have seen a single form field.
Let your agent submit to 1000.tools
Connect SubmitMap to your AI over MCP and this page stops being something you read and copy. Your agent asks for the 1000.tools playbook and gets the brief for this exact form, with the values already taken from your submission pack instead of placeholders you fill in by hand.
What it does for this platform
Checks your product against the 5 1000.tools rules above, so you find out you would be rejected before you open a tab.
Hands your agent all 4 fields this form asks for, none of them optional, already filled from your pack.
Tells you what paying buys here, so you pick it on purpose: $1 for the first month then $5.99/month, or $59.99/year; the card is only charged once a human accepts the tool.
Types it into 1000.tools in your own browser, and stops for you when the form wants a sign-in.
Records what it sent, so the dashboard can answer "did I ever submit to 1000.tools?".
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1000.tools FAQ
How long does 1000.tools approval take?
1000.tools's typical time from submission to going live is after review.
How much does it cost to submit to 1000.tools?
Submitting to 1000.tools is paid ($1 for the first month then $5.99/month, or $59.99/year; the card is only charged once a human accepts the tool).
Does 1000.tools give a dofollow backlink?
Yes, a listing on 1000.tools carries a dofollow link. The site has a domain rating of 38.
Does 1000.tools require a backlink to your site?
No, 1000.tools does not require a link back from your site.
What gets you rejected from 1000.tools?
Infoproducts, which their own checklist rules out by name; Anything not working at the time of review.