A WordPress AI index with a genuinely free dofollow lane, as long as you can wait out a 30-day queue.
aitoolsup.com
Eligibility
Who AI Tools Up accepts
You need
Actual AI features in the product, which they check
A tool image, required by the form
A live URL
You'll be rejected if
Anything without AI features: their FAQ says so plainly and refunds paid submissions that fail it
AI toolsAI agents
What you actually get
A permanent listing page with your description, image and category, and a dofollow Visit site link carrying a ref parameter. Verified on a live free listing. They claim 20,000 page views a month and a twice-weekly newsletter with 8,000 subscribers, which the same page later calls 10,000. Free listings wait up to 30 days; nothing expires afterwards.
How to submit to AI Tools Up
1
Pick the lane on the pricing page
Free waits in a queue of up to 30 days. Fast track is $19 one-time for 24 hours and a social post. Promoted is $249 and adds prime category placement and a newsletter blast.
2
The free lane is a Tally form
Each tier's Submit Tool button goes somewhere different: free to a Tally form, $19 to Topmate, $249 to Passionfroot. No account is needed for the free one.
3
Fill eight fields
Tool name, tool URL, email, description, tool image, categories as free text, pricing, and optional features. A newsletter checkbox sits at the bottom.
4
Wait, then email to edit
There is no dashboard. Changes go to veer@aitoolsup.com with the subject line Update Tool Listing followed by the tool name.
AI Tools Up requirements
Tool name
Tool URL
Email
Description
Tool image, 10MB limit
Categories, typed free text rather than picked from a list
Pricing
Featuresoptional
Gotchas
The free tier is real and dofollow, but the queue is up to 30 days and nothing tells you where you are in it. There is no dashboard: edits and status questions both go to one person's email.
If your product has an affiliate programme, expect the link to become an affiliate redirect. Their Sintra listing points Visit site at playosinc.pxf.io rather than at Sintra, which is dofollow to an Impact tracker and worth nothing to the product.
Their own page contradicts itself on price and reach: the tier says $19, the FAQ says $20, and the newsletter is described as 8,000 subscribers in one paragraph and 10,000 two paragraphs later.
AI features are a hard gate, not a category. Their FAQ says a tool without them is rejected and refunded, so this is not a general directory with an AI section.
Let your agent submit to AI Tools Up
Connect SubmitMap to your AI over MCP and this page stops being something you read and copy. Your agent asks for the AI Tools Up 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 4 AI Tools Up rules above, so you find out you would be rejected before you open a tab.
Hands your agent all 8 fields this form asks for, 1 of them optional, already filled from your pack.
Tells you what paying buys here, so you pick it on purpose: $19 Fast track lists in 24h; $249 adds a newsletter blast.
Types it into AI Tools Up 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 AI Tools Up?".
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AI Tools Up FAQ
How long does AI Tools Up approval take?
AI Tools Up's typical time from submission to going live is up to 30 days.
How much does it cost to submit to AI Tools Up?
AI Tools Up has a free submission option plus paid placement ($19 Fast track lists in 24h; $249 adds a newsletter blast).
Does AI Tools Up give a dofollow backlink?
Yes, a listing on AI Tools Up carries a dofollow link. The site has a domain rating of 11.
Does AI Tools Up require a backlink to your site?
No, AI Tools Up does not require a link back from your site.
What gets you rejected from AI Tools Up?
Anything without AI features: their FAQ says so plainly and refunds paid submissions that fail it.