A large AI tools directory with fully dofollow listings and no free way in: the only submit button hands you to a $37 third-party service.
aitools.fyi
Eligibility
Who AI Tools FYI accepts
You need
A live product URL
A tool description and a pricing model
$37 for the submission service, which is the only route in
You'll be rejected if
Products with no AI angle, which is the whole remit of the directory
AI tools
What you actually get
A listing page carrying a plain dofollow link to your site on a directory that claims 500,000 monthly visits and a 21,600-subscriber newsletter. Both figures are theirs, not measured.
How to submit to AI Tools FYI
1
Follow Submit a tool off the site
The header CTA does not open a form on aitools.fyi. It redirects to boostmytool.com, which redirects again to a Tally form titled Boost My Tool Submission.
2
Fill the Tally form
Email, tool link, tool name, description, pricing, and an optional note. One checkbox offers up to two further free directory listings, subject to their approval.
3
Pay the $37 fee
The form's last field is the submission fee. There is no free tier and no account: aitools.fyi/login answers 404.
AI Tools FYI requirements
Live tool URL
Tool name and description
Pricing model
Contact email
$37 submission fee
Gotchas
Submit a tool leaves the site entirely: it lands on Boost My Tool, which promises to submit you to up to three high-quality directories without naming them, so $37 buys a service rather than a listing here.
There is no free lane and no account to hold a draft. The site's own /login answers 404, and nothing on aitools.fyi accepts a listing directly.
Your listing page carries dofollow links to your alternatives: the Smry page links out to eleven competing summarisers, all of them followed.
Let your agent submit to AI Tools FYI
Connect SubmitMap to your AI over MCP and this page stops being something you read and copy. Your agent asks for the AI Tools FYI 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 FYI rules above, so you find out you would be rejected before you open a tab.
Hands your agent all 5 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: $37 through Boost My Tool; sponsorships are $197 a month for a category or $447 a week site-wide.
Types it into AI Tools FYI 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 FYI?".
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AI Tools FYI FAQ
How long does AI Tools FYI approval take?
AI Tools FYI's typical time from submission to going live is not stated.
How much does it cost to submit to AI Tools FYI?
Submitting to AI Tools FYI is paid ($37 through Boost My Tool; sponsorships are $197 a month for a category or $447 a week site-wide).
Does AI Tools FYI give a dofollow backlink?
Yes, a listing on AI Tools FYI carries a dofollow link. The site has a domain rating of 43.
Does AI Tools FYI require a backlink to your site?
No, AI Tools FYI does not require a link back from your site.
What gets you rejected from AI Tools FYI?
Products with no AI angle, which is the whole remit of the directory.