Curated rather than crowdsourced, and priced like it: a monthly subscription just to be considered.
tooldirectory.ai
Eligibility
Who ToolDirectory.AI accepts
You need
A working public URL
Payment: the listing fee is mandatory
You'll be rejected if
Staging URLs
Anything behind a login wall
AI toolsSaaS products
What you actually get
An editor-written listing on a curated AI directory, with a dofollow link, in exchange for a recurring fee. They write the copy from your site, so you control less of the page than usual.
How to submit to ToolDirectory.AI
1
Give them three fields
Name, URL and plan are the only required inputs; they write the listing from your site and you override it under Details if you want.
2
Set the pricing tier
Free, Freemium, Free Trial or Paid. This describes your product, not the listing fee.
3
Accept the listing fee
A $9.99 monthly subscription is marked required, with a $150 lifetime deal as the alternative.
4
Wait out the review
Median review is five working days; the directory is explicitly curated, not crowdsourced.
ToolDirectory.AI requirements
Payment ($9.99/mo or $150 lifetime)
Working public URL
Product pricing tier
Features, links, logo, hero image, YouTube URLoptional
Gotchas
The listing fee is a recurring subscription rather than a one-off, so the listing disappears when you stop paying unless you buy the lifetime deal.
Add-ons run to $150 to $300 each and the checkout totals them automatically, so read the summary before paying.
They write your listing from your site, which means a thin or vague homepage becomes a thin listing.
Let your agent submit to ToolDirectory.AI
Connect SubmitMap to your AI over MCP and this page stops being something you read and copy. Your agent asks for the ToolDirectory.AI 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 ToolDirectory.AI 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, 1 of them optional, already filled from your pack.
Tells you what paying buys here, so you pick it on purpose: $9.99/mo listing fee, or $150 lifetime; add-ons reach $300.
Types it into ToolDirectory.AI 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 ToolDirectory.AI?".
Connect your agentTools and endpointsWorks with Claude Code, Claude, Codex, Cursor, VS Code and Hermes.
ToolDirectory.AI FAQ
How long does ToolDirectory.AI approval take?
ToolDirectory.AI's typical time from submission to going live is 5 working days.
How much does it cost to submit to ToolDirectory.AI?
Submitting to ToolDirectory.AI is paid ($9.99/mo listing fee, or $150 lifetime; add-ons reach $300).
Does ToolDirectory.AI give a dofollow backlink?
Yes, a listing on ToolDirectory.AI carries a dofollow link. The site has a domain rating of 47.
Does ToolDirectory.AI require a backlink to your site?
No, ToolDirectory.AI does not require a link back from your site.
What gets you rejected from ToolDirectory.AI?
Staging URLs; Anything behind a login wall.