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AI directory · checked 10 October 2026

How to submit to aitools.inc

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aitools.inc has a free route, and paid plans from $129 one-time. The listing we checked sent its link through the site's own redirect.

Free routeListing from $129Link observed: Via redirect — routed through the place's own redirect first, not straight to the productOutside the top 1M
Open aitools.inc's submit page ↗

At a glance

Free route
Free route

Free Listing enters a queue with no guaranteed placement.

Paid listing from

$129 one-time — Fast Lane

Review time
  • Free route: 30-90 day listing time
  • Fast Lane: 24-48 hour placement
Link on a live listing
Link observed: Via redirect — routed through the place's own redirect first, not straight to the product

Routed through the place's own redirect first, not straight to the product. aitools.inc does not say what kind of link it gives.

What we read: https://aitools.inc/tools/humanize-max-ai: the Visit Website link points to https://aitools.inc/tools/humanize-max-ai/go/website (rel="noopener", no nofollow), which answers 301 to the product with utm_source=ai-tools-inc

Requirements
  • Listing goes through a review queue; placement is only guaranteed on the paid tier.
  • Tool must meet the site's listing standards (refund offered on Fast Lane if not)
Audience, as they state it

Says thousands of AI explorers browse the directory daily; no figures published. Their figures, not ours.

Popularity

Not in the Tranco top-1M list of 9 October 2026 — a small site by traffic.

Tools in their sitemap

2,727 tool pages, counted by us from the public sitemap on 16 August 2026.

Plans and prices

PlanPriceStated waitIncludes
Fast Lane$129 one-time24-48 hour placementguaranteed placement, or a full refund if the tool does not meet listing standards; verified official listing page; featured across all relevant tool category pages; added to Newly Launched Tools featured lists; eligible for newsletter placements

How to submit to aitools.inc, step by step

  1. 1Get the kit ready. Name, a one-line tagline, a short description, a square logo, two or three screenshots and your pricing in numbers — the same kit works on every directory.
  2. 2Open aitools.inc's submit page. It is at aitools.inc/submit.
  3. 3Take the free route, if it fits. Free Listing enters a queue with no guaranteed placement.
  4. 4Or pay to skip it. The cheapest paid listing is Fast Lane at $129 one-time (24-48 hour placement).
  5. 5Check the rules first. Listing goes through a review queue; placement is only guaranteed on the paid tier. Tool must meet the site's listing standards (refund offered on Fast Lane if not)
  6. 6Once it is live, check the link. Open your listing, right-click the link to your site and choose Inspect: the rel attribute says whether it is a plain link, nofollow, ugc or sponsored.

What a listing there gets you

Two plans: a free 30-90 day queue and a $129 one-time fast lane with category and Newly Launched placements. Visit links use the site's own /go/website redirect (HTTP 301) without nofollow.

  • Its cheapest paid listing, $129, is 3× the median of the 32 AI directories with a one-time price ($49).
  • 26 of the 46 AI directories whose live listings we read gave a plain link; aitools.inc's was marked via its own redirect.

aitools.inc: the questions founders ask

How much does it cost to submit to aitools.inc?

aitools.inc has a free route, and paid plans from $129 one-time. The cheapest paid listing is Fast Lane.

Is aitools.inc free?

Yes, with conditions. Free Listing enters a queue with no guaranteed placement.

How long does a submission on aitools.inc take?

Free route: 30-90 day listing time. Fast Lane: 24-48 hour placement.

Does aitools.inc give a dofollow backlink?

aitools.inc does not say. The listing we checked sent its link through the site's own redirect.

What does aitools.inc require?

Listing goes through a review queue; placement is only guaranteed on the paid tier. Tool must meet the site's listing standards (refund offered on Fast Lane if not).

Sources

Read on 10 October 2026. Read on aitools.inc's own pages; where a fact came from an archived copy or a third-party report, that source is listed too.

Next to the others

aitools.inc is one of 46 AI directories we checked on the same day, with the same questions.

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