Launch catalog / Playbook
Aidirs
Conditional free route ai-directory
Researched from public pages — no submission was run · sources read 2026-09-26. Rules change — recheck the platform's own pages before submitting.
What the free route requires
- Free $0 tier requires badge verification — their badge/backlink must be placed on your site
- Free listings get 'recurring status checks' — the badge is monitored and removing it risks delisting
- Free tier is queued review (no stated turnaround) vs 48h/24h for paid tiers; 'low-quality submissions rejected'
Requirements
- AI-focused product — this is a curated AI tools directory
- Badge verification for the free tier; paid tiers ($9.9 Starter, $24.9 Pro, $49.9 Launch Kit, $59.9+ sponsor tiers) skip it
- Quality bar applies at every tier; Stripe handles payments
Prepare before opening the form
- Product name, URL, description, logo/icon, pricing model
- Category/tag fit from their 300+ tags
- For free tier: ability to add their badge HTML to the product site and leave it there
Workflow
- Open https://aidirs.best/submit (sign-in may be required — Sign In link is in nav)
- Choose a plan: Free (badge + queued review) or a paid tier (48h/24h review, featured placement)
- Fill the submission form with product details
- Free tier: add badge to the site and pass verification; paid: complete Stripe checkout
- Listing goes live after review; monitor via account
Watch for
- Free tier's badge is monitored with 'recurring status checks' — it's an ongoing obligation, not one-time
- Only the free tier explicitly promises 'one dofollow backlink'; paid tiers sell visibility, not more links
- Sidebar/Sitewide sponsor tiers showed '0 slots available' — don't expect them
- Launch Kit bundles 'Uneed launch support' — third-party cross-sell
What counts as live
The product has a public profile page on aidirs.best, indexed in its categories/tags/search
Not verified
- Queued-review turnaround for the free tier
- Whether free-tier listings get a full SEO product page (comparison table marks it as paid-only)
- Exact badge HTML/placement requirements