Launch catalog / Playbook

AI Just Better

aijustbetter.com ↗

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 plan requires embedding the AI Just Better badge in your site's served HTML (homepage/footer) and passing their 'Verify Backlink Badge' check
  • Badge is permanently monitored — periodic automated checks; removing it delists you
  • Account required: Google, GitHub, or email login before the submit form

Requirements

  • AI tools, SaaS products, marketing tools, developer tools
  • Product link, name, up to 3 categories and 3 tags from their searchable lists
  • Short description plus a markdown introduction capped at 25,000 characters
  • Two image uploads
  • Pressing Submit only creates a draft (Status: Submitting, not published) — it goes live only after badge verification or a paid plan

Prepare before opening the form

  • Product URL, name, one-line description, and a markdown-formatted intro
  • Two product images/screenshots
  • Category/tag shortlist (max 3 each)
  • Ability to embed their badge on your homepage or footer before submitting
  • A Google, GitHub, or email account for signup

Workflow

  1. Sign in at aijustbetter.com (Google/GitHub/email)
  2. Open the submit form and fill link, name, categories, tags, short description, markdown intro, upload 2 images
  3. Submit — creates a draft in 'Submitting' status
  4. Choose the $0 plan; embed the badge snippet in your served HTML
  5. Click 'Verify Backlink Badge' in their panel — once verified the listing queues for publish
  6. Keep the badge live permanently

Watch for

  • Badge is a permanent commitment — 'subject to periodic automated checks'; removal = delisting
  • Submit button does NOT publish — nothing goes live until badge verifies or payment
  • Site rate-limits bots (429) — pace requests
  • Paid plans exist as the alternative to the badge (pricing page at /pricing not fetched)

What counts as live

The product appears as a public item page at aijustbetter.com/item/<slug> and surfaces in category browsing

Not verified

  • Paid plan prices (page not fetched due to 429)
  • Whether free-tier outbound links are dofollow
  • Post-verification queue length before publish

Sources

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