Launch catalog / Playbook
AIToolex
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 is a limited-time offer during the site's 'domain authority building phase' — premium placement may replace it later
- Submissions that include a reciprocal AIToolex backlink are 'prioritized for review' — a soft gate
- Account sign-in likely required (Sign In in nav; 'Update Anytime' implies a managed listing)
Requirements
- AI tools only — 20+ categories
- $0 free tier: 3 dofollow links, 'permanent link with backlink maintenance', reviewed within one week
- Publish-on-chosen-day option offered
Prepare before opening the form
- Tool name, URL, description, category and tags
- Logo/screenshot
- A page on your site to place the AIToolex backlink if you want priority review
- Account (sign-in for submission and future edits)
Workflow
- Open https://aitoolex.com/submit-ai-tool and click 'Go Submit' (leads to /submit)
- Sign in / create an account if prompted
- Fill the listing form and submit
- Optionally add the AIToolex backlink for prioritized review
- Listing goes live within one week as an /item/<slug> page
Watch for
- 'Free submission for a limited time' — the free route may not persist
- Backlink-exchange flavor: 'permanent link with backlink maintenance' suggests the link stays only while your backlink does
- Part of a badge-exchange directory network (Twelve Tools, Startup Fame, Turbo0, Dofollow.Tools, etc.)
- The actual /submit form fields weren't visible without account sign-in
What counts as live
The tool appears on an aitoolex.com/item/<slug> page and in the 'New' listing feed
Not verified
- Exact form fields and whether sign-in is mandatory
- Whether the backlink is strictly required or only prioritized
- When the free phase ends and what paid tiers will cost