Submit your AI tool and get discovered
List your AI tool for free, or pick a plan with more visibility. Submit right on this page. Every tool is reviewed by hand before it goes live.
Choose your plan
Click a plan to open its submission form below.
- Dedicated tool page, lifetime
- Placed on its category page
- 500-word description, 5 features
- Logo + 1 screenshot
- Website link (no-follow)
- Live within 7 business days
- Trusted badge
- Video / demo
- Everything in Free, plus:
- 1,000-word description, 10 features
- Up to 5 screenshots + video/demo
- Website link, do-follow
- Up to 3 extra links, do-follow
- Trusted badge
- Live within 24 hours
- Everything in Standard, plus:
- Featured on the homepage and all category pages
- Priority visibility across the directory
- Newsletter and roundup mention
- Featured badge on your listing
Requires an active Standard listing. After 30 days your tool stays live; only the spotlight ends.
Free listing
A free directory listing, for life. Goes live within 7 business days after review.
Standard listing: $9
Lifetime listing with a do-follow backlink and an SEO-optimized profile. Goes live within 24 hours.
Featured placement: $49 / 30 days
Homepage spotlight, Featured badge and priority visibility for 30 days.
Every plan, side by side
| Feature | Free | Standard | Featured |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listing price | Free | $9 one-time | $49 / 30 days |
| Listing duration | Lifetime | Lifetime | Spotlight 30 days, listing stays |
| Go-live time | 7 business days | 24 hours | 24 hours |
| Description length | 500 words | 1,000 words | 1,000 words |
| Features listed | 5 | 10 | 10 |
| Screenshots | 1 | Up to 5 | Up to 5 |
| Video / demo | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Website link | No-follow | Do-follow | Do-follow |
| Extra links | – | Up to 3, do-follow | Up to 3, do-follow |
| Trusted badge | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Category page placement | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ Featured |
| Homepage spotlight | – | – | ✓ |
| Featured badge | – | – | ✓ |
| Newsletter mention | – | – | ✓ |
Why tool owners choose Credible AI Tools
A real, active audience
Creators, businesses and students searching for AI tools every day, not passive traffic.
SEO that compounds
A do-follow backlink from a niche-relevant AI tools directory helps your own rankings.
Instant credibility
A Trusted badge shows your tool has been reviewed, so visitors trust it faster.
Fast turnaround
No waitlists. Standard listings go live within 24 hours.
Launch-day visibility
Go Featured around a launch or campaign for homepage placement when it matters.
No subscription
Free listings stay free for life, and Standard is a one-time payment for a lifetime listing.
Submission guidelines
We check every submission against a short list of standards before it goes live.
What gets approved
- A live, working product people can visit and use
- A specific job the tool does, such as writing, coding, video or marketing
- Honest pricing: free, freemium or paid
- Real AI or ML capability behind the product
- A named team or business behind the tool
- A demo, free trial or simple sign-up to try it
- Sensible handling of user data and basic security
What gets turned away
- Adult or sexually explicit content
- Dead links, placeholder pages or "coming soon" sites
- Tools built around illegal activity, hate or harassment
- Thin wrappers or clones with no real AI underneath
- Deepfake, impersonation or deliberately deceptive tools
- Listings with no way to verify who is behind them
- Spam, duplicates or careless submissions
Listing questions
How much does it cost to list my AI tool?
Listing your AI tool is free, with no hidden fees. Standard is a one-time $9 payment for a lifetime listing, and Featured is $49 for 30 days of homepage and category-page spotlight.
How long does it take to go live?
Free listings go live within 7 business days after review. Standard and Featured listings go live within 24 hours.
How do I pay for a paid plan?
Free listings need no payment. Just submit the form. For Standard and Featured, submit the plan's form and we'll email you a secure payment link. Your listing goes live once payment is confirmed and the review is complete.
What is the difference between Free and Standard?
Standard adds a do-follow backlink, a longer description, more screenshots and a video, extra do-follow links, a Trusted badge and faster go-live.
Do I need Standard before I can buy Featured?
Yes. Featured requires an active Standard listing. When the 30 days end, your tool stays live and only the spotlight is removed.
Can I edit my listing later?
Yes. Contact us with the changes and we'll update your listing.
Will my tool definitely be approved?
Every submission is reviewed by hand against our guidelines. We can decline listings that aren't a good fit for the directory.
Not sure which plan to pick?
Start with a free listing and upgrade any time, or message us and we'll help you choose.