Directory index · researched October 2026
AI Agents Directory
aiagentsdirectory.comAI Agents Directory is a directory for AI tools. We went through its submission pages in October 2026: what it costs, the link you get, who gets in and how to submit.
How much does AI Agents Directory cost?
Listing on AI Agents Directory is free, as long as you link back to them from your site, with paid options from $19.
Requires an AI Agents Directory badge on the submitter's site with a backlink. Listing becomes permanent after badge verification. The free tier includes one category and a dedicated product page; the listing's link to the product is nofollow.
- Required AAD badge placement with backlink to AI Agents Directory
- Permanent listing after badge verification
- Dedicated product page
- 1 category placement
- Nofollow listing link to product
- Skip review wait and badge requirement
- 1 category placement
- Newsletter promotion (1x)
- Nofollow SEO backlink
- 5-day visibility boost
- Skip badge requirement and review wait
- Up to 2 category placements
- 5-day website featuring
- Newsletter promotions (3x)
- Dofollow SEO backlink
- Social media promotion (1x)
- Advertised as reduced from $149; checkout applies code FIRST for $50 off
- Skip badge requirement and review wait
- Up to 3 category placements
- 1 month website and newsletter featuring
- Dofollow SEO backlink
- Social media promotion (1x)
- Priority search results and top category placement
- Landscape highlighting
- Advertised as reduced from $999 with code FIRST50
- Everything in Growth
- Up to 5 category placements
- 1 month website and newsletter featuring
- Claimed 800-2,000 monthly clicks
- Social media promotion (4x)
- Sitewide desktop sidebar and mobile banner visibility
- Limited to 6 partner spots
- Direct product link and priority support
- Stripe checkout displayed $499.50 after a 50% discount
Extras they sell
- Fast Track review bypass $19 one-time
- Skips the review wait and badge requirement; includes one category placement, one newsletter promotion, and a nofollow link.
- Starter visibility boost $49 one-time
- Five-day website featuring, newsletter promotions (3x), social promotion (1x), up to two category placements, and a dofollow link; skips the badge requirement and review wait.
- Growth featuring bundle $99 one-time, promoted from $149
- One month of website and newsletter featuring, social promotion, dofollow link, priority search, top category placement, landscape highlighting, and up to three category placements. Checkout applies a $50 discount.
- Ecosystem Partner bundle $499 advertised; Stripe checkout total $499.50
- Sitewide placement, one month of website and newsletter featuring, claimed 800-2,000 monthly clicks, four social promotions, up to five category placements, and priority support. Checkout applies 50% off the $999 list price.
- AI Product Announcement $249
- Optional paid add-on to publish a company or product announcement on the AAD blog, with editorial review, light formatting, and one permanent contextual placement. I did not add it to the order.
- Contextual Brand Mention
- Email-requested placement in existing relevant content, with one permanent contextual link and Google indexing. No price is published.
- Guest Post Submission
- Submit a finished 1,200-1,500 word article; it receives editorial review and light editing. Includes two permanent contextual links and a newsletter mention. No price is published.
- AAD-Written Editorial Article
- AAD writes a 1,200-1,500 word article for approval before publishing. Includes three permanent contextual links, one social post, and a newsletter mention. No price is published.
- Ongoing publishing
- Email-requested publishing cadence with priority review, a dedicated contact, and topics and links planned together. No price is published.
Does AI Agents Directory give a dofollow backlink?
AI Agents Directory links to your site with a dofollow link, the kind Google may count toward your site's authority.
Its Ahrefs Domain Rating is 75. Part of that comes from sites that link back to it in exchange for a listing, so it likely overstates what its link is worth to you (why).
Who gets into AI Agents Directory, and how fast?
Submissions are reviewed first, and most products that fit get in.
New listings are shown to its audience: on the homepage, in a newsletter or on social media.
For agent listings, the FAQ says submissions are reviewed for quality before going live, but gives no turnaround time; paid packages say they skip the review wait. For editorial pitches, the Write for Us page says most complete briefs are reviewed and published within 6 hours once all details are provided.
How much traffic does AI Agents Directory get?
Similarweb ranks aiagentsdirectory.com #352,400 in the world by traffic.
What AI Agents Directory says about its audience: Write for Us page claims 75 Ahrefs DR, 19K Google Search clicks per quarter, 3.4M Google Search impressions per quarter, 22K newsletter subscribers, and average Google Search position 10 (first page). Sponsor page claims 50K+ monthly users, 23K+ newsletter readers, and DR75+. The homepage newsletter popup said 20K+ readers.
How do you submit to AI Agents Directory?
You submit to AI Agents Directory through a form, after creating an account. Sign-up options: Email and password and Google.
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Researched 29 October 2026 from AI Agents Directory's own pages. Prices and terms change, so check before you pay. Something out of date? Report a correction.