Directory index · researched October 2026
AI Tools Up
aitoolsup.comAI Tools Up 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 Tools Up cost?
Listing on AI Tools Up is free if you wait your turn, with paid options from $19.
Free submissions join a queue and are listed within 30 days. The site says free listings receive a do-follow SEO backlink; no submitter backlink or badge requirement was stated. Only AI tools and applications are eligible.
- Basic tool submission
- Directory listing
- Do-follow SEO backlink
- Queue; listed within 30 days
- No queue; listing within 24 hours
- Listing and traffic indefinitely
- Do-follow link
- Google indexing
- Feature on LinkedIn, X/Twitter, Facebook and Instagram
- Price discrepancy: submit page shows $19; the linked Topmate offer page shows $56 for the same fast-track offer
- No queue; listing within 24 hours
- Prime placement on the tool category page
- Do-follow link
- Google indexing
- Feature on LinkedIn, X/Twitter, Facebook and Instagram
- Top-of-newsletter sponsored placement with banner, four sentences and CTA; limited to one per edition
- AI tool listing on the site
- Two main sponsor ad issues
- One AI Tools Ad
- AI tool listing on the site
- Share the ad posting in the AI Facebook group, claimed to have 41,000+ members
Extras they sell
- Sponsored Ad (Three Issues) — AI Tools Up Newsletter $599
- Top-of-email shoutout with a small banner, four sentences and CTA; three ad slots with a stated 30% discount.
- AI Tutorial Ad $150
- Mid-email placement, up to 600 characters and two images; limited to one per issue and only for qualified AI tools.
- AI Tools Ad $80
- Text-only ad at the bottom of the newsletter, with one link and up to 180 characters.
- Monthly Package $799
- Monthly bundle advertised as a bulk discount with exclusive ownership of the inventory.
- Sponsored Ad $229
- Featured placement at the top of the email with banner, description and CTA.
- Dedicated Ad $399
- An entire newsletter issue dedicated to showcasing a product or service.
- Sponsored Ad (Three Issues) $599
- Top-of-email shoutout with a small banner, four sentences and CTA; three slots with a stated 15% discount.
- Classified Ad $99
- Text-only ad at the bottom of the newsletter with a link.
Does AI Tools Up give a dofollow backlink?
AI Tools Up links to your site with a dofollow link, the kind Google may count toward your site's authority.
Its Ahrefs Domain Rating is 11.
Who gets into AI Tools Up, and how fast?
Submissions are reviewed first, and most products that fit get in.
How many people see your product depends on votes.
Free option: listed within 30 days; the Tally form says they try to review submissions ASAP. Paid options: listed within 24 hours with no queue. The FAQ also says paid submissions are listed within 24 hours after payment.
How much traffic does AI Tools Up get?
Similarweb ranks aitoolsup.com #12,931,606 in the world by traffic.
What AI Tools Up says about its audience: Claims vary across the pages: the submit page says 20,000+ page views per month, an 8,000+ subscriber newsletter sent twice a week, and a promoted email blast to 25,000 engaged subscribers. It also claims 16K X followers, 14K Instagram followers and 50K Facebook followers. Passionfroot reports 21K AI Tools Up newsletter subscribers, 26% open rate and 400 clicks per campaign, while describing the cadence as 3 to 5 times a week. The separate AI News Roundup listing reports 19.5K subscribers, 26% open rate, 3.6% click-through rate, 390 clicks per campaign and a daily cadence.
How do you submit to AI Tools Up?
You submit to AI Tools Up through a form on their site.
What the form asks for
- Tool Name
- Tool url
- Description
- Tool image * (10 MB size limit shown)
- Categories * (free-text field)
- Pricing * (Free, Freemium, Free trial, Paid)
- Features (optional; API, Open source, Mobile app, Browser extension, Discord community)
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Researched 29 October 2026 from AI Tools Up's own pages. Prices and terms change, so check before you pay. Something out of date? Report a correction.