How to Submit to Toolify AI (and Is $99 Worth It?)
Toolify is an AI-tools directory with a Domain Rating around 62. Here's the part worth knowing before you submit: there's no free way on. Toolify's own FAQ says it plainly, "It costs $99 to list a tool. This is a one-time payment." So $99 isn't a skip-the-line upgrade, it's the price of entry, for one listing on one directory.
This guide shows you how to get listed on Toolify and whether the $99 is worth it. (Honesty up front: Submitator does not submit to Toolify. We cover 100+ other directories, including Fazier and Uneed, so this is a real Toolify how-to plus the math on what $99 buys elsewhere.)
Toolify AI at a glance
| Feature | Toolify AI |
|---|---|
| What it is | AI tools directory |
| Audience | AI-tool seekers |
| Domain Rating | ~DR 62 |
| Cost | $99 one-time (no free tier) |
| Link type | Dofollow |
| Listing | Forever, per their FAQ |
Toolify's FAQ states a one-time $99 fee to list a tool, listed forever, with no free option. DR ~62 (Ahrefs). Verify the current terms on toolify.ai/submit before relying on them. Last checked June 2026.
How to submit to Toolify, step by step
- 1
Go to the submit page
Open toolify.ai/submit and enter your tool's name and URL. Toolify auto-classifies your tool and asks you to pick its categories.
- 2
Prepare your details
A clear description, your logo, and screenshots. Write something unique rather than reusing identical copy across directories.
- 3
Pay the $99 fee
There's no free tier. Per Toolify's FAQ, it's a one-time $99 payment, after which your tool is listed forever.
- 4
Review and go live
Toolify reviews submissions, then your listing goes live with its dofollow links and Toolify's AI-certification badge.
What $99 buys
For $99, one time, you get a single listing on Toolify: dofollow links and Toolify's AI-certification badge, live after a review, and kept up indefinitely. There's no cheaper tier and no free option, so $99 is simply the floor to appear at all. What it doesn't buy is reach beyond that one directory.
Is $99 worth it?
That's the real question, because $99 for one directory is a lot. A dofollow link from a DR-62 site isn't worthless, and if you specifically want Toolify's AI-tool audience, the listing has some value. But you're paying $99 to be in exactly one place, with no cheaper way in. If your goal is backlinks and reach across the web, the same money goes a great deal further spread across many directories.
There's also one more thing $99 on Toolify doesn't solve, the quiet time-sink of every launch: badges. A lot of directories only let you in if you display their badge, and doing that by hand is a 20-minute chore per site. Submitator handles every one of these for you, you install one component, once:
Badges Submitator places + keeps live
The smart-money math: $99 for one, or 100 for $79
Here's the comparison founders find useful. Toolify is $99 for one listing. For less than that, Submitator lists you on 100 directories ($79), including paid-tier launches like Fazier and Uneed, all dofollow, with badges handled, in 24 to 48 hours. You'd still have about $20 left over to put toward another listing (Microlaunch, say) or a little ad spend.
To be clear: this isn't Toolify versus Submitator for the same listing. Submitator does not include Toolify. It covers 100 other directories, so if Toolify's AI audience matters to you, the honest move is to do both.
$99 on Toolify vs the same money elsewhere
| Feature | Toolify AI | Submitator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $99 one-time | from $29 |
| Listings | 1 (Toolify) | 100 (other dirs) |
| Fazier & Uneed | ||
| Badges | Do it yourself | Handled |
| Turnaround | ~1-3 days | 24–48h |
| You pick them | ||
| Left over | $0 | ~$20 |
Toolify's FAQ states a one-time $99 fee to list (no free tier). Submitator does not submit to Toolify. These are 100 other directories, including Fazier and Uneed. 'Left over' is $99 minus Submitator's $79 plan. Verify current pricing before relying on it.
$99 for one, or 100 for $79.
100 directories you pick, Fazier and Uneed included, badges handled, 24–48h.
When paying $99 for Toolify makes sense
If you specifically want a listing on Toolify and its AI-tool audience, $99 buys that one dofollow placement. Just know it's one directory with no cheaper way in, and budget separately for the breadth, the other 100 directories, that actually moves Domain Rating.
FAQ
Is there a free way to list on Toolify?
No. Toolify's own FAQ is explicit: it costs $99 to list a tool, a one-time payment, and once it's done your tool is listed forever. There's no free queue or free tier. The $99 gets you one listing with dofollow links on one directory.
How much does it cost to submit to Toolify?
Per Toolify's FAQ, $99, a one-time payment, listed forever. That's the price of entry, not an upgrade, so $99 is the minimum to appear at all. Submitator, by comparison, is $29 for 30 directories, $49 for 60, and $79 for 100.
Is Toolify worth $99?
It depends on the goal. Toolify is an AI-tools directory with a Domain Rating around 62, so a dofollow link from it isn't nothing, and if you specifically want its AI-tool audience the listing has some value. But $99 for one directory, with no cheaper option, is steep when your goal is backlinks and reach: the same money spreads across far more places.
Are Toolify links dofollow?
Yes, the $99 listing gives you dofollow links. Link attributes can change, so it's worth confirming on your own live listing once it's published.
Does Submitator submit to Toolify?
No. Submitator does not submit to Toolify, so this guide shows you how to do it yourself. Submitator covers 100+ other real directories, including paid-tier launches like Fazier and Uneed, all dofollow with badges handled, from $29 one-time.
What's the better use of $99?
Toolify's $99 buys one listing on one directory. For reach and Domain Rating, breadth wins: $79 lists you on 100 directories (including Fazier and Uneed) with badges handled, and you'd still have about $20 left over for another listing or some ads.
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One listing, or 100.
100+ dofollow directories you pick, Fazier and Uneed included, badges handled. From $29.