The problem that should not exist #
When you launch an AI tool, the product is already built. What comes next should not be the hard part. But there are more than 100 AI tool directories out there — FuturePedia, There's An AI For That, TopAI Tools, AI Scout, and dozens more — and each one has its own form, its own taxonomy, its own rules for accepting or rejecting submissions.
The reality: a dedicated founder can burn two or three weeks filling out forms by hand. No tracking, no clear confirmation, no way to tell whether your tool got published or whether it died in a moderation folder somewhere.
That time does not go into improving the product. It is gone.
The solution: one form, Shiplist does the rest #
Shiplist was built out of that frustration. You drop in the URL of your tool, our pipeline extracts the relevant information with AI — name, description, categories, screenshots — and handles the submissions to every directory that fits.
You get a real-time dashboard with the status of each submission: queued, submitting, in review, published. No chasing inboxes, no juggling forty browser tabs.
Three plans, one goal #
We designed Shiplist for founders at different stages. Every plan is a one-time payment, processed through Polar Checkout.
Basic — $59 one-time (was $109). Manual submission to 30+ AI Directories, an advanced report, and a listing on ShipList Tools. Save 20+ hours and get valuable backlinks with a 72-hour turnaround. Ideal if you just launched and want a focused reach.
Standard — $99 one-time (was $149). Manual submission to 60+ AI Directories, SEO boost and brand reach, plus everything in Basic. Save 40+ hours with a 72-hour turnaround. The most-picked plan for founders in launch week.
Premium — $139 one-time (was $189). Manual submission to 100+ AI Directories, the full SEO and brand reach package, and access to a curated paid list of 300 directories. Save 70+ hours with a 72-hour turnaround.
Why directories actually matter #
AI tool directories are not just referral traffic. They compound in three ways:
- Quality backlinks. Most of these directories sit between DR 40 and 80. Every listing adds authority to your domain.
- Organic discovery. People searching for tools in those categories find you without you spending a cent on ads.
- LLM citation. Models like ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity index web content, including directories. The more places that mention your tool, the more likely it shows up in generated answers. We call this GEO — Generative Engine Optimization.
Timing matters: directories that index your tool in the first 30 days of launch carry the most weight on initial positioning.
What's next #
Onboarding is short. Sign in, paste your tool's URL, review what the AI extracted, confirm, ship. If you want to see it before paying, the first submission is free.