There's An AI For That alternatives: AI directories compared
There's An AI For That sells a reviewed listing and a pricier newsletter plan. TopAI.tools and Toolify publish paid listings within 48 hours, AI Directories lists free above 10 DR with a backlink, Future Tools and AlternativeTo review free submissions, and Product Hunt launches are free. Futurepedia suits readers. MegaLaunch offers a free listing with a followed link.
MegaLaunch publishes this page and is one of the options. Facts checked between 24 Oct 2026 and 25 Oct 2026, sources below. How this page was checked
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What There's An AI For That sells to makers
There's An AI For That calls itself the front page of AI and publishes the size of its index: 55,195 AI tools, per its homepage counter1. For a maker, the product is a permanent listing reviewed by its staff2. The cheapest paid route is the entry plan (Low traffic plan, $49 one-time review fee2); the second public plan adds a guaranteed spot in its newsletter and priority review, and its FAQ gives an average processing time of one to two days2.
Free listings exist, but not on request: Only through a monthly thread on X: one tool per thread is listed free2. The refund rule is clear (Full refund if the tool is not published; none once it is live3), which removes most of the risk of paying for a review that ends in a refusal.
One condition shapes your launch calendar. The launch page offers ad credit to tools that launch there first (Up to $300 of ad credit if the tool launches on TAAFT before any other platform2). A tool already listed somewhere else does not qualify, so decide before your very first submission whether that credit is worth putting this directory at the start of your sequence.
Why makers compare it with other directories
Three reasons come up again and again. The first is budget: the entry plan is modest, but the plan that includes the newsletter costs several times more, and a zero budget rules out both. The second is link terms: its launch page does not say what kind of link a listing gives2, even though the listings sampled for this page carried followed links. The third is fit: an index of tens of thousands of tools suits people searching for a task, while some products do better with a curated shortlist or a launch day.
Readers who only want to find AI tools have different needs. There's An AI For That is built around search and tasks; Futurepedia wraps its directory in courses; Future Tools keeps a hand-picked Top 20. The notes under each alternative say which side, maker or reader, it serves better.
8 There's An AI For That alternatives compared
The first row is There's An AI For That itself, so every alternative can be read against it. Each cell quotes what the platform states on its own pages, except the link column, which reports what live listings carried on the day of the check.
| Platform | Free option | Cheapest paid option | Time to go live, as stated | Link type observed | Badge or link back required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| There's An AI For That | Only through a monthly thread on X: one tool per thread is listed free2 | Low traffic plan, $49 one-time review fee2 | Average processing time of 1 to 2 days2 | Followed: the links to the tool carry no rel attribute4 | No badge or link back asked for on its launch page2 |
| TopAI.tools | None shown on its submit page5 | Fast Track, $47 one-time5 | Fast Track: live within 48 hours, no queue5 | Varies: main button followed on 3 of 4 sample listings, nofollow on the 4th6 | No badge or link back asked for on its submit page5 |
| Toolify | None shown on its submit page7 | Submit AI, $99 one-time7 | Listed within 48 hours of payment, no queue7 | Followed: the links to the tool carry rel="dofollow", no nofollow8 | Not required; a Toolify certification embed is offered7 |
| AI Directories | Yes: a free listing for sites above 10 DR, with a backlink on your homepage or footer9 | Pro, $49 one-time9 | Free: reviewed and listed within 72 hours. Pro and Monthly: listed instantly9 | Followed: no rel attribute on the Visit website link10 | Free: a backlink on your homepage or footer, kept while listed. Pro and Monthly: none9 |
| Future Tools | Yes: a submission form with no fee, reviewed by a person11 | Featured Listing for one week; price sent on request12 | No time given; resubmit if the tool is not listed within a week13 | Redirect through futuretools.io/go/, a path its robots.txt disallows14 | None asked for on its submission form or in its FAQ11 |
| Product Hunt | Yes: its launch guide says it is free to use15 | None in its launch guide15 | You pick the day; the guide suggests 12:01 am Pacific Time15 | Visit website link marked ugc on a sampled product page16 | None stated in its launch guide15 |
| AlternativeTo | A standard review queue, with no date given17 | Priority review, a one-time fee shown before you pay17 | Free: no date or position given. Priority: usually 1 to 2 business days17 | Varies: Official Website link followed on one sampled page, nofollow on another18 | None stated in its FAQ17 |
| Futurepedia | No public form to submit a new tool; only an Update a Tool form19 | No price published; its terms mention listings sold for a one-time fee20 | Not stated; update requests are reviewed "as soon as possible"19 | Followed: the Visit Website link carries rel="noopener noreferrer", no nofollow21 | No badge or link back mentioned in its terms of service20 |
| MegaLaunch | Yes: live 48 hours after submission, with a link back to MegaLaunch22 | Premium, $4.99 one-time (excl. VAT): live once payment is confirmed22 | Free: 48 hours after submission. Premium: live as soon as payment is confirmed22 | Free listing: a followed link to your site (no nofollow or sponsored attribute)22 | Free: a link back to MegaLaunch (required). Premium: not needed22 |
Prices in US dollars, as displayed on each platform’s own site on the day of the check. The numbers lead to the sources at the end of the page.
The alternatives, one by one
TopAI.tools
Best for: A reviewed listing at a similar entry price, with a 48-hour fast track.
TopAI.tools is the closest match on price: Fast Track, $47 one-time5, against the entry plan of There's An AI For That. It goes live within 48 hours with no queue5. Where There's An AI For That sells a newsletter feature as its upgrade, TopAI.tools sells a Featured Listing that boosts a tool on its homepage and category pages for 7 days5.
It asks for no badge5 and publishes audience figures of its own: 1m+ monthly AI tool users and 3m+ monthly page views, as claimed on its submit page5. The link varied from one sampled listing to another6, so open a recent listing before you count on a followed link.
Toolify
Best for: Makers who want the link terms stated before they pay.
Toolify costs more to enter ($99 one-time7) and gives something the launch page of There's An AI For That does not: link terms in writing. At least 6 dofollow links to your site, as stated7. It publishes within 48 hours of payment, without a queue7, and refunds the fee in full if a tool is not published7.
It can also write the listing with Toolify AI and translate it into other languages7. That saves time, but read the generated text before it goes live: a directory listing is often the first description of your product a stranger reads, and a generic summary wastes it. It also publishes audience figures of its own: 5.1M+ monthly visits and 700K+ subscribers, as claimed on its submit page7.
AI Directories
Best for: A listing without a fee, if your site is past 10 DR and can carry a footer link.
Where There's An AI For That charges for every review, AI Directories lists a tool for free when two conditions are met: the site is above 10 DR, and a backlink to AI Directories sits on its homepage or in its footer9. It reviews free listings within 72 hours and publishes paid ones at once9. Its listing FAQ asks for an AI-powered tool9, the same bar as the AI-only directories above.
The paid entry is Pro, $49 one-time9, and a Monthly plan suits makers who would rather not pay upfront, though the listing goes when the subscription ends9. Its pricing page says every plan carries a dofollow link9, and the listings checked matched it10. The free listing, though, depends on your link back staying in place9.
Future Tools
Best for: A free listing chosen by a person, for tools that can pass a strict review.
Future Tools is the opposite bet: no listing fee and no guarantee. Its submission form charges nothing11, a person reviews every tool, and most tools do not get in: Over 75% of submitted tools are not approved, per its FAQ13.
Its Top 20 is hand-picked and cannot be bought13, which makes it closer to an editor’s shortlist than to an index of tens of thousands of tools. The trade-off for a maker is the link: on the listing sampled, the visit button went through a redirect path that its robots.txt keeps away from crawlers14. List there for readers, not for search engines.
Product Hunt
Best for: A free launch day, if you can bring your own first supporters.
Product Hunt answers a different need. A directory listing waits for people searching for a task; a Product Hunt launch competes for attention on one day, on a homepage leaderboard15. It is free15, and you choose the day.
Plan for two constraints: new accounts wait a week before posting a product23, and the Visit website link on the product page sampled was marked ugc16. If you also want the launch credit of There's An AI For That, its first-launch condition means listing there before your Product Hunt day.
AlternativeTo
Best for: An AI tool that clearly replaces an application people already know.
AlternativeTo organizes software around the applications people want to replace17. For an AI product, its refusal list comes first: Declines thin wrappers around someone else's model, such as AI rewriters and general-purpose image generators17. A tool that passes reaches people searching for an alternative to a specific product, an intent that a general AI index serves less directly.
Submission is free, with a review queue that gives no date; priority review is a one-time fee that buys speed, not approval17. The Official Website link was followed on one sampled listing and nofollow on another18, so do not count on either.
Futurepedia
Best for: Readers who want guidance on using AI tools; not a place to list one today.
Futurepedia is the alternative for the reader side of There's An AI For That. Its homepage presents a platform for using AI at work, with courses and workflows24 around a directory it sizes itself (5,000+ AI tools in its header; its directory showed 2,49425).
For makers it is closed for now. When this page was checked, it had no public form for new tools and only an Update a Tool form for existing listings19, and its terms mentioned one-time listing fees without a price20. Its links to tools were followed on the listings sampled21, so a tool already listed there has a reason to keep its page accurate. The Futurepedia alternatives page covers what changed.
MegaLaunch
Best for: A free listing with a followed link and a community vote, for any independent product.
MegaLaunch is a launch platform, not an AI index. Where There's An AI For That charges a review fee, the Free listing on MegaLaunch costs nothing and goes live 48 hours after submission, in exchange for a link back to MegaLaunch on your site22. The listing links to your site without nofollow or sponsored attributes22.
Premium ($4.99 excl. VAT, one-time) goes live once payment is confirmed and drops the link back22. Rankings come from one vote per person, and paid options never change them26. Matt builds MegaLaunch, so weigh this entry as the publisher’s own description and check the pricing page yourself.
Is There's An AI For That legit?
Yes. A registered company runs it, and its launch page gives the name and address: There's An AI For That SRL, Bucharest, Romania2. Its terms explain how tools are judged: acceptance is at its discretion, and a listed tool must use AI in a significant and obvious way3. Paying buys a review and, if the tool passes, a listing; it does not buy approval.
The figures on its launch page are its own: the visitor and subscriber counts (5M+ monthly visitors and 2.5M+ newsletter subscribers, as claimed on its launch page2) and the traffic estimates shown for each plan are published by the platform about itself, not measured independently. Treat them as an upper bound to test. On the listings checked, its links to tools carried a utm_source=taaft tag4, so you can see exactly what it sends in your own analytics.
Is There's An AI For That free?
Searching it is free. Listing a tool is paid, with one exception: the monthly thread on X described in its FAQ, where one tool per thread is chosen2. If your launch date matters, plan on the paid entry plan and treat the thread as a bonus if it happens.
Is the newsletter plan worth the difference?
The second plan costs several times the entry plan, and the difference is mostly the guaranteed newsletter spot and priority review2. Whether that is worth it depends on a question you can answer before paying: would people who read a general AI newsletter try your product the week they see it? A consumer tool with an instant result has a better chance than a business product with a long sales cycle.
If you are unsure, start with the entry plan and measure for two weeks: visits from its campaign tag, and one action that shows real interest, such as a completed sign-up or a first export. Decide on a larger placement only once you have that baseline. How to measure traffic from directory listings gives a simple worksheet for it, and the free UTM builder makes tagged links for the directories that keep them.
In what order to list an AI tool
The order matters more than it seems. If you want the first-launch credit of There's An AI For That, it has to come first, before any other listing or launch. Free queues without a date, such as AlternativeTo and Future Tools, come next: submit early, because nobody can tell you when the review will happen. Paid fast tracks that publish within about two days, such as Toolify and TopAI.tools, fit the week your product page and onboarding are ready.
Keep a launch day, on Product Hunt or MegaLaunch, for the moment you can answer questions all day and have a few people ready to try the product. Before any of it, write one accurate description and check it with the free headline and tagline analyzer. The product launch checklist puts the remaining steps in order.
Submitting to many directories at once
Listing on a handful of AI directories is an afternoon of work; listing on dozens is a project. MegaLaunch’s directory submission service does it by hand, with a report for every directory, and every submission sent within 7 business days (one-time: Starter $99, Growth $149 and Mega $199, all excl. VAT). No directory, There's An AI For That included, is promised: each one decides acceptance and link attributes itself.
When There's An AI For That is still the right choice
There's An AI For That remains the default when breadth matters: its index is large (55,195 AI tools, per its homepage counter1), and it accepts more than classic tools, from MCP servers to GPTs2. For a product that people will look for by task, a listing there is hard to skip.
It also suits a maker who wants a predictable date and a clear refund: a review in one to two days on average, the fee back if the tool is not published, and a newsletter feature available when the product is ready for a wider audience. Choose an alternative when the budget is zero, when you want link terms in writing, or when your product is better served by a curated shortlist or a launch day.
Frequently asked questions
Is There's An AI For That legit?
Yes. It is run by a registered company, There's An AI For That SRL, Bucharest, Romania2, every submission is reviewed by its staff, and the fee is refunded in full if a tool is not published. Its audience figures are its own claims, so measure what your listing sends with its campaign tag.
Is There's An AI For That free?
Searching it is free. Listing a tool is paid, except through a monthly thread on X where one tool per thread is picked and listed for free2.
How much does it cost to list a tool on There's An AI For That?
When this page was checked: $49 one-time (Low traffic) or $437 one-time (with a newsletter spot)2. Both are one-time fees, and the average processing time it states is one to two days2.
Does There's An AI For That give a dofollow link?
Its launch page does not say. On the listings sampled for this page, the links to the listed tool carried no nofollow attribute, while links to other tools in the side blocks did4. Check a recent listing before you rely on it.
What is the best alternative to There's An AI For That?
It depends on what you need. TopAI.tools is the closest on price, Toolify states its link terms, AI Directories is free for sites past 10 DR that keep its backlink, and Future Tools is free but strict. Product Hunt suits a launch day, AlternativeTo suits a tool that replaces a known app, and Futurepedia suits readers more than makers.
Methodology and sources
Every fact about a third-party platform was read on that platform’s own pages on 24 October 2026: launch and submission pages, FAQs, terms and public listings. AI Directories’ listing plans, submit page and a public listing were read again on 25 October 2026, with WebFetch and in the page HTML. There's An AI For That, Toolify, TopAI.tools and Product Hunt refused automated requests that day, so their pages were read in a browser; Futurepedia, Future Tools and AlternativeTo were read with WebFetch, with their listings checked in a browser. Link types come from the HTML of the live listings named in each source, plus the same tool, Gencraft, checked on several directories as a cross-check: they describe one page on one day, not a promise for yours.
Left out on purpose: Domain Rating, because Ahrefs figures could not be read for every row on the same day; traffic, because none of these platforms publishes it in a comparable way (audience figures are quoted only as each platform states them); and the traffic estimates on the launch page of There's An AI For That, which are its own projections. MegaLaunch’s values are read from its own code.
MegaLaunch’s prices are shown excl. VAT, as everywhere on its site: tax is added at checkout based on the buyer’s country. Other platforms’ prices are quoted as displayed on their own sites, which do not always say whether tax is included, so a MegaLaunch price and another price on this page may not be on the same tax basis. Compare the totals each checkout shows before you pay.
- theresanaiforthat.com, checked on . There's An AI For That: listings claimed.
- theresanaiforthat.com/launch, checked on . There's An AI For That: moderation; cheapest paid option; wait or queue; free option; extras; backlink, as stated; badge or link back required; company behind it; audience; price to list; fit for AI tools. The other public plan, "Everything you need", is $437 one-time and adds a guaranteed newsletter spot and priority review. Its launch page calls it a PPC bonus: $100 on the $49 plan, $300 on the $437 plan, for a tool that does not appear on any other platform before the launch. Company name and address in the footer of its launch page; the same company name appears on its terms of service page (last updated on 19 March 2026). Figures published by the platform itself on its launch page, not measured by MegaLaunch.
- theresanaiforthat.com/terms, checked on . There's An AI For That: refund terms. The terms add a partial refund when a tool is approved but its newsletter listing is not.
- theresanaiforthat.com/ai/sherlocks-ai, checked on . There's An AI For That: link type observed. Read in the HTML of /ai/sherlocks-ai/ and /ai/pixmas/: no nofollow on the links to the listed tool. Links to other tools in the side blocks carried nofollow.
- topai.tools/submit, checked on . TopAI.tools: free option; cheapest paid option; wait or queue; badge or link back required; price to list; audience. Its FAQ also mentions unclaimed listings, added without a paid submission, and a paid Quick Update service for them. Includes free listing edits. Featured Listing is $229 one-time and adds 7 days of featured placement. Its FAQ says 24 to 48 hours after submission. Featured Listing: featured on the homepage and other sections, boosted search results, top spots in category pages and a faster verification process. Figures published by the platform itself on its submit page, not measured by MegaLaunch.
- topai.tools/t/toki-com, checked on . TopAI.tools: link type observed. Read in the HTML of /t/toki-com, /t/deedspring-com and /t/imageto3d-studio (main button with an empty rel) and /t/ponytail-dev (every link to the tool nofollow). The other links to the tool on each page carried nofollow.
- toolify.ai/submit, checked on . Toolify: free option; cheapest paid option; wait or queue; badge or link back required; price to list; backlink, as stated; refund terms; extras; audience. Its FAQ also says it cannot guarantee sales or traffic. Shown on the submit page as "Multi-language intro"; you can also write the English text yourself. The site menu offered 10 languages that day. Figures published by the platform itself on its submit page, not measured by MegaLaunch.
- toolify.ai/tool/panopulse, checked on . Toolify: link type observed. Read in the HTML of /tool/panopulse. Links to other tools on the same page, and links inside the description, carried nofollow.
- aidirectori.es/pricing?tab=tool-submission, checked on . AI Directories: free option; cheapest paid option; wait or queue; badge or link back required; fit for AI tools; price to list; backlink, as stated. Pro is shown beside a struck $99. A Monthly plan costs $9.99 per month, and its listing is removed on cancellation.
- aidirectori.es/ai-tools/cropguide, checked on . AI Directories: link type observed. Read in the HTML of public listings on 24 Oct 2026 (CropGuide, Aptabase, BizLoc8, Screen Issues), and of CropGuide again on 25 Oct 2026; the link adds ref and UTM parameters, and the page does not show which plan a listing used.
- futuretools.io/submit-a-tool, checked on . Future Tools: free option; badge or link back required. Its FAQ says sponsors help keep the site free for people who want to submit tools, and that submitting does not guarantee inclusion.
- futuretools.io/advertise, checked on . Future Tools: cheapest paid option. The advertise page caps featured slots at two per week and gives pricing by email only.
- futuretools.io/faq, checked on . Future Tools: wait or queue; moderation; ranking rules. The FAQ adds that you will likely not hear back either way.
- futuretools.io/tools/headlark-f35373b5, checked on . Future Tools: link type observed. Read in the rendered page: the Visit button points to /go/headlark-f35373b5, not to the tool, and https://futuretools.io/robots.txt disallows /go/.
- producthunt.com/launch, checked on . Product Hunt: free option; cheapest paid option; wait or queue; badge or link back required; format. The guide links an Advertise page but describes no paid launch.
- producthunt.com/products/raycast, checked on . Product Hunt: link type observed. Read in the rendered page: rel="noreferrer noopener ugc". Google treats ugc as a hint, like nofollow.
- alternativeto.net/faq, checked on . AlternativeTo: free option; cheapest paid option; wait or queue; badge or link back required; format; fit for AI tools. The FAQ says payment buys a faster review, not approval, and is refundable only before the review is done. The FAQ list of usual reasons for a refusal also names headshot generators, AI companions, upscalers, other basic tools built on an LLM and directories of AI tools.
- alternativeto.net/software/obsidian/about, checked on . AlternativeTo: link type observed. Read in the rendered pages: rel="noopener" on the Official Website link of /software/obsidian/about/ (the developer link on the same page is nofollow), rel="nofollow noopener" on the Official Website link of /software/gencraft/about/.
- futurepedia.io/update-a-tool, checked on . Futurepedia: free option; wait or queue. Its former submission pages, futurepedia.io/submit-tool and futurepedia.io/enhanced, answered 404 on 24 Oct 2026, and neither its homepage nor its Discover page links to a submission form.
- futurepedia.io/terms-of-service, checked on . Futurepedia: cheapest paid option; badge or link back required. The terms describe verified listings with a check mark, reviews and enhanced page elements, without a price.
- futurepedia.io/tool/gencraft, checked on . Futurepedia: link type observed. Read in the HTML of /tool/gencraft and /tool/proposal-genie: same attribute on both, with Futurepedia UTM tags on the link.
- megalaun.ch/pricing, MegaLaunch’s own terms, read from its code at publication. MegaLaunch: free option; cheapest paid option; wait or queue; link type observed; badge or link back required. Prices exclude VAT. Tax is added at checkout based on your country.
- producthunt.com/launch/before-launch, checked on . Product Hunt: moderation. The same page recommends joining three months or more before a launch.
- futurepedia.io, checked on . Futurepedia: format.
- futurepedia.io/discover, checked on . Futurepedia: listings claimed.
- megalaun.ch/moderation, MegaLaunch’s own terms, read from its code at publication. MegaLaunch: ranking rules.
Spotted an outdated fact? Write to Matt at contact@megalaun.ch. Corrections are applied within 7 days and the check date is updated.
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