- #ai-products
- #indie-hackers
- #freemium
Submit to AINave
A discovery platform for new AI products aimed at AI founders and indie hackers, alongside tech news and events. Anyone can list a product for free, and a small one-time fee verifies it.
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AINave at a glance
- Pricing
- Free + paid options
- Starter listing free; one-time $5 per product for verification, which the pricing page says unlocks do-follow backlinks
- Link type
- Dofollow
- Listing https://ainave.com/products/kane-cli-by-testmu-ai 'Visit Website' link to testmuai.com has rel="noopener noreferrer" (checked 2026-09-23)
- Review
- Not stated
- Link back required
- Not verified
- Account required
- Not verified
- Domain Rating
- DR28
- Domain Rating by Ahrefs, checked Sep 24, 2026. A score of the whole site’s backlinks, not a Google metric.
- Tranco rank
- #2,797,333
- Research top-sites ranking. Lower is more popular.
- Who browses it
- AI founders, indie hackers and early adopters
- Last checked
How to submit to AINave
Open the AINave submission page
This is the page makers use to add a product.
Sign up if asked
We couldn’t confirm whether an account is required. Use a company email if one is needed.
Have your assets ready
Name, tagline, description, logo and screenshots. The checklist below covers what to prepare so you can fill the form in one go.
Fill in the form carefully
Pick the most specific category the form offers and write the description for the people who browse AINave (AI founders, indie hackers and early adopters), not for search engines.
Wait, then check
We couldn’t confirm how listings are reviewed. Once yours is live, check the details and that the link points to the right page.
Tips for AINave
- The $5 verification is a one-time fee per product and, according to the pricing page, is what gets you do-follow backlinks.
- Free listings still get a product page, so start free and verify later if you want the link benefit.
- The audience is builders, so developer-facing and indie products fit best.
From AINave’s own guidelines and pages, in our words.
What to prepare
The basics every directory asks for, plus what matters most for AI tool directories.
- Product name and a one-line tagline (about 60 characters)
- A short description (1–2 sentences) and a longer one (a short paragraph)
- Square logo, at least 256×256 px, PNG or SVG
- 2–3 screenshots at a consistent size
- The exact page you want the link to point to
- Pricing model (free, freemium or paid) and a contact email
- The main task your AI does, in one plain sentence (e.g. “turns podcasts into short clips”)
- Your pricing tiers, and whether there is a free plan or free trial
- Which models or providers you use, if you say so publicly
- 2–3 concrete use cases, each one sentence
Is AINave worth it?
A followed link, with a low bar
The listing link we inspected was followed, but we couldn’t confirm that anyone reviews listings. Directories that accept everyone tend to carry less weight, so treat it as a small plus, not a priority.
- Domain Rating by Ahrefs: 28 (low). That's the strength of links to the whole site, not a promise about what your listing passes on.
- Tranco rank #2,797,333: a small site, outside the top 1 million.
- There’s a free option. Start free and only pay for upgrades if the traffic justifies it.
This verdict is worked out from the facts above with fixed rules (link type, review, price, Domain Rating by Ahrefs, Tranco rank), not paid for. The directory has no say in it.
Questions about AINave
Is AINave free?
There’s a free option, with paid upgrades. Pricing details: Starter listing free; one-time $5 per product for verification, which the pricing page says unlocks do-follow backlinks. We checked on Sep 23, 2026.
Does AINave give a dofollow link?
Yes. The listing link we inspected was a followed (dofollow) link. Evidence: Listing https://ainave.com/products/kane-cli-by-testmu-ai 'Visit Website' link to testmuai.com has rel="noopener noreferrer" (checked 2026-09-23).
How do I submit to AINave?
Submit at https://ainave.com/submit. Tip: The $5 verification is a one-time fee per product and, according to the pricing page, is what gets you do-follow backlinks.
Alternatives to AINave
All AI tool directoriesPaid · DR 77 · Tranco #27,734
Not published · DR 73 · Tranco #56,557
Paid · DR 72 · Tranco #131,217
Paid · DR 71 · Tranco #161,828
Free · DR 69 · Tranco #195,134
Not published · DR 56 · Tranco #199,404
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Sources
The pages we opened on Sep 23, 2026 to write this page.