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Submit to The AI Surf
A category-based AI tools directory where tool pages can include FAQs, deals, social links and lead forms. Listings are paid one-time and include a mention in its newsletter.
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The AI Surf at a glance
- Pricing
- Paid
- Basic Listing $49 one-time (published within 4 days); Premium Listing $99 one-time (published within 2 days, extra page features); automatic refund if not accepted
- Link type
- Dofollow
- Listing https://theaisurf.com/listing/photo-to-video-2/ 'try now' link to photo2video.ai has no rel attribute (checked 2026-09-23)
- Review
- Manual review
- Link back required
- Not verified
- Account required
- Not verified
- Domain Rating
- DR34
- Domain Rating by Ahrefs, checked Sep 24, 2026. A score of the whole site’s backlinks, not a Google metric.
- Tranco rank
- #2,646,376
- Research top-sites ranking. Lower is more popular.
- Who browses it
- People browsing AI tools and software by category
- Last checked
How to submit to The AI Surf
Open the The AI Surf 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 The AI Surf (People browsing AI tools and software by category), not for search engines.
Wait for review
A person reviews submissions, so it can take a while. Once it’s live, check the link on your listing points to the right page.
Tips for The AI Surf
- The submit link redirects to the pricing plans, so there's no free option: pick Basic or Premium.
- Refunds are automatic if the editors reject the tool, but not after it's published.
- After publishing, log in and use 'Edit Listing' to send updates for review.
From The AI Surf’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 The AI Surf worth it?
Good for your SEO foundation
The AI Surf reviews listings by hand and the listing link we inspected was followed. That combination is what makes a directory link worth having for a new site.
- Domain Rating by Ahrefs: 34 (moderate). That's the strength of links to the whole site, not a promise about what your listing passes on.
- Tranco rank #2,646,376: a small site, outside the top 1 million.
- A person reviews submissions, so expect a wait and a real quality bar.
- Listing costs money. Pay for the audience, not the link: Google’s spam policies treat buying links that pass ranking value as a link scheme.
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 The AI Surf
Is The AI Surf free?
No. The AI Surf charges for listings. Pricing details: Basic Listing $49 one-time (published within 4 days); Premium Listing $99 one-time (published within 2 days, extra page features); automatic refund if not accepted. We checked on Sep 23, 2026.
Does The AI Surf give a dofollow link?
Yes. The listing link we inspected was a followed (dofollow) link. Evidence: Listing https://theaisurf.com/listing/photo-to-video-2/ 'try now' link to photo2video.ai has no rel attribute (checked 2026-09-23).
How do I submit to The AI Surf?
Submit at https://theaisurf.com/submit-listing/. A person reviews each submission before it goes live. Tip: The submit link redirects to the pricing plans, so there's no free option: pick Basic or Premium.
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Sources
The pages we opened on Sep 23, 2026 to write this page.