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Submit to ToolRain
An AI tools directory that sorts apps into eleven groups, from writing, image and video to coding, business and education, with tag and pricing filters. Its visitors are people looking for free and paid AI apps by category; the pricing page puts its traffic at about 2K a month. The free plan needs a ToolRain badge that stays on your site and is reviewed within 72 hours; the paid plans publish at once with no badge.
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ToolRain at a glance
- Pricing
- Free + paid options
- Free (marked limited time): 3 followed links, badge required and kept permanently, listed within 72 hours. Basic $9.9 one-time: 3 links, listed at once, no backlink. Pro $19.9 one-time: 5 links, featured at the top of the homepage and listings, support.
- Link type
- Dofollow
- The 'Visit Website' link on https://toolrain.com/item/danteshotcom and https://toolrain.com/item/cardify has no rel attribute (followed, direct, with UTM parameters). Danteshot carries the Featured label that the pricing page lists under the Pro plan; the plan of the other page is not confirmed. The pricing page ties the free plan to a verified badge that must stay on your site (checked 2026-11-12) What a dofollow link is
- Review
- Not stated
- Link back required
- Yes, a link back to them
- Account required
- Yes
- Domain Rating
- DR70
- Domain Rating by Ahrefs, checked Nov 12, 2026. A score of the whole site’s backlinks, not a Google metric.
- Tranco rank
- Not ranked
- No Tranco rank on record for this site.
- Who browses it
- People looking for free and paid AI apps by category, from writing and design to automation and coding
- Last checked
How to submit to ToolRain
Open the ToolRain submission page
This is the page makers use to add a product.
Create an account
ToolRain asks you to sign up before you can submit.
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 ToolRain (People looking for free and paid AI apps by category, from writing and design to automation and coding), not for search engines.
Decide on the link back
They ask for a link or badge on your site. Decide whether you’re happy to add it before you submit.
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 ToolRain
- The free plan is labelled limited time on the pricing page, and its badge must stay on your site permanently.
- Free submissions are reviewed and listed within 72 hours; Basic ($9.9) and Pro ($19.9) publish as soon as you pay and let you choose when to go live.
- The pricing FAQ names the backlink the free plan needs as a link to https://toolrain.com. Free and Basic come with no customer support.
- The submit form sits behind a login (email, Google or GitHub). Listing details can be updated at any time on every plan.
From ToolRain’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 ToolRain 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: 70 (very strong). That's the strength of links to the whole site, not a promise about what your listing passes on.
- No Tranco rank on record, so we can’t say how much traffic it gets.
- There’s a free option. Start free and only pay for upgrades if the traffic justifies it.
- They ask for a link back to their site. One reciprocal link is common, but Google’s spam policies list excessive link exchanges as a problem, so don’t do this for every directory.
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 ToolRain
Is ToolRain free?
There’s a free option, with paid upgrades. Pricing details: Free (marked limited time): 3 followed links, badge required and kept permanently, listed within 72 hours. Basic $9.9 one-time: 3 links, listed at once, no backlink. Pro $19.9 one-time: 5 links, featured at the top of the homepage and listings, support. We checked on Nov 12, 2026.
Does ToolRain give a dofollow link?
Yes. The listing link we inspected was a followed (dofollow) link. Evidence: The 'Visit Website' link on https://toolrain.com/item/danteshotcom and https://toolrain.com/item/cardify has no rel attribute (followed, direct, with UTM parameters). Danteshot carries the Featured label that the pricing page lists under the Pro plan; the plan of the other page is not confirmed. The pricing page ties the free plan to a verified badge that must stay on your site (checked 2026-11-12).
How do I submit to ToolRain?
Submit at https://toolrain.com/submit. You need an account first. They ask for a link back to their site. Tip: The free plan is labelled limited time on the pricing page, and its badge must stay on your site permanently.
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Sources
The pages we opened on Nov 12, 2026 to write this page.