Directory profile
Future Tools: how to submit, cost, DR and traffic
Future Tools is an AI tools directory with about 363K visits a month and a Domain Rating of 69. Free. The product link is dofollow.
Our take
A free, curated AI directory with an engaged audience; acceptance isn't guaranteed.
What Future Tools is
Future Tools is an AI tool directory run by Matt Wolfe, who also covers AI tools on YouTube, so its audience is people actively trying new AI products.
Checked on Future Tools's own pages in November 2026.
Future Tools at a glance
| Monthly visits | 363K (estimate) |
|---|---|
| Domain Rating | 69 |
| Category | AI tools directory |
| Cost | Free |
| Link type | Dofollow |
| Badge required | No |
| Account required | No |
| CAPTCHA | None seen |
| Submit page | futuretools.io/submit-a-tool |
| Last checked | November 2026 |
Good
- Among the most visited in its category (#6 of 122 by traffic)
- Higher Domain Rating (69) than most of its category (median 42)
- Free to list
- Dofollow product link
- No account needed
Watch out
- No drawbacks in the data
What a listing on Future Tools gets you
Submissions go through a form (your name, tool name, URL, a short description, a category, a pricing model and an email, plus a CAPTCHA), and Matt reviews them. We found no fee, but there's no stated timeline either.
How to submit to Future Tools
- Search Future Tools for your product first. If it's already listed, claim or update that listing instead of submitting again.
- Open the submit page: futuretools.io/submit-a-tool.
- No account is needed to submit.
- Fill in the form. Fields we saw: Your name, Tool name (required), Website URL (required), Short description (required), Category (required), Email (required).
- Save the listing URL once it's public, so you can check the link later.
What our agent saw on Future Tools's submit flow
- The flow starts and stays on futuretools.io/submit-a-tool.
- Options seen along the way: a free option, paid or featured upgrades, a badge or backlink requirement.
- The flow ended at a final review and submit step.
Recorded by our submission agent on 3 October 2026. Directory flows change, so check the live page.
Things to know before you submit
- Acceptance is at the curator's discretion and there's no promised review time.
- Expect a CAPTCHA on the form.
Tips for Future Tools
- Write the description so it's obvious what the tool does in one line.
- Pick the pricing model honestly (Free, Freemium, Paid or Open Source); it's used for filtering.
Submit to Future Tools with your AI agent
AgentLaunch is a launch kit you open in Claude Code, Codex or Cursor. Your agent submits your product to 300+ hand-checked directories, Future Tools included, from your own browser, and tracks every listing. On Future Tools specifically:
- It already knows Future Tools's submit flow from the path we recorded (futuretools.io/submit-a-tool).
- Future Tools needs no account, so it goes straight to the form.
- It writes the listing copy for Future Tools's audience (AI tools directory) instead of pasting the same description everywhere.
- When Future Tools publishes the listing, it saves the URL and checks the dofollow link in your launch tracker.
How Future Tools compares
- Traffic: #6 of 122 in its category, against a category median of 7K visits a month.
- Domain Rating: 69, against a category median of 42.
- Cost: 50% of directories in this category have a free route; Future Tools is one of them.
- Links: 70% of this category give a dofollow product link; Future Tools's is dofollow.
- Accounts: 67% need no account; Future Tools doesn't either.
Future Tools alternatives
Other directories in the same category (AI tools directory), by traffic:
| Directory | Visits/mo | DR | Cost | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| There's An AI For That | 5.1M | 77 | Paid, from $49 | Dofollow |
| Toolify | 1.1M | 73 | Paid, from $99 | Dofollow |
| AIxploria | 781K | 56 | Paid, from $99 | Nofollow |
| TopAI.tools | 678K | 64 | Paid, from $47 | Dofollow |
| What's the Big Data | 637K | 74 | Free with a badge | Nofollow |
FAQ
Is Future Tools free?
Yes. Listing on Future Tools is free.
Does Future Tools give a dofollow backlink?
Yes. In our check the product link on Future Tools was dofollow.
Do I need an account to submit to Future Tools?
No. You can submit without creating an account.
How much traffic does Future Tools get?
About 363K visits a month (third-party estimate, September 2026). That ranks it #22 of 352 directories in our catalog.
Can I submit to Future Tools automatically?
Yes. AgentLaunch is a launch kit you open in Claude Code, Codex or Cursor, and Future Tools is one of the 300+ hand-checked directories in its catalog. Your AI agent fills in Future Tools's form from your product details and tracks the listing until it's live.
Terms used here: AI tools directory · Domain Rating · Directory traffic · Dofollow link · Free listing. Data across all 352 directories: launch directory statistics 2026.
Traffic and Domain Rating are third-party estimates. Prices, link types and rules change, so check Future Tools's own page before paying.