SaaS directory promotion reviews measured with Truly Analytics First-Party Attribution
SaaS directory listings are sold as a simple way to win backlinks, referral traffic and visibility with buyers who are already comparing software.
Using Truly Analytics we’re able to directly track their real value. Whether they provide any traffic, which networks that traffic arrives from and the overall value proprosition for both paid and free services.
Directory placements are one discovery route, not a substitute for evaluating the analytics product itself. For a measured example, read the directory attribution case study; if you are comparing analytics approaches, see Truly Analytics vs Google Analytics.
This is the first and so far only quantitative analysis of directory listings using independent technology such as:
AI Feed is an AI product directory offering free submissions and a $5 dofollow listing. Although Truly Analytics received an email saying its submission was live, the supplied listing URL returned a 404 page.
AI Finder Guru is an AI tools directory claiming to list nearly 8,000 products. It offers free, searchable product pages containing detailed descriptions, images and a direct backlink to each submitted website.
AIInlink is a conventional AI tools directory with curated products displayed on its homepage and individual profile pages for accepted submissions. Its submission system is free but requires users to upvote other tools before adding their own.
AI Start is a heavily populated AI tools directory containing thousands of pre-listed products. It prominently features major AI laboratories, but the overall platform appears primarily designed to sell backlinks and featured placements rather than provide a genuinely useful product-discovery experience.
AI SuperHub is a conventional AI tools directory containing editorial-style pages with large collections of tools further down the page. Its structure and presentation are similar to numerous other generated AI directories, with the principal commercial proposition being a paid product listing and backlink.
AITach is an AI tools directory accepting detailed product submissions for possible inclusion within its catalogue and tool landscape. Despite submitting Truly Analytics, we found no evidence that the product was ever published.
Acid Tools is an online tools directory offering a free permanent listing in exchange for displaying its badge on your website. Its paid packages extend the service by submitting products to networks of other directories.
Active Search Results is not really a conventional directory. It is a small search engine that allows website owners to submit a URL for crawling and possible inclusion in its own search results.
ai-saas.org is a straightforward AI and SaaS directory that organises products into categories such as its top tools collection. It uses a scheduled launch system with a limited number of free slots available each day.
AI Art Tools is a free AI directory claiming to contain 27,000 AI tools across 88 categories. Much of the site is focused on cataloguing AI models alongside submitted tools and products.