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AIStage: requirements, how to submit, and what you actually get

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A 4,000-tool AI directory with no free lane and a Cloudflare wall on the form.

aistage.net
AIStage homepage
Eligibility

Who AIStage accepts

You need
$9.9 for the cheapest listing
A way past a Cloudflare Turnstile on the submit page
You'll be rejected if
A product that is not an AI tool
AI toolsAI websites
What you actually get
A tool page in a directory of over 4,000 AI tools across 230 categories, reviewed within 48 hours of paying. The pricing page sells 'DR 70+ dofollow backlinks'; every listed tool's link on the Explore page carried nofollow when we read it, and only two sponsor links were followed, so the cautious reading is that the card link is not the followed one.

How to submit to AIStage

  1. Pick a tier on the pricing page
    Basic $9.9, Featured $19.9 or Unlimited $59.9 a month. There is no free card.
  2. Get through the wall
    /submit sits behind a Cloudflare Turnstile that was still Verifying after several seconds in an automated browser.
  3. Fill and pay
    The form behind the wall was not walked. Card or crypto.
  4. Wait 48 hours
    Their stated review time on every tier.

AIStage requirements

Tool URL
Name and description
Logo
A paid tier, from $9.9

Gotchas

There is no free lane: the cheapest listing is $9.9 once, and the submit form is behind that choice.
The listing card's link was nofollow on every tool we read on the Explore page, and only two sponsor links were followed, so the 'dofollow backlinks' on the pricing page are not the card.
/submit is behind a Cloudflare Turnstile that did not clear in an automated browser, so the form may need a person at the keyboard.

Let your agent submit to AIStage

Connect SubmitMap to your AI over MCP and this page stops being something you read and copy. Your agent asks for the AIStage playbook and gets the brief for this exact form, with the values already taken from your submission pack instead of placeholders you fill in by hand.

What it does for this platform
Checks your product against the 3 AIStage rules above, so you find out you would be rejected before you open a tab.
Hands your agent all 4 fields this form asks for, none of them optional, already filled from your pack.
Tells you what paying buys here, so you pick it on purpose: basic Submit is $9.9 once (struck from $19.9): review in 48 hours, a listing kept forever. Featured Submit is $19.9 once (struck from $39.9) and adds seven days on the homepage and in the featured ads plus a social post. Unlimited Submit is $59.9 a month for as many tools as you like, with fourteen days featured each. Crypto is accepted. Guest posts are sold separately.
Types it into AIStage in your own browser, and stops for you when the form wants a sign-in.
Records what it sent, so the dashboard can answer "did I ever submit to AIStage?".
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AIStage FAQ

How long does AIStage approval take?
AIStage's typical time from submission to going live is 1-2 days.
How much does it cost to submit to AIStage?
Submitting to AIStage is paid (Basic Submit is $9.9 once (struck from $19.9): review in 48 hours, a listing kept forever. Featured Submit is $19.9 once (struck from $39.9) and adds seven days on the homepage and in the featured ads plus a social post. Unlimited Submit is $59.9 a month for as many tools as you like, with fourteen days featured each. Crypto is accepted. Guest posts are sold separately.).
Does AIStage give a dofollow backlink?
No, links from AIStage are nofollow. The site has a domain rating of 71.
Does AIStage require a backlink to your site?
No, AIStage does not require a link back from your site.
What gets you rejected from AIStage?
A product that is not an AI tool.