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

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A scored comparison site that sells placement and publishes what it will not sell.

toolchase.com
ToolChase homepage
Eligibility

Who ToolChase accepts

You need
A product that fits one of their 32 categories and 74 jobs
A conversation, since there is no self-serve form
You'll be rejected if
Anyone wanting a listing today, because nothing here is self-serve
SaaS productsAI toolsIndie products
What you actually get
A scored review among about 700, with alternatives pages, comparison pages and a tool video, rather than a directory row. The placement is labelled as paid where it is paid, which is the point they make hardest.

How to submit to ToolChase

  1. Read what is for sale
    The advertise page names three ways to work with them and draws the line at scores, rankings and verdicts.
  2. Get in touch
    There is no submission form. The path is a conversation, and the price comes out of it.

ToolChase requirements

A conversation
there is no self-serve submission at all
Payment
agreed rather than listed

Gotchas

No submission form exists anywhere on the site. The submit path redirects to the advertise page, and the only way in is an email.
They score every tool with their own methodology and say a payment cannot move it, so a paid placement here can sit next to a middling score.
The pricing path redirects to the homepage, which makes the site look like it has a pricing page when it does not.

Let your agent submit to ToolChase

Connect SubmitMap to your AI over MCP and this page stops being something you read and copy. Your agent asks for the ToolChase 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 ToolChase rules above, so you find out you would be rejected before you open a tab.
Hands your agent all 2 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: priced by conversation rather than a card: the page lists three ways to work with them and no figures. What it does state is the boundary, that payment never buys a score, a ranked position or a favourable verdict.
Types it into ToolChase 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 ToolChase?".
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ToolChase FAQ

How long does ToolChase approval take?
ToolChase does not publish how long approval takes.
How much does it cost to submit to ToolChase?
Submitting to ToolChase is paid (Priced by conversation rather than a card: the page lists three ways to work with them and no figures. What it does state is the boundary, that payment never buys a score, a ranked position or a favourable verdict.).
Does ToolChase give a dofollow backlink?
Yes, a listing on ToolChase carries a dofollow link. The site has a domain rating of 41.
Does ToolChase require a backlink to your site?
No, ToolChase does not require a link back from your site.
What gets you rejected from ToolChase?
Anyone wanting a listing today, because nothing here is self-serve.