LaunchDistro is an aidirectori.es alternative for founders who'd rather submit to directories themselves, with an AI agent doing the typing. It runs inside Claude or Cursor, fills each form in your browser, stops before anything costs money, and checks every link went live.
aidirectori.es is a done-for-you service: for a one-time $99 to $199, their team submits your tool to 30, 60 or 100+ directories by hand and sends a report. Its list is built around AI tools, and the bigger plans include paid listings. Here's how the two compare.
Everything about aidirectori.es below comes from their own site, checked on 24 September 2026.
| Compared on | aidirectori.es | LaunchDistro |
|---|---|---|
| Who submits | Their team, by hand | An AI agent in Claude or Cursor, in your browser. You step in for sign-ins and CAPTCHAs. |
| Price | $99, $149 or $199, one payment, for 30+, 60+ or 100+ directories | Free for 10 submissions, €29 per launch, or Pro €39/mo or €349/yr |
| Paid directories | Pro and Premium include paid listings (about $59 and $173 of fees) | Stops before any payment. Paying for a listing is your call. |
| Directory list | 318+ directories, built around AI tools | 200+ catalogued, 47 with a playbook tested on a real submission |
| How long | Listed within days | Minutes per form, whenever you run it. Each directory still reviews at its own pace. |
| Proof | A report: a confirmation link for some directories, the success message for others | The confirmation page for every submission, then a check of the live page for your link and its rel |
| Refund | Satisfaction guarantee: they make it right or refund | Full refund within 3 days |
Sources: aidirectori.es, aidirectori.es/pricing, aidirectori.es/directories, listingbott.com, submitator.com/ai-directories-alternative, autosaaslaunch.com/alternatives, checked 24 September 2026. LaunchDistro prices and refund terms are on the pricing and refund pages.
aidirectori.es charges once: $99 for 30+ directories, $149 for 60+ and $199 for 100+, shown as discounts from $149, $199 and $249. That's about $2 to $3.30 per directory. LaunchDistro is free for 10 submissions, then €29 once for up to 100 directories for one product in 30 days, or Pro at €39 a month or €349 a year for every product, with no cap. One AI tool, one launch and no time to spare: their Starter plan does the work for you. If you'd rather run it yourself, a Launch costs less.
Their Pro and Premium plans include paid listings, about $59 and $173 of directory fees. That's handy if you'd pay for those anyway. LaunchDistro never pays for you: the browser stops at any payment step, and directories whose free tier gives no real link, like DevHunt's queue booked until 2028, are left out of the catalog.
aidirectori.es is built around AI directories, though its FAQ says the list works for non-AI tools too. LaunchDistro's catalog mixes startup launch platforms, SaaS and developer listings, AI tool directories and business registries, so a product that isn't an AI tool has as much to pick from as one that is.
aidirectori.es sends a report with a confirmation link for some directories and the success message for others. A success message means the form went through, not that a link exists. LaunchDistro opens the public listing, finds your link and reads its rel attribute before counting it, then checks it again later.
Some directories only give you the link if you add their badge or link back to them from your site. LaunchDistro's playbook tells you before you start, and whether to add one is up to you. Either way, the listing only counts once your link is found on the live page.
Their team picks the directories for your plan and lists you within days. With LaunchDistro you or Claude choose from the catalog, and you decide when each submission goes out, which matters when you're timing a Product Hunt launch.
A done-for-you service and a tool you run are different trades. Here's when theirs wins.
$99 buys 30+ submissions with none of your time. That's hard to beat for a single launch.
Their Pro and Premium plans already cover those fees. LaunchDistro leaves every payment to you.
Their list is built around AI directories. Ours covers startup, SaaS and AI tool directories.
It works from Claude or Cursor. See how in the Claude and Cursor guides.
Every link is looked up on the live page, with its rel, before it counts.
Your agent stops at any payment step, and directories whose free tier gives no real link are left out of the catalog.
Describe each product once. Pro has no submission cap.
Each described from its own site, checked on the same date.
A done-for-you service: 100 hand-picked directories for $499, delivered over about a month. Compare ListingBott with LaunchDistro.
Browser automation you pay for once: $29, $49 or $79 for 30, 60 or 100 directories you pick, delivered in 24 to 48 hours.
A Chrome extension that autofills submission forms, $29 for lifetime access. Its list is 15 directories and growing.
No: their Starter plan is $99 once and a LaunchDistro Launch is €29. The difference is who does the work: they submit for you, while LaunchDistro runs in your browser and you do the sign-ins. If your time is worth more than the difference, they're the better deal.