8ake — AI Directory Submission Service for New Apps

What is 8ake?

8ake is an automated directory-submission service pitched at founders launching new apps, SaaS products, or AI tools. Its tagline is "Where new apps come to bake." The premise: directory listings remain a cheap source of backlinks and early visibility, but manual submission costs roughly 20 minutes per directory. 8ake hands the work to "named AI agents running a real browser" that fill in directory forms in parallel. The service is made by the creators of AZN8 (azn8.com), whose directory catalog supplies the submission targets. Listings are stated to go live within 30 days, and any rejected submission is automatically replaced with a new one until the plan's target is met.

How 8ake Works

The workflow is four steps. First, pick a plan and pay once. Second, paste your URL — the service auto-extracts your site's name, tagline, description, logo, and social links for review before anything is submitted. Third, agents submit in parallel; each directory account is created with a unique email alias and a strong password. Fourth, manage the results: every login appears in the dashboard and can be exported as CSV, so founders keep ownership of every account created in their name. Rejected directories trigger replacement submissions automatically.

Main Features

• Parallel AI-agent submissions — multiple browser-running agents fill directory forms at once, targeting the plan's listing count.
• Credential ownership — every account is created with a unique email alias and password, retained in the dashboard and exportable as CSV.
• Automatic rejection handling — rejected directories are replaced with new submissions until the target is reached.
• Verified catalog with DR data — 111 verified directories (with proof of live listings) out of 327 total; Ahrefs Domain Ratings refreshed daily, plus a free DR checker.
• No paid directories — directories demanding payment or backlink badges are excluded from submissions.
• Ongoing upkeep add-ons — listing refreshes ($49) and a monthly 'Keep listed' service ($19/month) for checks and resubmissions.

Pricing

8ake uses one-time payments with no subscription and no free tier. Launch costs $79 once, targeting 15 live listings across the 30 highest-DR verified directories (about $5.27 per listing). Growth costs $149 once, targeting 40 listings across 60+ of the 111 verified directories ($3.73 per listing). Authority costs $249 once, targeting 60 listings across 90+ of the full 327-directory catalog ($4.15 per listing), with an optional $99 full-catalog add-on. Add-ons include a $49 listing refresh and a $19/month 'Keep listed' service for monthly checks and resubmissions, cancellable anytime. Upgrades cost only the plan difference.

Common Use Cases

• Product launches — building an initial backlink footprint for a newly shipped app or SaaS.
• AI tool exposure — getting listed in the AI-tool directories where early adopters browse.
• SEO groundwork — accumulating directory citations without spending founder hours on repetitive forms.
• Agency handoff — maintaining listing hygiene for client sites via the refresh and 'Keep listed' services.

Limitations

The core uncertainty is outside 8ake's control: directories decide what gets published, so the plan numbers are "live listings targeted" rather than guaranteed, and results depend on the site itself and on directories that may change their rules. Hard-to-get listings such as Product Hunt and Crunchbase are treated as bonuses that do not count toward targets. Directory data — including DR figures and the verified/unverified split — is self-reported from the AZN8 catalog, and DR values change over time. Sustaining visibility requires paid add-ons: $49 per refresh or $19/month for ongoing checks. No company entity, country, or launch date is published beyond the makers' AZN8 connection.

Summary

8ake packages the repetitive chore of directory submission into a one-time purchase with clear per-listing math, real-browser AI agents, and a credential-retention model that leaves founders in control. Its documentation is more candid than typical SEO services about what cannot be guaranteed. The risks are inherent to the category: you pay upfront for targeted listings, publication depends on third-party editors, and catalog claims rest on the makers' own data. For a founder who values the hours saved over guaranteed placements — and who will actually use the retained logins — it is a reasonable launch-checklist purchase; those expecting assured backlinks should be skeptical of any such service.