Submit by Hand

What is Submit by Hand?

Submit by Hand is a directory submission service aimed at SaaS products, AI tools and startups. Rather than selling software that automates form-filling, it sells the work itself: you supply your product URL, the team writes your listing copy, selects directories that match your product, creates the accounts, completes the forms, confirms the emails and records a screenshot of each submission.

The service is operated by SUNNYISH LLC. Its directory list is described on the site as holding 322 directories, each checked for being online, still accepting free listings and relevant to software products. Submissions are spread across roughly 2–3 weeks rather than completed in a single burst.

How Submit by Hand works

The workflow has three stages.

1. Paste your URL. Submit by Hand reads your website and drafts a full listing: name and tagline, one-line summary, short and long descriptions, categories, tags, features, use cases and pricing. Because directories impose different field limits, the site states that each length is prepared in advance. The draft and a matching directory list are shown before payment — the site claims this preview takes about 20 seconds.

2. Review and start. You can edit any wording, add a logo and screenshots, and exclude directories you are already listed on. The site frames this step as roughly five minutes of work.

3. Submission and reporting. Over 2–3 weeks the team fills in each form, confirms confirmation emails and saves a screenshot. Your order page updates as each directory is processed, showing status, date, screenshot, the live listing link once published, and the login created for that site so you can take the listing over later.

Main features

• Listing copy written from your site — tagline, summaries, descriptions, categories, tags, features, use cases and pricing, editable before work begins.
• Product-matched directory selection — the site states AI tools are routed to AI directories first, developer tools to developer lists, then ranked by domain rating. Domain ratings are shown per directory (for example BetaList DR 76, AlternativeTo DR 80, SaaSHub DR 75).
• Exclusions — you can leave out directories where you already have a listing.
• Hand submission at an even pace — work is spread over 2–3 weeks rather than completed at once.
• Per-directory proof — a screenshot, submission date and, once published, the live link for every row.
• Handover of logins — the account credentials created for each directory are provided to you.
• CSV export — the full report can be downloaded.
• Directory replacement guarantee — if a directory turns out to be paid-only, closed, or unable to accept your product, it is replaced with another matching directory until the full count is submitted.

Pricing

Submit by Hand uses one-time pricing with three tiers. Listing copy, account creation, screenshots and the live report are included in every plan, and all are delivered over 2–3 weeks.

Plan	Price	Directories	Effective rate
Starter	$149 one-time	50	$2.98 each
Growth	$249 one-time	100	$2.49 each
Pro	$399 one-time	200	$2.00 each

The site states that only directories with a free submission option are used, that it never pays for listings on your behalf, and that optional paid upgrades offered by directories are never purchased. Refunds are full if work has not started; after work begins, the undelivered portion of the order is refunded.

Common use cases

• A newly launched SaaS or AI tool that needs a first block of listings and backlinks but has no time to fill in forms.
• A developer tool targeting both general startup directories and developer-specific lists.
• Founders who want to keep ownership of the accounts created, rather than handing listings to a third party permanently.
• Teams that have already submitted to some directories and want the remainder handled without duplicates.

Limitations

• No approval or ranking guarantee. The site is explicit that it guarantees submissions only; each directory decides what it publishes and when, and the service states that no honest provider can promise approvals, rankings or a domain rating outcome.
• Fixed counts. You buy a set number of directories (50, 100 or 200) rather than a custom scope.
• Timeline. Delivery is spread over 2–3 weeks, so it is not an instant service.
• Free-tier directories only. Directories that are paid-only are skipped, which may exclude some high-profile listings.
• Free options exist. Many of the directories listed accept free submissions directly, so the fee buys labour and coverage rather than access.
• Directory list changes. The site notes that directories close or switch to paid-only, which is why replacements are part of the offer.

Summary

Submit by Hand is a labour-based alternative to directory-submission software: one-time plans from $149 to $399 buy 50 to 200 hand-completed submissions, written listing copy, account handover and a screenshot-backed report delivered over 2–3 weeks. It suits founders who value time and record-keeping over doing the forms themselves, provided they accept that publication and SEO outcomes remain with each directory.