AI Directories

A directory submission service and listing platform for founders promoting software products.

One-time submission services + paid listings and promotionMarketing
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Reported revenue≈ $9,500Monthly revenue · Unspecified $Product revenue for the month described as last month in the August 6, 2026 interview; exact accounting dates unspecifiedOriginal disclosure
Business modelOne-time submission services + paid listings and promotionMarketing
Profile depthResearched profileProduct facts and editorial breakdown
Source checkedOct 19, 2026Observation date, not revenue cutoff

Business overview

Public positioning

A directory submission service and listing platform for founders promoting software products. In the August 6, 2026 interview, Chiriac says he built the product himself and describes working as a solo founder. Service fulfillment staffing and current headcount are not established.

How it makes money

Customers pay for managed submission packages and related listing or promotional services; the historical product income is not presented as subscription revenue.

Business breakdown

Researched Oct 19, 2026

Source-linked product facts, followed by MRRTrace analysis of the customer problem, workflow, trade-offs and questions to test.

The customer problem

AI Directories serves founders who want their products listed on relevant directories without completing every submission themselves. The official site offers managed submission packages, and the pricing page describes reports on submitted listings. Editorial interpretation: the buyer pays for organized delivery of a repetitive launch task. The opportunity is strongest when the provider can identify suitable destinations, prepare accurate information and show what was actually completed.

Core workflow

  1. Provide the product information and choose a submission package suited to the launch.
  2. Have the service prepare and submit the listing details to the selected directories.
  3. Review the delivery report, distinguish submitted from accepted listings and measure any resulting visits or enquiries.

What customers pay for

The submission packages are priced as one-time purchases, with different coverage and included third-party fees. Editorial hypothesis: assess contribution per completed customer order after research, submission work, support and external charges. A small operator should track the time spent on exceptions, because unusual requirements can dominate fulfillment cost. For the buyer, compare hours saved and relevant accepted listings with the package price. Traffic quality and eventual conversions require separate measurement; a large count of submissions is not itself a business outcome.

Distribution signals

Observed channels and entry points; their performance is not inferred.

  • Founder distribution and use of the service

    Chiriac describes using the service for his own launches and expanding the offer for the same founder audience; no causal acquisition estimate is established.

    Evidence

Trade-offs

  • Editorial risk: a fixed package is easy to understand, but directory changes and rejected applications can turn a predictable order into substantial manual follow-up.
  • Editorial risk: promotional promises may exceed what a submission provider controls. Reports should separate work delivered, third-party acceptance and downstream marketing results.

Open questions

  • Which parts of a launch submission are sufficiently repetitive to standardize without sacrificing accuracy?
  • What delivery evidence would make a buyer confident even before any traffic or sales appear?

A MRRTrace reading of public product material. Trade-offs and questions are editorial analysis.

Revenue evidence

Founder disclosure in interview
≈ $9,500Monthly revenue · Unspecified $ · Product revenue for the month described as last month in the August 6, 2026 interview; exact accounting dates unspecified
Reporting period
Product revenue for the month described as last month in the August 6, 2026 interview; exact accounting dates unspecified
Figure as of
Not provided
Reporting method
Founder disclosure in interview
Source checked
Oct 19, 2026
Source published
Aug 6, 2026

Uses only the 9.5k attributed to AI Directories, excluding the 15.7k portfolio total and the generic >10k/month headline. Not MRR or profit. The source says last month but provides no accounting cutoff; publication day is not used as asOf. Historical self-report, currency unstated.

Sergiu Chiriac first-person interview, August 6, 2026
This historical disclosure is separate from any current Stripe connection shown on this page. MRRTrace has not audited the business. Revenue is not profit, and historical figures are not current earnings guarantees.

The current directory-submission tab shows one-time packages at $99, $149 and $199, with different submission coverage and included directory fees.

The source page may change its prices, limits, or offer after the recorded check date.

What founders can learn

Editorial notes

Turn a repetitive launch task into a clearly scoped service with observable delivery and reports.

Before you build something similar

  • Submitting to a directory does not guarantee acceptance, traffic, ranking or sales.
  • Manual delivery and directory fees mean revenue is not a measure of profit.
  • The selected historical month is not a recurring run rate or portfolio total.

These are MRRTrace observations, not statements by the founder or proof of a repeatable outcome.

Source material

4 sources
  1. Founder product-specific income interview Public source · Checked Oct 19, 2026
  2. Official product Public source · Checked Oct 19, 2026
  3. Official submission pricing Public source · Checked Oct 19, 2026
  4. Official founder-written product introduction Public source · Checked Oct 19, 2026