Effortless Backlinks vs AutoSubmitProduct
Despite the name, AutoSubmitProduct is not automated. Their page is explicit: a real person prepares your product description and completes each directory's form. The automation is in the dashboard, not the submitting.
They cap at 50 directories and offer 5 free submissions to try first. We go to 100 and have no free tier. That is most of the comparison.
Our take
Take their free 5 submissions before you buy anything from anyone. It costs nothing, and it will tell you more about whether directory listings help your product than any comparison page will. The only friction is a 15-minute setup call. After that, the choice is scale. Their maximum is 50 directories at $99 early-bird, $149 regular. Ours is 100 at €179. If 50 is all you want, they are the cheaper way to get it and the difference against our €119 for 50 is small. If you want the second fifty, we are the only one of the two who sells them.
Full disclosure: we run this site, so read everything here knowing where we stand. We keep the facts accurate and tell you below when AutoSubmitProduct is the better pick.
At a glance
| Feature | Effortless Backlinks | AutoSubmitProduct |
|---|---|---|
| Free trial | None | 5 submissions, no card, 15-minute call |
| Maximum directories | 100 | 50 |
| Price for 50 | €119 | $99 early-bird, $149 regular |
| Price for 100 | €179 | Not offered |
| Submission method | 100% manual | Manual, a real person fills every form |
| Delivery | Spaced over 30 days for natural link growth | A few business days |
| Reporting | Report on completion | Live dashboard with timestamped proof |
| Ineligible directories | Replaced as part of matching | Auto-replacement stated as a feature |
| Signup friction | Buy from the site | Setup call for the free tier |
Pricing comparison
| Plan | Effortless Backlinks | AutoSubmitProduct |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | €79, 25 directories | 5 free submissions |
| Mid | €119, 50 directories | $99 early-bird, 50 directories |
| Top | €179, 100 directories | No plan above 50 |
At 50 directories the two services are close: $99 early-bird against our €119, or $149 at their regular price, which puts us in the middle. Early-bird pricing is by definition temporary, so check what it is on the day. The difference that does not move is the ceiling. They stop at 50. If you want 100 listings you either buy two of something or buy ours.
Prices last verified April 2026.
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See how Effortless Backlinks handles this for youWhere AutoSubmitProduct wins
Five submissions free
No card. Trying a service before paying for it is always the better first move, and we do not offer an equivalent. The 15-minute setup call is the price, which is reasonable for free work and mildly annoying if you would rather not book a call.
A live dashboard with timestamped proof
Proof attached to each submission as it happens, rather than a report at the end. If you want to watch progress instead of waiting for it, theirs is the better artefact.
Auto-replacement of ineligible directories
If a directory turns out not to fit your product, they swap it for another and say so up front. We do the same as part of matching, but naming it as a policy is clearer than leaving it implied.
Speed
A few business days against our 30. If you have a launch date, that is the timeline that fits it.
Where Effortless Backlinks wins
Twice the ceiling
100 directories against 50. Whether you need the second fifty depends on your niche, but if you do, they do not sell it, and buying 50 twice is not the same as a list built as one hundred.
No call to get started
Pick a plan and buy it. Their free tier requires booking a 15-minute setup call, which is a fair trade for free work and still a step some founders will not take on a Tuesday afternoon.
Not only products
They are built around submitting a product to startup and SaaS directories. Local and service-area businesses need business directories and consistent company details, which is a different list and a different job.
Pacing over a month
Their few-business-days delivery means 50 new backlinks land almost at once. We spread submissions across 30 days because a burst is a pattern and a drip is a growth curve.
The honest answer
This is a narrower service than ours and it is honest about it: 50 directories, one price, a real person filling the forms, proof for each one. Nothing about it looks overstated, and the free five is a better first step than anything we sell.
The decision is size. If 50 listings is the job, take their free trial, and if it goes well their $99 to $149 plan is a fair price for the rest. If you want 100, or you are a local business rather than a product, they are not built for it.
We would rather tell you that than pretend a 50-directory service is a bad one. It is not. It is smaller.
Which should you choose?
AChoose AutoSubmitProduct if:
You want to try 5 submissions free before paying anyone, 50 directories is all you need, or you want the listings live within a few days.
EChoose Effortless Backlinks if:
You want 100 directories rather than 50, you would rather buy without booking a call, you are a local business rather than a SaaS product, or you want submissions paced over a month.
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