Best Developer Tool Directories to Submit To
Here are 27 developer tool directories sorted by Ahrefs DR. Track where you've listed your product across dev marketplaces, OSS hubs, and API discovery sites.
Top Developer Tools directories by DR
- GitHub Showcase — DR 97, Free, Very High traffic
- GitHub — DR 96, Freemium, Very High traffic
- GitHub Trending — DR 96, Free, Very High traffic
- GitHub Marketplace — DR 96, Free, High traffic
- SourceForge — DR 93, Free, High traffic
- Stack Overflow — DR 92, Free, Very High traffic
- DEV Community — DR 91, Free, Very High traffic
- FreeCodeCamp — DR 89, Free, High traffic
- Devpost — DR 88, Free, High traffic
- Cloud Native Computing Foundation — DR 85, Free, High traffic
- Pipedream Sources — DR 83, Free, High traffic
- Stackshare — DR 79, Free, High traffic
- NPM — DR 78, Free, Very High traffic
- TechDirectory — DR 67, Free, Medium traffic
- DevHunt — DR 62, Free, Medium traffic
- Docker Hub — DR 62, Freemium, High traffic
- GitLab — DR 62, Freemium, High traffic
- Atlassian Marketplace — DR 62, Freemium, High traffic
- Hashnode — DR 61, Freemium, Medium traffic
- Cloud Foundry — DR 61, Freemium, Medium traffic
- DevDojo — DR 50, Freemium, Low traffic
- Dev.to — DR 48, Free, Medium traffic
- CodePen — DR 48, Freemium, Medium traffic
- JSFiddle — DR 48, Free, Medium traffic
- devRant — DR 48, Freemium, Low traffic
- Lobsters — DR 48, Freemium, Low traffic
- PublicAPIs.dev — DR 45, Freemium, Low traffic
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best directories for developer tools and APIs?
- GitHub (DR 96), DevHunt, and Hacker News Show HN are the highest-impact directories for dev tools. OSS projects should also list on LibHunt and Awesome lists.
- Should I list my developer tool on Product Hunt?
- Yes — developer tools consistently perform well on Product Hunt. Target a Tuesday–Thursday launch and engage with the dev community in comments for the first 6 hours.
- How many developer tool directories are in this list?
- There are 27+ developer tool directories in this category — dev marketplaces, OSS hubs, and API discovery sites sorted by DR.
- What information do developer directories ask for?
- Most dev-focused directories ask for a GitHub link or live demo, API docs link, tech stack, pricing model, and a short description of the problem solved.