# Submit your tool to DevHunt

> DevHunt is an open source launch site for developer tools where each launch runs for a whole week and developers vote. Listing a tool is free with a nofollow link; a $49 launch adds a chosen week, a newsletter spot and a dofollow link.

- Website: https://devhunt.org
- Submit at: https://devhunt.org/account/tools/new
- Type: launch platform
- Free nofollow listing, or $49 launch with dofollow, dofollow link, time to list: Paid launches go live in the week you pick, DR 71
- For: Developer tools, Startups, AI tools
- Facts checked: 2026-11-13

## Is DevHunt worth it?

Worth it for anything developers use: APIs, CLIs, SDKs, MCP servers, DevOps and AI coding tools. The free listing gives a permanent page but only a nofollow link, so the $49 launch is where the value is: a dofollow link, a newsletter mention and a week of voting. Book a week with fewer launches, ask your own developer users to vote, and only pay for a super boost if the newsletter top spot matters to you.

## Who should submit to DevHunt?

Suits makers of tools for developers: open source projects, APIs, frameworks, IDE plugins, monitoring, databases, auth, AI agents and MCP servers. The site says tools not made for developers are not accepted, so consumer apps, marketing tools and general AI writers should look elsewhere. Voting needs a GitHub or Google sign in, so the voters are mostly developers.

## What you need before you submit

- A GitHub or Google account to sign in
- A live website URL
- A tool built for developers
- Logo, name, short slogan and description
- Screenshots for the tool page
- $49 if you want a launch week and a dofollow link

## How to submit

1. Sign in with GitHub or Google
2. Open your account and add a new tool at /account/tools/new
3. Fill in name, website, slogan, description, logo and screenshots
4. Choose to stay as a free listing or pay $49 and pick a launch week
5. Optionally book one of three super boosts before the week starts
6. Share the launch with your users during the voting week

## Pros

- Audience is developers only
- Paid launches get a dofollow link, checked on live pages
- Week long voting window, not a single day
- Newsletter mention for every paid launch
- Open source platform with public stats

## Cons

- Free listings get a nofollow link
- Non developer products are not accepted
- Super boosts cost $99 to $199 on top of the launch
- Many AI tools compete in the same weeks

## Tips

- Pay for the launch if the backlink is the goal; the free link is nofollow
- Pick a week and line up votes from your existing users
- Write the slogan for developers, not buyers
- Add a GitHub repo link if the project is open source
- Check the public impressions counts on past launches before booking

## Questions

### How much does it cost to list a tool on DevHunt?

Listing a tool on DevHunt is free nofollow listing, or $49 launch with dofollow.

### Does DevHunt give a dofollow link?

Yes. A listing on DevHunt links to your site with a dofollow link.

### Does DevHunt ask for a backlink or a badge?

No. It lists a tool without asking for a badge or a link back.

### How long does DevHunt take to list a tool?

Paid launches go live in the week you pick.

### Is the DevHunt link dofollow?

It depends on the plan. Checked in November 2026: paid launch pages (String, Clerk, Borehole) link out with rel noopener, which is dofollow, while free listings (8bit, AI CV Optimizer) use rel nofollow noopener.

### How much does DevHunt cost?

Listing a tool is free. A launch costs $49 once. Optional super boosts cost $199, $149 or $99 for the top three newsletter spots.

### What can launch on DevHunt?

Tools for developers: open source projects, APIs, SDKs, frameworks, CLIs, testing, monitoring, DevOps, databases, auth, AI agents and MCP servers. The site says non developer tools are not accepted.

### How big is DevHunt?

The site says it has had 686.5K unique visitors since launch, 40,000 newsletter subscribers, about 47,000 signed up developers and over 7,500 launched tools.

## Alternatives to DevHunt

- [Product Hunt](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/product-hunt)
- [Fazier](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/fazier)
- [AppSumo](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/appsumo)
- [PeerPush](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/peerpush)
- [Peerlist Launchpad](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/peerlist-launchpad)
- [BetaList](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/betalist)
- [Nick Launches](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/nick-launches)
- [Smol Launch](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/smol-launch)

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DR: Domain Rating by Ahrefs (https://ahrefs.com/).

From Another Directory (https://another.directory/where-to-launch). Another Directory gives every tool a page that says what it does, who it's for and what it costs. List a tool at https://another.directory/submit, or have an AI agent do it: https://another.directory/submit.md