# Submit your tool to HackerNoon > HackerNoon is an open tech publication where anyone can submit a story for human editor review. Makers publish useful technical or founder stories that mention their product, or pay for Business Blogging to publish brand content with a call to action. - Website: https://hackernoon.com - Submit at: https://hackernoon.com/new - Type: community - Free stories; Business Blogging from $299 per story, nofollow link, time to list: 3 to 5 business days median, per help pages, DR 88 - For: AI tools, SaaS, Startups, Developer tools - Facts checked: 2026-11-13 ## Is HackerNoon worth it? Worth it for makers who can write a real technical or founder story, not a product pitch. Editors reject overt promotion and brand as author posts from personal accounts, and the site says about 60 percent of drafts are rejected. Links inside stories carry rel ugc, so they are nofollow, but the website field on an author profile had no rel in November 2026 checks. Budget for Business Blogging only if you need promotional posts approved. ## Who should submit to HackerNoon? Suits developers, technical founders and product people who can share lessons, tutorials, data or postmortems for a tech audience; the site says it has 4,000,000+ monthly readers and 50,000+ writers. Does not suit makers who only want a listing or a short announcement, or anyone unwilling to write a full article. ## What you need before you submit - Free HackerNoon account - Original story, or a crosspost of your own blog via URL or RSS import - Disclosure of any vested interest in products mentioned - No paid promotion or brand voice from a personal profile ## How to submit 1. Sign up and open hackernoon.com/new 2. Write a draft or import an existing post 3. Add tags, a TLDR and a header image 4. Submit for editorial review 5. Respond to editor notes, then the story is published 6. Optionally pay for a Story Boost or use Business Blogging credits for brand posts ## Pros - Free to publish after editor review - Large tech audience, the site says 4,000,000+ monthly readers - Author profile website link had no nofollow in checks - Import from RSS or URL makes crossposting easy - Stories are translated into several languages ## Cons - In story links are rel ugc - About 60 percent of drafts are rejected, the site says - Overtly promotional posts need paid Business Blogging - Writing a full article takes real effort ## Tips - Write a tutorial or build story where the product is the example, not the subject - Disclose that you built the product - Fill in your profile website field with your product URL - Crosspost an existing blog post via import to save time - Use a Story Boost only for a story that already performs ## Questions ### How much does it cost to list a tool on HackerNoon? Listing a tool on HackerNoon is free stories; Business Blogging from $299 per story. ### Does HackerNoon give a dofollow link? No. Its links are nofollow: a listing can send visitors, but passes no ranking signals. ### Does HackerNoon ask for a backlink or a badge? No. It lists a tool without asking for a badge or a link back. ### How long does HackerNoon take to list a tool? 3 to 5 business days median, per help pages. ### Is the link dofollow? Checked in November 2026: links inside story bodies have rel noopener noreferrer ugc, so they count as nofollow. The website link on author profiles had an empty rel attribute. ### What does it cost? Publishing an approved story is free. Business Blogging credits cost $299 to $495.90 per published story depending on the plan, and a Story Boost costs $159.99. ### How long does review take? HackerNoon help pages give a median review time of 3 to 5 business days. ### Can I write about my own product? Yes, if the story is useful on its own and you disclose your interest. Pure product promotion is rejected unless it goes through Business Blogging. ## Alternatives to HackerNoon - [Medium](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/medium) - [DEV Community](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/dev-community) - [Awwwards](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/awwwards) - [Devpost](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/devpost) - [Built In](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/built-in) - [HackMD](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/hackmd) - [Inc42](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/inc42) - [Designer News](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/designer-news) --- 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