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Submit Your Developer Tool

Developers don't read marketing pages. They skim for what it does, how it installs and what it costs once it's in production, and they leave the moment any of those is hard to find.

Developer tools are the largest part of this catalog, so the bar for a listing that stands out is a clear one. Show the install, show the price, show the docs.

Developer Tools on Tool Index Right Now

Live from the catalog, so you know what yours sits next to.

444
listed and approved
63
added in the last 30 days
34%
are freemium, the most common model
5
categories to list in

How They Price

Freemium 34%
Open source 29%
Free 19%
Paid 18%

Share of listed developer tools by pricing model, among those that state one.

Developer Tools339AI Coding Assistants53Cloud35Database26Testing25

Recently Listed Developer Tools

Real listings, newest first. Open one to see what a finished listing looks like.

What We Check Before a Listing Goes Live

Every submission is reviewed before it goes live. For developer tools, these are the things that decide it.

  1. 1 Public docs exist, even a single page. A developer tool without docs reads as unfinished.
  2. 2 There is a way to start without talking to sales, such as a free tier, a trial, a CLI or an open repository.
  3. 3 The pricing page says what happens at scale, not just what the hobby plan costs.
  4. 4 The product is yours. Forks and mirrors of someone else's project don't pass.

Write a Listing People Act On

We write the listing from your site, so these land best when your site says them too.

  • Put the one-line install or the first API call in your description. We can quote it in the listing.
  • Say which languages, frameworks and platforms you support, by name.
  • Be specific about limits. Requests, seats, build minutes, whatever it is that runs out.
  • Link the changelog. A recent date tells a developer the project is alive.

What It Costs

Free Listing

$0

Goes live in 7 to 14 days. Needs a small nofollow link back to Tool Index on your site, which we check before publishing.

Instant Submission

$29.99

Reviewed within 24 hours and featured for 7 days. No link back needed.

Launch Bundle

$39.99

The instant listing plus a 2,000+ word editorial review with screenshots. Featured for 7 days.

Premium Submission

$149.99

Featured for 30 days with a homepage spotlight and social promotion.

Payment buys speed and placement. It never buys a better review or a higher score.

Where Else to Launch

No single directory makes a launch. These are the places makers of developer tools get real users from.

Show HN on Hacker News
The best single launch for developer tools. Post as the maker and stay in the thread.
GitHub
Awesome lists for your language or framework still send steady, well-matched traffic.
Dev.to and Hashnode
A tutorial that uses your tool to solve a real problem outlasts any launch day.
Reddit
The subreddit for your language or framework, with a post that teaches something.

Common Questions

Do you list APIs and SDKs?
Yes. APIs, SDKs, CLIs, databases, testing tools and hosting platforms all fit under developer tools.
Is listing a developer tool free?
Yes. A free listing needs a small nofollow link back to Tool Index on your site and goes live in 7 to 14 days.
Can I list an open source project?
Yes, and there is a separate guide for open source and self-hosted projects with what buyers look for there.
Will you write the listing for me?
Usually, yes. We read your site and docs and write the description, features, pros and cons from them. You can edit it after you claim the listing.

Ready to List Your Developer Tool?

It takes a few minutes. Paste your URL, say what it does, and pick free or fast.

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