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How to submit to DevHunt: cost, link and review time

DevHunt is a weekly launch board for developer tools. Listing is free and carries a nofollow link. A launch costs $19 once and makes the link dofollow, and $49 buys a boosted launch. We confirmed both in HTML: a listing with rel="nofollow noopener" and one with rel="noopener". Tools that are not for developers are not accepted. It suits anything with an API, SDK, CLI or similar.

Last updated November 2026

DevHunt at a glance

Every value below was read on 2026-11-01 from DevHunt’s own pages or from the HTML of a live listing; a dash means we could not verify it.

DevHunt launch facts: format, cost, link attribute, review time and requirements, verified 2026-11-01.
Submit pagedevhunt.org/login
Formatweekly ranking
Free optionYes: listing a tool is free and gives a permanent page with a nofollow link; launching in a chosen week costs extra.
Paid options
  • Launch: $19 one-time. choose a launch week, newsletter spot, dofollow link
  • Boosted launch: $49 one-time. listed above other launches on equal votes, in the weekly email, own post on X
  • Super boost: #1 $199, #2 $149, #3 $99. lead the launch email in that order; only 3 per week, boosted launches only
Website linkConditionalSeen: rel="nofollow noopener" (free listing, ankimate); rel="noopener" (paid launch, 99tests)DevHunt states free listings are nofollow and paid launches get a permanent dofollow link; the HTML of two listings matched this.
Review time—
RequirementsSign in (GitHub or Google); Tool must be for developers; Name, website, description, logo and screenshots; No NSFW tools or services selling fake engagement
Best fordeveloper tools, APIs, SDKs, CLIs and open source projects

How to submit to DevHunt

  1. Sign in to DevHunt with GitHub or Google.
  2. Open your account and submit your tool with name, website, description, logo and screenshots.
  3. Your tool gets a permanent page; the website link is nofollow on the free listing.
  4. Pick a launch week and pay $19 for a launch, or $49 for a boosted launch.
  5. Optionally add a super boost for #1, #2 or #3 in the launch email, before your week starts.
  6. Collect votes during the launch week; the tools with the most votes win.

Is DevHunt worth it?

DevHunt is narrow by design: only developer tools, a weekly launch, and voters who are developers. That makes traffic small but relevant for tools with an API, SDK or CLI. The money question has a clear answer from the FAQ: a free listing is nofollow, and $19 turns the link dofollow while adding a launch week and a newsletter spot. For link value alone, $19 is the entry price.

The tiers make the decision simple. If you only want a presence, the free listing is enough. If you want a dofollow link and a defined launch week with a newsletter spot, the $19 launch is the lowest paid step, and a $49 boost adds ordering priority on equal votes and a post on X.

What to prepare before you submit to DevHunt

Check your tool fits. Accepted categories include open-source projects, APIs and SDKs, frameworks, IDEs, CLIs, testing, monitoring, DevOps, databases, auth, AI agents and MCP servers. Non-developer tools and NSFW tools are not accepted. Prepare the listing assets: name, website, description, logo and screenshots. Voting and commenting require a GitHub or Google sign-in, so ask supporters to have accounts ready. Decide your tier first. A $19 launch can be boosted later for the difference until its week ends, and super boosts must be bought before the week starts.

Prepare for the launch week itself. Votes and comments require sign-in, so tell your supporters in advance which week you chose. Winners at the end of the week are featured in the DevHunt newsletter, get a social mention and receive a winner badge they can show on their site.

DevHunt trade-offs

The free listing is a nofollow link, so it is not a link-building tool on its own. Boosts help ranking order only on equal votes, and super boosts lead the email but the home page ranks by votes after the first moment of the week. DevHunt says a super boost is not a fixed spot for launch day. Traffic is limited to the developer audience, and non-dev products are off topic.

DevHunt is open source and run by a small group, which the FAQ says plainly. Traffic is small and momentum can vary. It also sells advertising on the home page, with a visible price of $149 a week, which means paid placements share the page with launches.

How we checked

We read DevHunt’s own submission, pricing and policy pages on 2026-11-01, and for the link attribute we read the raw HTML of a live public listing rather than relying on the platform’s description. Listing checked: devhunt.org/tool/ankimate. Prices and rules change; the date at the top is the last time each fact on this page was checked. Sources:

Toolfound publishes this page and runs its own launch board, so we are not neutral about launching. No platform paid to be profiled here. The rules we apply to ourselves are on the methodology page.

Common questions

Is the DevHunt backlink dofollow?

Only for paid launches. DevHunt states free listings are nofollow and a $19 launch gives a permanent dofollow link. In HTML, ankimate showed rel="nofollow noopener" and 99tests showed rel="noopener".

Is DevHunt free?

Listing is free. Launching in a chosen week costs $19, or $49 boosted, and super boosts cost $99 to $199.

How does voting work on DevHunt?

Developers sign in with GitHub or Google to vote or comment. The tools with the most votes at the end of the week win.

What kinds of tools can launch on DevHunt?

Developer tools such as open source projects, APIs, SDKs, CLIs, testing and monitoring tools, and AI agents. Non-developer tools are not accepted.

Can I upgrade a DevHunt launch later?

Yes, partly. A $19 launch can be boosted later for the difference until its week ends. Super boosts must be taken before the launch week starts and are only for boosted launches.

Other launch platforms we checked

Compare DevHunt with every other platform in the launch guide, see which ones give a followed link in the dofollow directories guide, or browse all launch platform profiles. Toolfound also gives every product a free launch date and a permanent dofollow listing: submit a product.