SourceForge: Submission Guide, Domain Rating & Alternatives
One of the oldest and largest software directories. Especially strong for open-source and developer tools.
Its outbound links are dofollow, so a listing passes authority to your own domain as well as sending referral traffic. At this authority level the listing is worth the submission effort even if approval takes a few weeks.
At a glance
- Domain Rating
- 71/100
- Overall rank
- #3 of 505
- In SaaS directories
- #2 of 260
- Link type
- Dofollow
How to submit to SourceForge
- Open sourceforge.net and look for the submit, add product, or get listed link, usually in the header or footer.
- Have your assets ready before you start: a one-line pitch, a longer description, a logo, and two or three screenshots. Most rejections are for incomplete listings, not bad products.
- Write the description for this directory specifically. Pasting the same paragraph everywhere is the single clearest signal of a low-effort submission, both to moderators and to search engines.
- Because SourceForge links out with dofollow, make sure the URL you submit is the page you actually want to rank, usually your homepage or the most relevant product page.
- Record where and when you submitted. Approval on directories at this authority level can take days to weeks, and you will want to follow up.
12 alternatives to SourceForge
The closest matches by category and authority. Submitting to several directories in the same tier usually beats chasing a single high-DR listing, because approval is never guaranteed.
| # | Directory | DR | Link | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stack Overflowstackoverflow.com | DR 71 | Nofollow | SaaS directory |
| 2 | Behancebehance.net | DR 70 | Nofollow | SaaS directory |
| 3 | G2g2.com | DR 70 | Dofollow | SaaS directory |
| 4 | Dribbbledribbble.com | DR 69 | Nofollow | SaaS directory |
| 5 | Slack App Directoryslack.com | DR 68 | Nofollow | SaaS directory |
| 6 | Capterracapterra.com | DR 66 | Dofollow | SaaS directory |
| 7 | Notion Marketplacenotion.so | DR 64 | Nofollow | SaaS directory |
| 8 | Clutchclutch.co | DR 63 | Nofollow | SaaS directory |
| 9 | Trustpilottrustpilot.com | DR 80 | Nofollow | SaaS directory |
| 10 | Open Collectiveopencollective.com | DR 61 | Nofollow | SaaS directory |
| 11 | GetAppgetapp.com | DR 60 | Dofollow | SaaS directory |
| 12 | Sitejabbersitejabber.com | DR 60 | Nofollow | SaaS directory |
See all 260 saas & software directories or browse the full database of 505 directories.