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Developer toolsFreeNofollowDR41Domain Rating by Ahrefs

Submit to FreeStuff.dev

FreeStuff.dev is a tag-based list of free tools, free tiers and services for developers, from hosting and databases to design assets. The data lives in a public GitHub repo, so adding a tool means opening a pull request that the site generates for you from a short form.

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FreeStuff.dev at a glance

Pricing
Free
No price details on their site when we checked.
Link type
Nofollow
Tag page https://freestuff.dev/tags/database 'Visit' links (e.g. dbeaver.io, airtable.com) carry rel="noopener nofollow" (checked 2026-09-23)
Review
Manual review
Link back required
No
Account required
Yes
Domain Rating
DR41
Domain Rating by Ahrefs, checked Sep 24, 2026. A score of the whole site’s backlinks, not a Google metric.
Tranco rank
Not ranked
No Tranco rank on record for this site.
Who browses it
Developers looking for free hosting, APIs and tooling
Last checked

How to submit to FreeStuff.dev

  1. Open the FreeStuff.dev submission page

    This is the page makers use to add a product.

  2. Create an account

    FreeStuff.dev asks you to sign up before you can submit.

  3. Have your assets ready

    Name, tagline, description, logo and screenshots. The checklist below covers what to prepare so you can fill the form in one go.

  4. Fill in the form carefully

    Pick the most specific category the form offers and write the description for the people who browse FreeStuff.dev (Developers looking for free hosting, APIs and tooling), not for search engines.

  5. Wait for review

    A person reviews submissions, so it can take a while. Once it’s live, check the link on your listing points to the right page.

Tips for FreeStuff.dev

  • The form only asks for a link, tags and a description, then redirects to a GitHub pull request, so you need a GitHub account.
  • Reuse existing tags such as hosting, database or authentication so the tool shows up on the right tag pages.
  • It suits products with a genuinely free plan or free tier.

From FreeStuff.dev’s own guidelines and pages, in our words.

What to prepare

The basics every directory asks for, plus what matters most for developer tool directories.

  • Product name and a one-line tagline (about 60 characters)
  • A short description (1–2 sentences) and a longer one (a short paragraph)
  • Square logo, at least 256×256 px, PNG or SVG
  • 2–3 screenshots at a consistent size
  • The exact page you want the link to point to
  • Pricing model (free, freemium or paid) and a contact email
  • Links to your docs and a quick-start or install command
  • Your GitHub or GitLab repo, if public
  • Supported languages, frameworks and platforms
  • Pricing for the API or hosted tier, including free limits

Is FreeStuff.dev worth it?

Good for discovery, not link equity

Links from FreeStuff.dev listings carry rel="nofollow", so they pass little or no ranking value. Submit if its audience matches yours: the value is visitors and being findable where people browse.

  • Domain Rating by Ahrefs: 41 (moderate). That's the strength of links to the whole site, not a promise about what your listing passes on.
  • No Tranco rank on record, so we can’t say how much traffic it gets.
  • A person reviews submissions, so expect a wait and a real quality bar.
  • Free to list, so the only cost is your time.

This verdict is worked out from the facts above with fixed rules (link type, review, price, Domain Rating by Ahrefs, Tranco rank), not paid for. The directory has no say in it.

Questions about FreeStuff.dev

Is FreeStuff.dev free?

Yes. Listing on FreeStuff.dev is free. We checked on Sep 23, 2026.

Does FreeStuff.dev give a dofollow link?

No. Listing links on FreeStuff.dev are nofollow, so they pass little ranking value. They can still send visitors. Evidence: Tag page https://freestuff.dev/tags/database 'Visit' links (e.g. dbeaver.io, airtable.com) carry rel="noopener nofollow" (checked 2026-09-23).

How do I submit to FreeStuff.dev?

Submit at https://freestuff.dev/submit/. You need an account first. A person reviews each submission before it goes live. Tip: The form only asks for a link, tags and a description, then redirects to a GitHub pull request, so you need a GitHub account.

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Sources

The pages we opened on Sep 23, 2026 to write this page.