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How to get listed on SourceForge

Business software directory with reviews, plus open-source project hosting

A basic listing on SourceForge is free. The listing we checked marked its link to the product nofollow.

Free routeLink observed: nofollow — marked nofollow — search engines are asked not to pass ranking creditTop 10k
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At a glance

Free route
Free route

Free for software vendors to claim, edit and manage a software listing; basic editing and listing management are free, enhanced features and call-to-action buttons need an upgraded plan; a complimentary listing on two partner B2B directories is included.

Paid listing from

No paid listing — the free route is the way in.

Review time

Not stated.

Link on a live listing
Link observed: nofollow — marked nofollow — search engines are asked not to pass ranking credit

Marked nofollow — search engines are asked not to pass ranking credit. SourceForge does not say what kind of link it gives.

What we read: https://sourceforge.net/software/product/Notion/ (Wayback Machine copy of 2026-02-26) - paid 'Learn more' / Visit Website buttons go through sourceforge.net/software/link?oaparams=... with rel='nofollow'; the basic listing shows no direct outbound vendor link; live pages answer curl with 403

Requirements
  • SourceForge account (business registration form)
  • Software listing details: name, URL, short and long description, category, license, logo.
  • Fuller software-details data (pricing, platforms, integrations, features) drives search filtering.
Audience, as they state it

Nearly 20 million monthly users and 121,000+ software titles (SourceForge business registration page) Their figures, not ours.

Popularity

#243 in the Tranco top-1M list of 9 October 2026 — Top 10k.

Plans and prices

PlanPriceStated waitIncludes
Upgraded listing plans (Plus, Premium, Amplify, Precision ABM, Enterprise)By quote—prices are not published; the Enterprise plan says 'Let's chat'; Plus: promotion in up to 2 categories and on competitor pages, review campaign, unlimited clicks to the website; Premium: up to 4 categories, premium review campaign, Google Analytics tag; Amplify and Precision ABM: retargeting, buyer intent data, ABM advertising
Newsletter advertisingBy quote—SourceForge Update newsletter to 400,000+ subscribers; price not published

How to get listed on SourceForge, step by step

  1. 1Get the kit ready. Name, a one-line tagline, a short description, a square logo, two or three screenshots and your pricing in numbers — the same kit works on every directory.
  2. 2Open SourceForge's submit page. It is at sourceforge.net/software/vendors/.
  3. 3Take the free route, if it fits. Free for software vendors to claim, edit and manage a software listing; basic editing and listing management are free, enhanced features and call-to-action buttons need an upgraded plan; a complimentary listing on two partner B2B directories is included.
  4. 4Check the rules first. SourceForge account (business registration form) Software listing details: name, URL, short and long description, category, license, logo. Fuller software-details data (pricing, platforms, integrations, features) drives search filtering.
  5. 5Once it is live, check the link. Open your listing, right-click the link to your site and choose Inspect: the rel attribute says whether it is a plain link, nofollow, ugc or sponsored.

What a launch there gets you

A product page in a business software comparison directory with reviews, category pages and competitor pages. Suits business-facing software, including open-source based products; the free listing carries no website button, which comes with paid plans.

  • 16 of the 35 launch platforms and directories whose live listings we read gave a plain link; SourceForge's was marked nofollow.
  • By traffic rank it is number 1 of the 27 launch platforms and directories here that appear in the Tranco top-1M list.

SourceForge: the questions founders ask

How much does it cost to get listed on SourceForge?

A basic listing on SourceForge is free.

Is SourceForge free?

Yes, with conditions. Free for software vendors to claim, edit and manage a software listing; basic editing and listing management are free, enhanced features and call-to-action buttons need an upgraded plan; a complimentary listing on two partner B2B directories is included.

Does SourceForge give a dofollow backlink?

SourceForge does not say. The listing we checked marked its link to the product nofollow.

What does SourceForge require?

SourceForge account (business registration form). Software listing details: name, URL, short and long description, category, license, logo. Fuller software-details data (pricing, platforms, integrations, features) drives search filtering.

Sources

Read on 10 October 2026. Read on SourceForge's own pages; where a fact came from an archived copy or a third-party report, that source is listed too.

Next to the others

SourceForge is one of 41 launch platforms and directories we checked on the same day, with the same questions.

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