r/webdev listing

Large web-dev community; Showoff Saturday allows project posts.

Submit your listing Visit reddit.com/r/webdev

Cost to list: Free
Shows up in searches for: 1 business type; Best #5, creators
Popularity: Tranco #103; Rank of reddit.com
Countries: Worldwide

Not established yet: approval time, whether links are dofollow. We leave gaps blank rather than guess. Checked Oct 20, 2026 · 2 sources

Is r/webdev worth it?

Our reading of the measured data, not a score.

For its audience

Worth a post if its members are your customers.

r/webdev didn't make Google's top 10 in any of the 9 buyer searches we ran for the 2 business types it accepts. That's typical: directories of any kind held only 11% of the top-10 spots in those searches, so what r/webdev offers is the people who browse it directly. Listing is stated as free.

What works

Showed up in Google for creators, as high as #5
Free to list

Watch out for

Not in Google's top 10 for developer tools and online communities (0 of 9 searches)
Follow subreddit self-promotion rules. [HTTP 200 on 2026-10-20 curl check]

Measured fit, by business type

How often r/webdev made Google's top 10 in our US buyer searches for the types it accepts.

Developer tools 0/5

Not seen
Online communities 0/4

Not seen

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Where r/webdev shows up when people search

We ran 399 real buyer searches (Google US, desktop) for 100 business types on Oct 20, 2026 and recorded which directories made the organic top 10. Local packs and ads are not counted.

r/webdev accepts 2 business types we measure. Here is every one, with what Google showed instead, so you can see where a listing would and wouldn't be found.

Creators check eligibility

1/4

r/webdev ranked as high as #5 in 1 of these searches. Directories of any kind held 21% of the top-10 spots.

Directories

Medium 2/4, Dribbble 1/4, Feedspot 1/4

Other sites

youtube.com, reddit.com, quora.com

Searches: “best youtube channels for learning”, “best personal finance youtubers”, “best design portfolios”, “best tech blogs” result
Developer tools

0/5

Not in the top 10 of any of these searches. Directories of any kind held 10% of the top-10 spots.

Directories

Medium 1/5, Notion Marketplace 1/5, PeerSpot 1/5

Other sites

reddit.com, speedscale.com, youtube.com

Searches: “best api testing tools”, “postman alternatives”, “best code review tools”, “best ci cd tools”, “heroku alternatives”
Online communities

0/4

Not in the top 10 of any of these searches. Directories of any kind held 12% of the top-10 spots.

Directories

Medium 2/4, Techreviewer 1/4, Online Geniuses 1/4

Other sites

reddit.com, quora.com, google.com

Searches: “best discord servers”, “best slack communities for founders”, “best telegram channels”, “online communities for entrepreneurs”

Bars show the searches where it made the organic top 10. "Directories" lists the tracked directories that did rank for the same searches, with their hit count. How we measure

What r/webdev costs and who can list

As stated on r/webdev's own pages or reported by a named source. Checked Oct 20, 2026.

Who can list: Developer tools
Online communities

Census audience: web developers, dev tools · Worldwide
Note: Reddit blocks curl, WebFetch and the browser pane; subreddit rules and link rel could not be verified first-hand.
Sources: reddit.com/r/webdev
reddit.com/r/webdev

Not established: price, approval process, and link attribute (treat links as nofollow until you see the live profile). Prices and rules change; the linked pages are the authority.

How to get listed on r/webdev

1
Prepare your details
- The community's own rules, read before posting
- An account with some genuine history
- A post that is useful on its own, not just a link
- Product URL, short description and images
Our standard checklist for this kind of site (community and consumer site), not a list published by r/webdev.
2

Open the submit page
reddit.com/r/webdev/submit
3

Wait for approval

r/webdev doesn't state a review time.
4

Check the watch-outs

2 things to know before you post.

r/webdev alternatives

Ranked by the same evidence: Google top-10 appearances for the business types r/webdev serves, then audience fit, then Tranco popularity.

Questions about r/webdev

Is r/webdev worth it for getting listed?

Worth a post if its members are your customers. r/webdev didn't make Google's top 10 in any of the 9 buyer searches we ran for the 2 business types it accepts. That's typical: directories of any kind held only 11% of the top-10 spots in those searches, so what r/webdev offers is the people who browse it directly. Listing is stated as free. This is our reading of the measured data.

How much does a r/webdev listing cost?

Free. Checked Oct 20, 2026.

Is a link from r/webdev dofollow?

Unknown. We haven't tested r/webdev's link attribute and found no reliable report. Treat it as nofollow until you see the live profile.

How do I get listed on r/webdev?

Start at reddit.com/r/webdev/submit. Approval: not stated. Have your details ready first (see "How to list" above).

What are the best r/webdev alternatives?

Ranked by the same evidence: Online Geniuses, r/macapps, and r/ecommerce. The full list of 8 is above, with the searches each one appeared in.

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