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89 Domain Rating
Nofollow Link type
Free Pricing
6/10 Difficulty
Open Collective serves open-source and downloadable software — best when you have repos, releases, or a dev-tool story. (free to submit)
Open Collective is free to list on, gives a nofollow link, and is best used for launch & referral traffic — with a very high domain rating of 89.
Low priority best for Launch & referral traffic
Developers & open-source users
Pure SaaS web apps without OSS angle may feel out of place
Open opencollective.com in a new tab.
Look for “Submit”, “Add Product”, “List your startup”, or similar in the nav or footer.
Product name, tagline, description, URL, logo, and screenshots — match what they ask for.
Choose Open Source (or the closest fit) so you reach the right audience.
Free listings are often reviewed manually — expect a few days to several weeks.
Topical relevance matters: Open Source directories tend to help most when your product fits that category. Nofollow links still drive referral traffic and brand visibility.
Open Collective serves open-source and downloadable software — best when you have repos, releases, or a dev-tool story. (free to submit)
Open Collective provides a nofollow link. It won't pass direct link equity, but it still drives referral traffic and helps brand discovery.
Yes — Open Collective offers a free way to get listed. Free listings are often reviewed manually, so approval can take from a few days to a few weeks.
Open Collective (opencollective.com) currently has a domain rating of 89 on Ahrefs' 0–100 scale — a very high score. Higher DR generally means a stronger backlink profile, which is one signal of how much weight a link from the site may carry.
Pure SaaS web apps without OSS angle may feel out of place