Directory profile
ShipYard HQ: how to submit, cost, DR and traffic
ShipYard HQ is a developer tools with about 19K visits a month and a Domain Rating of 35. Free. The product link is dofollow.
Our take
A free dofollow listing with stats, which most directories don't give you.
What ShipYard HQ is
Shipyard HQ is a launch and discovery platform with rankings, founder tools and analytics from page visit to website click.
Checked on ShipYard HQ's own pages in November 2026.
ShipYard HQ at a glance
| Monthly visits | 19K (estimate) |
|---|---|
| Domain Rating | 35 |
| Category | Developer tools |
| Cost | Free |
| Link type | Dofollow |
| Badge required | No |
| Account required | No |
| CAPTCHA | None seen |
| Submit page | shipyardhq.dev/guides/submit-product-to-directories |
| Last checked | November 2026 |
Good
- Free to list
- Dofollow product link
- No account needed
Watch out
- Less traffic than most directories in its category
What a listing on ShipYard HQ gets you
Listing is free, and you can see how many visits and website clicks your page earns. Pro products can take a sponsored launch slot.
How to submit to ShipYard HQ
- Search ShipYard HQ for your product first. If it's already listed, claim or update that listing instead of submitting again.
- Open the submit page: shipyardhq.dev/guides/submit-product-to-directories.
- No account is needed to submit.
- Fill in the form: product name, website, a short description written for this audience, category, logo and a screenshot or two.
- Save the listing URL once it's public, so you can check the link later.
What our agent saw on ShipYard HQ's submit flow
- The flow starts and stays on shipyardhq.dev/guides/submit-product-to-directories.
- Options seen along the way: a free option, paid or featured upgrades, a badge or backlink requirement, a media requirement (logo or screenshots).
- We didn't reach the last screen, so later steps may ask for more.
Recorded by our submission agent on 3 October 2026. Directory flows change, so check the live page.
Submit to ShipYard HQ with your AI agent
AgentLaunch is a launch kit you open in Claude Code, Codex or Cursor. Your agent submits your product to 300+ hand-checked directories, ShipYard HQ included, from your own browser, and tracks every listing. On ShipYard HQ specifically:
- It already knows ShipYard HQ's submit flow from the path we recorded (shipyardhq.dev/guides/submit-product-to-directories).
- ShipYard HQ needs no account, so it goes straight to the form.
- It writes the listing copy for ShipYard HQ's audience (developer tools) instead of pasting the same description everywhere.
- When ShipYard HQ publishes the listing, it saves the URL and checks the dofollow link in your launch tracker.
How ShipYard HQ compares
- Traffic: #9 of 14 in its category, against a category median of 79K visits a month.
- Domain Rating: 35, against a category median of 53.
- Cost: 93% of directories in this category have a free route; ShipYard HQ is one of them.
- Links: 57% of this category give a dofollow product link; ShipYard HQ's is dofollow.
- Accounts: 64% need no account; ShipYard HQ doesn't either.
ShipYard HQ alternatives
Other directories in the same category (developer tools), by traffic:
| Directory | Visits/mo | DR | Cost | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Softpedia | 3.3M | 86 | Free | Dofollow |
| Rapid (RapidAPI Hub) | 1.2M | 83 | Free | Nofollow |
| LibHunt | 280K | 66 | Free | Dofollow |
| selfh.st | 198K | 63 | Free | Dofollow |
| PitchWall | 140K | 68 | Free, paid extras from $49 | Dofollow |
FAQ
Is ShipYard HQ free?
Yes. Listing on ShipYard HQ is free.
Does ShipYard HQ give a dofollow backlink?
Yes. In our check the product link on ShipYard HQ was dofollow.
Do I need an account to submit to ShipYard HQ?
No. You can submit without creating an account.
How much traffic does ShipYard HQ get?
About 19K visits a month (third-party estimate, September 2026). That ranks it #131 of 352 directories in our catalog.
Can I submit to ShipYard HQ automatically?
Yes. AgentLaunch is a launch kit you open in Claude Code, Codex or Cursor, and ShipYard HQ is one of the 300+ hand-checked directories in its catalog. Your AI agent fills in ShipYard HQ's form from your product details and tracks the listing until it's live.
Terms used here: Domain Rating · Directory traffic · Dofollow link · Free listing. Data across all 352 directories: launch directory statistics 2026.
Traffic and Domain Rating are third-party estimates. Prices, link types and rules change, so check ShipYard HQ's own page before paying.