DEV Community

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A community, newsletter or developer publication. It describes itself as: “A space to discuss and keep up software development and manage your software career” It appears in 6 public lists of directories.

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Report card

DEV Community has real search traffic and the authority to go with it.

AStrong

~80Domain Rating (estimate)

1.0Traffic multiplier (100,000+ visits/mo)

80Directory Score

Search visits a month: about 8.5M
Referring domains: 97k
Link type: Not checked yet
Pricing: Not checked yet
Spam check: Passed
Added: Oct 30, 2026

How the score works

Directory Score = DR × traffic multiplier. A directory keeps its full DR only if people find it on Google. Badges and link swaps can raise DR; they can't fake search traffic.

Search visits a month	Multiplier
100,000+ ← DEV Community	× 1.0
10,000–99,999	× 0.8
1,000–9,999	× 0.6
100–999	× 0.4
1–99	× 0.2
None	× 0.0

Grades: A 40+, B 20–39, C under 20. DR is Ahrefs Domain Rating where we have it, otherwise a DataForSEO estimate; search visits are DataForSEO's monthly estimate, refreshed monthly.

We haven't checked DEV Community's submission terms yet: it comes from public lists of directories. Directory Score 80/100 (grade A): about 8.5M search visits a month, DR ~80. A community, newsletter or developer publication. It describes itself as: “A space to discuss and keep up software development and manage your software career” It appears in 6 public lists of directories.

Submission Details

Visit dev.to, fill out the manual form submission, and wait for review. Review times vary.

Real Questions

Is submitting to DEV Community worth the effort?

Probably. Directory Score 80/100 (grade A): about 8.5M search visits a month, DR ~80. We haven't checked its link type or pricing yet, so look at a live listing before you pay for anything.

What happens after I submit?

Review times for DEV Community vary. After submitting, check back periodically. Once your listing is live, verify that your profile details and backlink are working as expected.

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