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SourceForge: how to get listed

SourceForge has two tracks: open-source project hosting with downloads, and a business software directory that its About page puts at over 124,400 titles, with ratings, comparisons and category rankings. SourceForge cites more than 20 million visitors a month; commercial products use the vendor route.

Checked on September 30, 2026 on the platform’s public pages.

Who lists here

Companies selling software to businesses that want a comparison-site profile with reviews; open-source projects use the separate Create a Project route instead.

What to prepare

  • The vendor form asks for your name, email, company, title, website, phone, founding year, location, software title, a square hi-res logo, a product description and the target audience, plus a consent checkbox.
  • A product description written for buyers comparing tools: the form asks you to describe the full functionality as fully as possible, and your page sits next to ratings and alternatives.
  • Awareness that premium marketing packages have their own pricing page; the vendor page says upgraded listings rank above all basic listings in a category and get a prominent Visit Website button.

What “live” means here

The form wording is a request for a business listings page; the public pages give no review timeline. Live means a resolving product page with a category placement. The prominent Visit Website button belongs to upgraded listings.

Worth knowing

Leader and Top Performer badges are earned once you collect enough positive user reviews, not granted at listing time, and you may show them on your own website and marketing, so plan review collection separately. Open-source projects belong on the separate Create a Project route, a different product from a business listing.

Official site: SourceForge ↗All B2B software review sites →

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