Put your brand in front of people choosing where to host.
HostDir is where webmasters, sysadmins and developers research hosting decisions. List once, pay once, and stay listed. A flat admin fee keeps the directory independent, human-edited and up to date.
List a hosting company
Your own profile in the directory buyers actually read.
- Full company profile: Logo, description, support hours, links and the categories & countries you serve.
- Up to 10 hosting plans: Publish your packages with specs and prices so buyers compare and click through to you.
- Verified reviews: Collect genuine customer reviews and reply to every one.
- Verified badge + free rating badge: A trust mark on your profile, plus a self-updating badge to embed on your own site.
- Real referral traffic: Visits from researchers ready to buy, and a clean citation back to your brand.
List a hosting tool
Got software for hosts or webmasters? Get it in the Toolkit.
- Dedicated tool page: Logo, tagline, description, screenshots and a tracked link to your site.
- Reviews & ratings: Users rate and review your tool, building social proof over time.
- Discovery in the Toolkit: Found by the exact audience that buys developer and hosting software.
- Editorially placed: A human reviews every submission, so the directory stays trustworthy.
Run several hosting brands? Manage them all from one account.
No juggling separate logins. Add every brand you operate under a single HostDir account, manage them side by side from one dashboard, and pay the one-time $15 per listing only when each brand goes live. White-label, reseller and portfolio operators welcome.
- One login for every brand
- Separate profiles, reviews & packages
- One invoice history
- Pay per brand, not per account
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Create a free account
Email and a password. No card needed to start. Link your domain if you want a verified badge.
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Build your listing & pay once
Add your details, then a single PayPal payment. No subscription, no renewals, no expiry.
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A human reviews & publishes
We read every new listing, approve it or write back with questions. Median turnaround under 24 hours.
Yes. You pay $15 once for a hosting company (or $5 for a tool) and your listing stays live. There is no subscription, no annual renewal and no expiry date. The fee is a flat admin charge that helps keep HostDir online, independent and maintained.
Hosting, editorial review of every submission, the review system, your packages and badge tools, and the ongoing work that keeps the directory fresh. We do not sell ranking; placement is editorial. The fee simply keeps the lights on.
Any time, for free. Everything (description, plans, links, logo) is editable from your dashboard whenever you like, at no extra cost.
A real person reviews each new listing, usually within 24 hours. We approve it, suggest small edits, or write back if anything is unclear.
Those optional upgrades now live inside your provider dashboard under Payments & Upgrades, so you can add them once your listing is set up. This page is just about getting listed.
Ready when you are.
No salesperson, no demo call, no contract. Create an account, pay once, and get in front of buyers researching their next host.
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