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BuiltByMe
The indie maker directory where builders launch and compete weekly
A curated directory of products built by indie makers and solo founders, with a weekly upvote competition and manual review of every listing.
Launches in the week of 16 November 2026. Voting opens when it goes live.
BuiltByMe is a product directory for independent makers: solo founders, bootstrapped developers and small teams. Every listing is submitted by the maker and manually reviewed before it goes live.
Products compete each week for community upvotes. The winner is featured in the newsletter and promoted on X.
The site also offers paid listing plans, a directory submission service and guest posts.
Features on record
- Weekly upvote competition
- Manual review of every submission
- Maker Points and reward tiers
- Public maker profiles
- Spotlight archive of weekly winners
Pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
Free plan ($0) with a nofollow link; Launch $9 one-time with a dofollow link; Sponsor $19 one-time with a 30-day sidebar placement. Directory submission service: $49, $89 or $119 one-time.
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BuiltByMe: the metrics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Domain Rating | 29 +1 (up) since last check |
| Trust Flow | 7 no change since last check |
| Citation Flow | 30 no change since last check |
| Referring domains | 215 no change since last check |
| External backlinks | 2,384 no change since last check |
| Domain Authority (Moz) | 15 no change since last check |
| Page Authority (Moz) | 36 no change since last check |
| Spam Score (Moz) | 15% no change since last check |
Ahrefs Domain Rating recorded 15 Nov 2026, entry changed 15 Nov 2026. Recorded topic: Business/Directories (7). Majestic recorded 12 Nov 2026, entry changed 12 Nov 2026. Link data on record from Majestic. Trust Flow, Citation Flow and Topical Trust Flow are trademarks of Majestic-12 Ltd. Moz checked 12 Nov 2026, entry changed 12 Nov 2026.
BuiltByMe: domain on record
Read what the registry says
| Domain age | 1 year |
|---|---|
| Registered | |
| Expires | |
| Registrar | HOSTINGER operations, UAB |
| DNSSEC | Not signed |
About to launch?
Read the free launch playbook: a step-by-step plan for the days before, the day itself and the weeks after.
- Groundwork
- On launch day
- Launch week
- Afterwards
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Questions answered
- What is BuiltByMe?
- A curated product directory for tools, apps and software built by indie makers and solo founders. Products compete in a weekly upvote competition.
- How does BuiltByMe approve products?
- Every submission is manually reviewed to check that the product is real and functional, built by an independent maker, has a working website and clearly describes what it does.
- How does the weekly competition work?
- Newly launched products compete each week from Monday to Sunday for the most upvotes. The winner gets a newsletter feature and a social media promotion.
- Is BuiltByMe free to use?
- Browsing and submitting are free, with a nofollow link. The Launch plan ($9 one-time) gives a dofollow link, and the Sponsor plan ($19 one-time) adds a 30-day sidebar placement.
- Who can submit a product to BuiltByMe?
- Any independent maker, solo founder, or small team can submit a product. We welcome bootstrapped SaaS products, web apps, mobile apps, developer tools, browser extensions, and more. The product must be built by you, not by a large funded company or agency.
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BuiltByMe has a free listing. The owner can unlock the full profile with a paid launch for $5:
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- Milestones (locked)
- Demo video (locked)
- Dofollow website link (locked)