About RepoRanker
RepoRanker is a public board of open-source GitHub repositories, and the positions on it are for sale. You add your repo with a short tagline, then pay to put it where developers look. Placement starts at $3. Rank is total dollars spent and nothing else, and every row prints the amount that bought it. A position holds until someone spends more than you, and then you move down rather than off. There is no subscription and no expiry.
How a position works
- $3 puts a repo on the board. $1 more than the row above you passes it.
- Payments accumulate, so defending a position costs only the difference.
- Placement does not expire. Your rank changes when someone outspends you. No renewal or refunds.
- Every price is public, on the row and on the full ladder.
- Rows nobody has bought yet sit in a default order until somebody does.
What we are not
RepoRanker is not a replacement for GitHub search and is not affiliated with GitHub, Inc. It is a small discovery surface for repos, and the way onto the top of it is to pay for a spot. We say so on the row rather than burying it.
Built by Jay Campbell
Jay Campbell is a developer and founder who launched RepoRanker in April 2025. He built it because getting a new repo seen means waiting on an algorithm, a curator, or a launch-day crowd, and none of them will tell you the price. RepoRanker does the opposite: one board, a published price on every row, and $3 to get on it.
@thejaycampbell on GitHub · info@reporanker.com
Citable facts
- Name: RepoRanker
- Founded: April 2025
- Founder: Jay Campbell
- Website: https://reporanker.com
- Product type: Paid placement board for public GitHub repositories
- Entry price: $3 for paid placement. Listing is free; rank changes when outbid
- Target audience: Early-stage developers, vibe coders, open-source maintainers
- Press contact: info@reporanker.com
- Wikidata: Q139572740
For what a placement costs and how to buy one, see How it works or the FAQ.