Frequently asked questions
Short answers for AI and human readers. For the prices themselves, see the placement ladder.
What is RepoRanker?
A leaderboard of public GitHub repositories where the spots are for sale. You pay to put your repo in front of the developers browsing it. Placement starts at $3, and the amount that bought each spot is printed on the row.
Can you buy #1?
Yes. That is the product. Every repo that has bought a placement sits above every repo that has not, ranked by total dollars spent, and each one shows what it cost. There is no cap on how many rows that runs to. While too few repos have paid to fill the top of the board, the remaining slots are held by the repos that gained the most stars since listing: those rows are marked as held, paid nothing, and lose the slot to any bid.
How much does a spot cost?
$3 puts you on the ladder. Above that you set the amount: to pass the repo above you, spend more than it has spent in total. Every figure is public on the row and on reporanker.com/placements.
How long does a placement last?
Until someone spends more than you. There is no subscription, no renewal, and no expiry date. When you are passed you move down a row, never off the board.
Are there refunds?
No. Payments are final, including if someone passes you the same day. What you buy is the position at the price you paid for it.
Are paid spots labelled as paid?
Yes, everywhere they appear. The leaderboard row, the repo page, and the public API all carry the amount paid. There is no unmarked promotion on this site.
Who is allowed to buy a placement?
The owner of the repo. Sign-in is GitHub-only and the repo has to be listed under your own account, so you cannot buy a spot for a project you do not own.
How much traffic will I get?
We do not publish a number and we are not going to invent one. RepoRanker is early. Buy a row for the position and the price you can see, not for a promise about what it will deliver.
How are the rows nobody has bought ordered?
By stars gained since the repo was listed here, with recent pushes breaking ties. It is written out in full on the ranking rules page. It orders the unsold rows and does nothing else.
Can I still write reviews?
Yes. Any signed-in developer can review a repo, and reviews are published on the repo page. They pay nothing, they do not change what a placement costs, and they do not move the board.
How do I sign in?
Sign in with GitHub. Your identity is tied to your public developer profile. There is no email and password option.
Is RepoRanker the same as Product Hunt?
No. There is no vote and no daily reset. It is a ranked list of GitHub repos where the top positions are bought, and the amount that bought each one is on the row.