awesome-developer-marketing
A curated list of awesome tools, platforms, and resources for marketing to software developers
https://github.com/dailydotdev/awesome-developer-marketing
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Analytics and Attribution
- Fathom - Simple, privacy-focused website analytics with GDPR compliance built in.
- Koala - Visitor identification and intent signal platform built for B2B software companies.
- HockeyStack - B2B marketing attribution platform connecting website activity to pipeline and revenue.
- UTM.io - UTM parameter management tool for consistent campaign tracking across marketing channels.
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Blogs, Newsletters, and Podcasts
- daily.dev Business Blog - Articles on developer marketing strategy, campaign planning, and reaching technical audiences.
- Developer Markepear - Newsletter on developer marketing with real examples and campaign breakdowns by Flo Merian.
- Draft.dev Blog - Guides on technical content marketing for developer-focused companies.
- Scaling DevTools Newsletter - Newsletter about building and growing developer tool businesses.
- DevRelX - Research and articles on developer relations trends, tools, and program strategy.
- Scaling DevTools - Podcast with interviews on building and growing developer tool companies.
- daily.dev Business Blog - Articles on developer marketing strategy, campaign planning, and reaching technical audiences.
- Developer Markepear - Newsletter on developer marketing with real examples and campaign breakdowns by Flo Merian.
- DevRel Weekly - Weekly newsletter curating articles about developer relations, community, and advocacy.
- Scaling DevTools Newsletter - Newsletter about building and growing developer tool businesses.
- Every Developer - Developer marketing strategy blog and resources by Adam DuVander.
- Developer Avocados Weekly - Weekly newsletter curating developer advocacy and DevRel resources.
- Scaling DevTools - Podcast with interviews on building and growing developer tool companies.
- Community Pulse - Podcast covering community management and developer advocacy topics.
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Books
- Developer Marketing and Relations: The Essential Guide - SlashData's guide covering developer marketing strategy and program building.
- Developer Marketing Does Not Exist - Adam DuVander's guide to reaching technical audiences through authentic, developer-first approaches.
- The Business Value of Developer Relations - Mary Thengvall's book on building and measuring developer relations programs.
- Ask Your Developer - Jeff Lawson's book on how businesses can partner with developers and build developer-first cultures.
- Working in Public - Nadia Eghbal's research on open source communities and the economics of maintaining public projects.
- Developer, Advocate! - Conversations with developer advocates about building careers in DevRel, edited by Geertjan Wielenga.
- Getting Started in Developer Relations - Sam Julien's ebook on breaking into and succeeding in developer relations.
- Picks and Shovels - Prashant Sridharan's guide to marketing developer tools during the AI era.
- Developer Marketing Does Not Exist - Adam DuVander's guide to reaching technical audiences through authentic, developer-first approaches.
- Ask Your Developer - Jeff Lawson's book on how businesses can partner with developers and build developer-first cultures.
- Developer Relations - Caroline Lewko and James Parton's guide to building and growing a developer relations program.
- Getting Started in Developer Relations - Sam Julien's ebook on breaking into and succeeding in developer relations.
- Picks and Shovels - Prashant Sridharan's guide to marketing developer tools during the AI era.
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Case Studies
- Heavybit Library - Talks, articles, and case studies on building and marketing developer products.
- PostHog Blog - Transparent writeups on developer marketing tactics, pricing experiments, and open source growth.
- OpenView Blog - Go-to-market analyses and case studies of developer-first and product-led companies.
- Foundation - Content marketing case studies and strategy analyses of B2B and developer tool companies.
- OpenView Blog - Go-to-market analyses and case studies of developer-first and product-led companies.
- Foundation - Content marketing case studies and strategy analyses of B2B and developer tool companies.
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Community Management Tools
- Circle - Community platform with spaces, events, and course features.
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Content Marketing Platforms
- Hashnode - Blogging platform for developers with custom domain support and built-in community features.
- Medium - Publishing platform hosting developer-focused publications like Better Programming and Level Up Coding.
- freeCodeCamp News - Publication by the freeCodeCamp community covering programming tutorials and career topics.
- DZone - Developer knowledge platform with community-contributed articles on Java, DevOps, and cloud.
- daily.dev Squads - Group publishing feature on daily.dev for creating developer-focused communities around topics, projects, or teams.
- InfoQ - Technology media platform covering software development practices and architecture.
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Developer Advertising Platforms
- daily.dev Ads - Native advertising platform for reaching developers through in-feed and email digest placements across the daily.dev network.
- Reddit Ads - Self-serve advertising platform with targeting for programming and technology subreddits.
- Google Ads - Search and display advertising with keyword targeting for developer-related queries.
- LinkedIn Ads - Professional network advertising with job title and skills-based targeting for technical roles.
- LinkedIn Ads - Professional network advertising with job title and skills-based targeting for technical roles.
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Developer Communities and Networks
- Hacker News - Y Combinator's link aggregation and discussion forum for technology and startups.
- Reddit - Social platform with active developer subreddits including r/programming, r/webdev, r/devops, and r/experienceddevs.
- Discord - Chat platform hosting thousands of developer communities organized by language, framework, and project.
- GitHub Discussions - Built-in discussion forums attached to GitHub repositories for project-level conversation.
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Developer Experience
- CodeSandbox - Browser-based development environment for creating instant, shareable demos and code examples.
- Scarf - Package and container analytics for understanding open source adoption and download patterns.
- Haxor - Platform for observing developers using your product in real time to find UX friction.
- Gitpod - Cloud development environment enabling one-click project setup for contributors and evaluators.
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Developer Marketing Agencies
- Catchy - Full-cycle developer marketing agency offering GTM strategy, demand generation, and developer experience services.
- Devrella - Boutique agency focused on developer marketing, branding, and community adoption for developer-first SaaS startups.
- Growtika - Developer-focused marketing agency specializing in B2D strategy, SEO, and technical content.
- Freeman & Forrest - Tech influencer marketing agency with an outcomes-based pricing model for event promotion and social campaigns.
- Literally.dev - Agency specializing in technical documentation, example applications, and developer adoption strategy.
- ércule - Content strategy agency focused on SEO, analytics, and editorial workflows for technology companies.
- Wizard on Demand - Boutique agency offering content marketing and paid media services for developer tools.
- Campfire Labs - Agency producing technical thought leadership content for technology companies.
- Infrasity - Technical content marketing agency offering startup-friendly pricing for B2B SaaS.
- Open Strategy Partners - B2B technology marketing agency specializing in messaging, content strategy, and thought leadership.
- DeveloperMedia - Media company focused on reaching developer decision-makers through advertising and audience research.
- Meridian DevRel - Fractional DevRel leadership and content creation with tiered monthly packages.
- Edify Content - Technical content agency with a credit-based pricing model focused on landing pages and lead generation.
- Freeman & Forrest - Tech influencer marketing agency with an outcomes-based pricing model for event promotion and social campaigns.
- Literally.dev - Agency specializing in technical documentation, example applications, and developer adoption strategy.
- Hackmamba - Technical content marketing agency with a focus on documentation-driven growth and developer SEO.
- ércule - Content strategy agency focused on SEO, analytics, and editorial workflows for technology companies.
- Wizard on Demand - Boutique agency offering content marketing and paid media services for developer tools.
- Campfire Labs - Agency producing technical thought leadership content for technology companies.
- Growth Plays - GTM strategy and content consultancy for technical B2B SaaS companies.
- Infrasity - Technical content marketing agency offering startup-friendly pricing for B2B SaaS.
- Open Strategy Partners - B2B technology marketing agency specializing in messaging, content strategy, and thought leadership.
- DeveloperMedia - Media company focused on reaching developer decision-makers through advertising and audience research.
- Meridian DevRel - Fractional DevRel leadership and content creation with tiered monthly packages.
- Edify Content - Technical content agency with a credit-based pricing model focused on landing pages and lead generation.
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Developer Newsletters for Sponsorship
- TLDR - Daily newsletter covering tech, startups, and programming with topic-specific editions for AI, web dev, DevOps, and more.
- Bytes - Twice-weekly JavaScript and web development newsletter with a conversational style.
- Kotlin Weekly - Weekly newsletter covering Kotlin development, libraries, and ecosystem news.
- Quastor - Backend engineering newsletter covering system design, data engineering, and distributed systems.
- daily.dev Digest - Personalized developer content digest reaching 1.6M+ developers weekly.
- Console - Weekly newsletter highlighting new and interesting developer tools.
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Events and Conferences
- DevRelCon - Conference series focused on developer relations strategy, tooling, and practice.
- CMX Summit - Annual conference for community builders and community-led growth practitioners.
- KubeCon + CloudNativeCon - CNCF's flagship conference for cloud native technology with major sponsorship and exhibition presence.
- Web Summit - Large technology conference with developer-focused tracks and startup programs.
- Collision - Technology conference in Toronto with developer and SaaS-focused programming.
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Guides and Frameworks
- Community-Led Growth by Commsor - Framework and resources for using developer community as a growth engine.
- The Developer Advocacy Handbook - Christian Heilmann's free online guide to developer advocacy practices and strategy.
- Community-Led Growth by Commsor - Framework and resources for using developer community as a growth engine.
- How to Market to Developers by Heavybit - Practical primer on developer marketing fundamentals from the Heavybit accelerator.
- DevRel Collective Resources - Community-curated collection of developer relations tools, articles, and speaking resources.
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Market Research
- Stack Overflow Developer Survey - Annual survey covering developer tools, technologies, compensation, and work preferences.
- Evans Data Developer Survey - Developer population research covering global workforce trends and technology adoption.
- RedMonk Programming Language Rankings - Quarterly language popularity rankings based on GitHub and Stack Overflow activity.
- Evans Data Developer Survey - Developer population research covering global workforce trends and technology adoption.
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Newsletter Platforms
- Ghost - Open source publishing platform with built-in newsletter and membership features.
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Open Source Marketing
- GitHub Sponsors - Built-in sponsorship for funding open source maintainers and projects on GitHub.
- Tidelift - Platform connecting enterprise subscribers with open source maintainers for commercial support.
- Thanks.dev - Automated funding distribution to the open source dependencies a project relies on.
- Hacktoberfest - Annual October event encouraging open source contributions, used by projects to attract new contributors.
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Social Media for Developers
- Bluesky - Decentralized social network with growing adoption among developers and open source maintainers.
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Sponsorship Marketplaces
- Paved - Marketplace for buying sponsorship placements in developer and tech newsletters.
- Passionfroot - Platform for booking sponsorships with developer content creators and newsletters.
- AdvertiseCast - Podcast advertising marketplace with tech and developer show inventory.
- plug.dev - Platform connecting developer tool companies with developer influencers for campaigns across YouTube, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, and newsletters.
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Video and Streaming Tools
- Riverside - Remote podcast and video recording platform with separate high-quality audio tracks.
Categories
Developer Marketing Agencies
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Blogs, Newsletters, and Podcasts
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Books
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Developer Newsletters for Sponsorship
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Case Studies
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Content Marketing Platforms
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Guides and Frameworks
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Events and Conferences
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Developer Advertising Platforms
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Developer Communities and Networks
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Developer Experience
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Sponsorship Marketplaces
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Market Research
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Open Source Marketing
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Analytics and Attribution
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Social Media for Developers
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Video and Streaming Tools
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Community Management Tools
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Newsletter Platforms
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