actuallygoodtools.com
Actually Good Tools: A community-ranked tools directory with no pay-for-placement
Tools are ranked by the people who use them, and upvotes are the whole ranking. Nobody can pay to be listed, to stay listed or to move up, and every tool shows an automated security-headers grade.
Free to vote. Free to list.
- What it is
- Community-ranked tools directory
- Ranking
- Upvotes only: one vote per email, per tool
- Listing
- Free, checked for spam only
- On every tool
- A security-headers grade
What is Actually Good Tools?
Actually Good Tools is a directory of software where the order is decided by votes and nothing else. Anyone can upvote a tool they would recommend without creating an account: you confirm your email once with a six-digit code, and the vote counts. Each email address gets one vote per tool.
Makers can list a tool for free with an account, which exists to keep bots out. Submissions are checked for spam and nothing more, and the site does not take payment to add a tool, keep one listed or mention one in its weekly email. Some outbound links are affiliate links; they are labelled and never change a tool’s position.
Every listing shows a letter grade from an automated scan of the security headers its website sends, and comparison pages set two tools side by side using their listing data and voters’ notes. Actually Good Tools is owned and operated by DevOpser, and built on the open-source DevOpser template with its Claude skills.
How Actually Good Tools works
A maker lists a tool
Listing is free with an account, and submissions are checked for spam only.
The site grades its headers
An automated scan gives the tool’s website a security-headers letter grade.
People upvote what works
Voters confirm their email once. Each email gets one vote per tool.
Votes set the order
The ranking moves with the votes, and a weekly email reports the top ten and the biggest movers.
What you get
Made for
- People choosing software
- Indie makers who want a free listing
- Developers comparing tools
- Anyone tired of pay-to-rank lists
- Upvote-only ranking
- No editorial thumb on the scale and no sponsored positions.
- Free listings
- Any maker can add a tool at no cost.
- Security-headers grades
- A narrow, automated check of HTTPS enforcement, content-security policy and similar headers.
- Tool comparisons
- AI-assisted side-by-side pages, clearly marked as not hands-on tested.
- Short, anonymous reviews
- Voters can leave a note with their upvote.
- Private by design
- Votes are stored against a one-way hash of your email, and you can download or delete your data.
Actually Good Tools questions, answered
How are tools ranked on Actually Good Tools?
By upvotes and nothing else. Each verified email address gets one vote per tool, and the order changes only when votes do.
Does it cost anything to list a tool?
No. Listing is free with an account, and submissions are checked for spam only.
Can a company pay for a better position?
No. The site does not accept payment to add a tool, keep one listed or mention one in the weekly rundown. If a listing were ever sponsored it would be labelled, and that would not move it either.
What is the security-headers grade?
One automated check of the security headers a tool’s website sends, such as HTTPS enforcement and content-security policy. It says nothing about the product’s overall security.
Do I need an account to vote?
No. You confirm your email once with a six-digit code, and your upvotes count from then on.
Who runs Actually Good Tools?
It is owned and operated by DevOpser LLC, and built on the open-source DevOpser template with its Claude skills.
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