Actually, it's not just transparent - it's completely free
We believe in supporting the startup and indie maker community. Your success is our success, and we want to help great products get discovered without financial barriers.
Hi Cyou is built on open source principles. By keeping it free, we enable developers worldwide to create their own directories and contribute back to the ecosystem.
We grow by providing value. When we help your product succeed and you display our badge, it's a win-win. No subscriptions, no upsells, just mutual benefit.
By focusing on quality curation rather than monetization, we maintain a high-quality directory that benefits everyone - users, product owners, and the community.
Yes! Hi Cyou will always be free for product submissions. We may introduce optional premium features in the future (like enhanced placement), but the core service will remain free.
The badge is optional for submitted products, but it's the only way to get a dofollow backlink. For open source users building their own directory, the badge is required.
Absolutely! You can use the Hi Cyou source code to build a directory for your business, as long as you display the "Powered by Hi Cyou" badge with proper attribution.
For submitted products: Your link will revert to nofollow. For open source users: This violates the terms of service. We verify badges regularly.
Hi Cyou is currently a passion project. We benefit from the backlinks and community growth. In the future, we may offer optional paid features, but the core will always be free.