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AI directory · checked 10 October 2026

How to submit to Altern

Curated AI tools and agents by category, with alternatives pages, task guides, curated lists and a weekly Buildboard

Altern has a free route, and paid plans from $29. The listing we checked linked to the product with a plain, followed link.

Free routeListing from $29Link observed: Followed — a plain link to the product, with no nofollow, ugc or sponsoredOutside the top 1M
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At a glance

Free route
Free route

The free plan lists the tool with a name, link, description and categories; no payment or credit card. Sign-in with GitHub or Google is required and every listing is reviewed by a human. A hands-on third-party test on 2026-10-04 (submitmystartup.com) reported that the free plan also asks for Altern's badge on your homepage (or a post linking Altern), a follow of its X account and a newsletter subscription.

Paid listing from

$29 — Base Plan

Review time
  • Free route: Most submissions are reviewed within a few days
Link on a live listing
Link observed: Followed — a plain link to the product, with no nofollow, ugc or sponsored

A plain link to the product, with no nofollow, ugc or sponsored. Altern does not say what kind of link it gives.

What we read: https://altern.ai/ai/activepieces, /ai/mastheads, /ai/zenabm and /ai/chatgpt: the Visit links point straight to the product with rel="noopener noreferrer" and no nofollow

Requirements
  • Sign in with GitHub or Google (no separate account to create)
  • Easy submit needs a name and website; Full submission adds categories, screenshots and alternatives.
  • Every submission is checked by a human; only products judged to earn a spot are added.
  • Free plan: badge or link to Altern, follow on X and newsletter signup (third-party test)
Popularity

Not in the Tranco top-1M list of 9 October 2026 — a small site by traffic.

Plans and prices

PlanPriceStated waitIncludes
Base Plan$29—marked Popular on the plans list; the page shows only the price, not what it adds or how it bills
Featured Listing$49—featured badge on the listing; priority placement in category and list pages; included in the next community newsletter; billing period not stated on the page

How to submit to Altern, step by step

  1. 1Get the kit ready. Name, a one-line tagline, a short description, a square logo, two or three screenshots and your pricing in numbers — the same kit works on every directory.
  2. 2Open Altern's submit page. It is at altern.ai/submit.
  3. 3Take the free route, if it fits. The free plan lists the tool with a name, link, description and categories; no payment or credit card. Sign-in with GitHub or Google is required and every listing is reviewed by a human. A hands-on third-party test on 2026-10-04 (submitmystartup.com) reported that the free plan also asks for Altern's badge on your homepage (or a post linking Altern), a follow of its X account and a newsletter subscription.
  4. 4Or pay to skip it. The cheapest paid listing is Base Plan at $29.
  5. 5Check the rules first. Sign in with GitHub or Google (no separate account to create) Easy submit needs a name and website; Full submission adds categories, screenshots and alternatives. Every submission is checked by a human; only products judged to earn a spot are added.
  6. 6Once it is live, check the link. Open your listing, right-click the link to your site and choose Inspect: the rel attribute says whether it is a plain link, nofollow, ugc or sponsored.

What a listing there gets you

A curated directory (2,191 listings shown) with a free plan and two paid plans; paid listings can reach homepage and leaderboard slots. The page gives prices for the paid plans but no description of the Base Plan or billing period.

  • 26 of the 46 AI directories whose live listings we read gave a plain link; Altern's was one of them.

Altern: the questions founders ask

How much does it cost to submit to Altern?

Altern has a free route, and paid plans from $29. The cheapest paid listing is Base Plan. Other paid options: Featured Listing at $49.

Is Altern free?

Yes, with conditions. The free plan lists the tool with a name, link, description and categories; no payment or credit card. Sign-in with GitHub or Google is required and every listing is reviewed by a human. A hands-on third-party test on 2026-10-04 (submitmystartup.com) reported that the free plan also asks for Altern's badge on your homepage (or a post linking Altern), a follow of its X account and a newsletter subscription.

How long does a submission on Altern take?

Free route: Most submissions are reviewed within a few days.

Does Altern give a dofollow backlink?

Altern does not say. The listing we checked linked to the product with a plain, followed link.

What does Altern require?

Sign in with GitHub or Google (no separate account to create). Easy submit needs a name and website; Full submission adds categories, screenshots and alternatives. Every submission is checked by a human; only products judged to earn a spot are added. Free plan: badge or link to Altern, follow on X and newsletter signup (third-party test).

Sources

Read on 10 October 2026. Read on Altern's own pages; where a fact came from an archived copy or a third-party report, that source is listed too.

Next to the others

Altern is one of 46 AI directories we checked on the same day, with the same questions.

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