Startup directory · checked 10 October 2026

How to submit to AlternativeTo

Crowdsourced software alternatives: each app is listed as an alternative to other apps

AlternativeTo has a free route, and paid plans from $5 one-time. The listing we checked sent its link through the site's own redirect.

Free routeListing from $5Via redirectTop 50k

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At a glance

Free route

Free listing from an account with a verified email; the normal review queue holds several thousand apps and the FAQ says most will not be looked at for a very long time; some submissions from power users and long-time contributors are moved up for free; an approved page is not ranked higher for paying.

Paid listing from

$5 one-time — Priority review

Review time

Free route: normal queue: no date or position given; the terms call the backlog 'usually months long'
Priority review: usually 1-2 business days, up to a week over holidays or busy periods

Link on a live listing

Via redirect

Routed through the place's own redirect first, not straight to the product. AlternativeTo does not say what kind of link it gives.

What we read: https://alternativeto.net/software/notion/ (Wayback Machine copy of 2026-07-27) - listing data routes the Official Website link through /outgoing/software/{slug}; partner ads carry rel='sponsored nofollow noopener'; third parties (SaaSCity 2026-10-07, Submitator) report nofollow on new listings and followed links on many established ones

Requirements

Account with a verified email address to submit a new app.
English-language apps only.
Released apps only: coming soon, closed or private beta, invite-only and early access are not accepted; open beta is generally accepted.
Hardware and apps restricted to a region are generally not accepted.
No links, email addresses or phone numbers in the description; no UTM tags on the Official Website link.
One entry per product; using a user profile to advertise is not allowed.

Popularity

#15,953 in the Tranco top-1M list of 9 October 2026 — Top 50k.

Plans and prices

Plan	Price	Stated wait	Includes
Priority review	$5 one-time	usually 1-2 business days, up to a week over holidays or busy periods	moves one submitted app to the front of the review queue; feedback on what to add if the listing is incomplete; does not buy approval and is not refunded once the review is done

How to submit to AlternativeTo, step by step

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.
2Open AlternativeTo's submit page. It is at alternativeto.net/manage-item/.
3Take the free route, if it fits. Free listing from an account with a verified email; the normal review queue holds several thousand apps and the FAQ says most will not be looked at for a very long time; some submissions from power users and long-time contributors are moved up for free; an approved page is not ranked higher for paying.
4Or pay to skip it. The cheapest paid listing is Priority review at $5 one-time (usually 1-2 business days, up to a week over holidays or busy periods).
5Check the rules first. Account with a verified email address to submit a new app. English-language apps only. Released apps only: coming soon, closed or private beta, invite-only and early access are not accepted; open beta is generally accepted.
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 launch there gets you

A listing is an app page with platforms, license, tags and a list of alternatives, shown to people searching for a replacement of another app. Suits released software that can name the apps it replaces; the only paid item is a faster review.

Its cheapest paid listing, $5, is well under the median of the 20 launch platforms and directories with a one-time price ($24).
16 of the 35 launch platforms and directories whose live listings we read gave a plain link; AlternativeTo's was marked via its own redirect.
By traffic rank it is number 8 of the 27 launch platforms and directories here that appear in the Tranco top-1M list.

AlternativeTo: the questions founders ask

How much does it cost to submit to AlternativeTo?

AlternativeTo has a free route, and paid plans from $5 one-time. The cheapest paid listing is Priority review.

Is AlternativeTo free?

Yes, with conditions. Free listing from an account with a verified email; the normal review queue holds several thousand apps and the FAQ says most will not be looked at for a very long time; some submissions from power users and long-time contributors are moved up for free; an approved page is not ranked higher for paying.

How long does a submission on AlternativeTo take?

Free route: normal queue: no date or position given; the terms call the backlog 'usually months long'. Priority review: usually 1-2 business days, up to a week over holidays or busy periods.

Does AlternativeTo give a dofollow backlink?

AlternativeTo does not say. The listing we checked sent its link through the site's own redirect.

What does AlternativeTo require?

Account with a verified email address to submit a new app. English-language apps only. Released apps only: coming soon, closed or private beta, invite-only and early access are not accepted; open beta is generally accepted. Hardware and apps restricted to a region are generally not accepted. No links, email addresses or phone numbers in the description; no UTM tags on the Official Website link.

Sources

Read on 10 October 2026. Read on AlternativeTo'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

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