# AlternativeTo AlternativeTo is a free, crowd-sourced site for finding software alternatives, listing 160,087 apps and software. - Kind: Review site - Address: https://alternativeto.net - Submit page: https://alternativeto.net/browse/new-apps/ - Page: https://getlaunchlist.com/directories/review-sites/alternativeto ## About AlternativeTo is a crowd-sourced software recommendation site where people find apps and services by looking up alternatives to apps they already know. The home page reports 160,087 apps and software alternatives ranked by 2,057,003 user opinions. It lists software for Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android and web apps, and each entry shows cost, license, platforms and alternatives. The site calls itself free and asks visitors to sign up and help others find apps. The pages provided do not state how to submit an app, whether an account is required, a review time, a link type or a listing fee. A New App Releases page lists recently added apps, and the site shows an Official Partner placement and an ad. ## What it lists - Windows, Mac and Linux software - iPhone, iPad and Android apps - Web apps and online services - Free, freemium and paid software - Open source and proprietary software ## Who visits People looking for apps and software alternatives to apps they already know. _Written from AlternativeTo's own pages on Oct 28, 2026._ ## What we found on Oct 28, 2026 - Status: Online; we couldn't find a date on its listings - Newest listing: Not known - Price: Not known - Link: Not known - Review time: Not known - Account needed: Not known - Takes pre-launch: Not known - Badge required: Not known - Domain registered: Jan 2008 (18 years ago) - How often other sites link to it: 64 out of 100 (Common Crawl, Oct 2026) - Traffic: Among the 100,000 most visited sites (Tranco, Oct 2026) - Checked: Oct 28, 2026 ## Questions ### How to submit to AlternativeTo? AlternativeTo does not say on its site. The pages provided describe a New App Releases page of apps recently added to the site but give no submission steps. ### Is AlternativeTo free? Yes, for visitors. The home page calls AlternativeTo a crowd-sourced and free site, but it does not say whether listing an app is free. ### How much does AlternativeTo cost? AlternativeTo does not say on its site what it costs to list an app. The home page only describes the site as free. ### How long does AlternativeTo take to approve or review an app? AlternativeTo does not say on its site. No review time appears on the pages provided. ### Can I advertise on AlternativeTo? AlternativeTo does not say on its site how to advertise or what it costs. The pages show an Official Partner placement on the home page and an ad labelled Ad on the New App Releases page. ### What does AlternativeTo list? AlternativeTo lists apps and software for Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android, web apps and more. Entries show cost or license, application type, platforms and alternatives. ### How many apps are on AlternativeTo? The home page reports 160,087 apps and software alternatives, ranked by 2,057,003 user opinions. ## History - Oct 28, 2026: submit page set to alternativeto.net/browse/new-apps - Oct 28, 2026: status changed from Live, blocks checks to Online ## Related - List: [Review sites](https://getlaunchlist.com/directories/review-sites) - Places like it: [SaaSHub](https://getlaunchlist.com/directories/product-directories/saashub), [G2](https://getlaunchlist.com/directories/review-sites/g2), [Startup Stash](https://getlaunchlist.com/directories/product-directories/startupstash), [findly.tools](https://getlaunchlist.com/directories/ai-directories/findly), [Neeed Directory](https://getlaunchlist.com/directories/product-directories/neeed) - More lists: [Product directories to list your startup in](https://getlaunchlist.com/directories/product-directories), [Launch boards to launch your startup on](https://getlaunchlist.com/directories/launch-boards), [App stores where you can list your product](https://getlaunchlist.com/directories/app-stores), [Deal sites to sell your software at a discount](https://getlaunchlist.com/directories/deal-sites) - [All places](https://getlaunchlist.com/directories)