AlternativeTo

aid: alternativeto
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alternativeto/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: AlternativeTo
tags:
- Alternatives
- Reviews
- Software Discovery
- Software Directory
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/alternativeto.png
description: AlternativeTo is a crowdsourced software discovery platform that helps users find alternatives to software products
  based on user recommendations across desktop, mobile, and web applications. The platform does not currently offer a public
  API, but provides partner integration opportunities for software vendors.
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-06-20'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis: []
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/alternativeto-domain-security.yml
- url: https://alternativeto.net/
  type: Website
- url: https://alternativeto.net/about/
  type: About
- url: https://alternativeto.net/faq/
  type: FAQ
- url: https://alternativeto.net/about/privacy/
  type: PrivacyPolicy
- url: https://alternativeto.net/news/all/
  type: News
- url: https://blog.alternativeto.net/
  type: Blog
- url: https://alternativeto.net/signup/
  type: SignUp
- url: https://x.com/alternativeto
  type: X
- url: https://mastodon.social/@alternativeto
  type: Mastodon
- url: https://status.alternativeto.net/
  type: StatusPage
- url: well-known/alternativeto-well-known.yml
  type: WellKnown
- url: llms/alternativeto-llms.txt
  type: LLMsTxt
- url: lifecycle/alternativeto-lifecycle.yml
  type: Lifecycle
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Software Alternative Discovery
    description: Crowdsourced database of software alternatives with user voting, ratings, and comparisons across web, desktop,
      and mobile platforms.
  - name: Platform Filtering
    description: Filter alternatives by platform (Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPhone, Online) and license type (open source,
      free, commercial).
  - name: User Reviews and Ratings
    description: Community-driven reviews and rating system for software products with likes and alternative recommendations.
  - name: Software Vendor Listings
    description: Vendor-managed software listings with features, screenshots, and links for software discovery and comparison.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Software Discovery
    description: Find alternatives to discontinued, expensive, or unavailable software products based on crowdsourced community
      recommendations.
  - name: Open Source Alternatives
    description: Discover free and open source alternatives to commercial software products with platform filtering and license
      search.
  - name: Vendor Software Listing
    description: Software vendors can list their products on AlternativeTo to reach users searching for alternatives to competing
      products.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com