How to Submit to AlternativeTo
alternativeto.netAlternativeTo is a startup directory. The domain has been indexed since 2019 and has 36,077 referring domains. Google sends it an estimated 187,373 organic visits a month across 85,660 ranking keywords, 6,045 of them in the top 10. People search for “alternativeto” about 8,100 times a month.
Is AlternativeTo free to submit to, and how long does approval take?
Is AlternativeTo worth submitting to?
- –Links are nofollow, so this is a traffic and visibility play, not a link-building one.
- –Real referral potential: 625× the organic traffic of the median directory.
How much traffic does AlternativeTo get?
Compared with the median of the 131 directories we track. Google US, DataForSEO estimates.
| Metric | AlternativeTo | Median directory | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organic visits / month | 187,373 | 300 | 625Ă— |
| Ranking keywords | 85,660 | 105 | 816Ă— |
| Keywords in top 10 | 6,045 | 3 | 2015Ă— |
| Referring domains | 36,077 | 385 | 94Ă— |
| Domain Rating | 80 | 50 | 1.6Ă— |
22% of the domains linking to AlternativeTo do so with nofollow links; its spam score is 0/100. It gained 40,359 new ranking keywords in the last month and lost 35,221.
What does AlternativeTo rank for on Google?
The queries that send AlternativeTo the most Google traffic. On most directories these are individual product listings rather than the homepage, which is the point: a listing here is a page that can rank on its own.
| Keyword | Position | Monthly searches |
|---|---|---|
| animedao | #8 | 823,000 |
| emerald chat online | #10 | 301,000 |
| audibly | #31 | 1,000,000 |
| image composite editor | #43 | 1,000,000 |
| animekai | #24 | 823,000 |
How do you submit to AlternativeTo?
- 1
Open the AlternativeTo submission page
Go to https://alternativeto.net and use the submit link in the navigation.
- 2
Fill in the listing form
Enter your product name, URL and a short description.
- 3
Wait for review
Check back after a few days and confirm your listing and link are live.
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What should you know before submitting to AlternativeTo?
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More questions about submitting to AlternativeTo
Does AlternativeTo give a dofollow backlink?›
No, AlternativeTo uses nofollow links; the listing can still send referral traffic.
How much traffic does AlternativeTo get?›
About 187,373 organic visits a month from Google (DataForSEO estimate, US), from 85,660 ranking keywords.
What is the domain authority of AlternativeTo?›
Ahrefs Domain Rating 80, with 36,077 referring domains; the domain has been indexed since 2019.
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Traffic and backlink figures are DataForSEO estimates for Google US from 2026-09-09. Domain Rating is fetched live from Ahrefs.