# How to submit to Open Alternative

OpenAlternative is a curated collection of open source alternatives to popular SaaS products.

> Full guide: https://toolfio.com/directories/open-alternative

## Is Open Alternative free to submit to, and how long does approval take?

- Website: https://openalternative.co
- Submission page: https://openalternative.co/submit
- Domain Rating (Ahrefs): 51
- Link type: dofollow
- Pricing: Free
- Cost: Submitting an open source project is free; sign in first. Only open source software is listed.
- Account required: yes

## How much traffic does Open Alternative get? (DataForSEO, Google US)

- Estimated organic visits per month: 2781
- Ranking keywords: 3891 (134 in the top 10)
- Referring domains: 913
- Backlinks: 20660
- Domain first seen: 2024-03-08
- Monthly searches for "open alternative": 210

## What does Open Alternative rank for on Google?

- "freeware alternatives" — position 1, 1900 searches/month
- "pocket read it-later" — position 65, 74000 searches/month
- "invidious" — position 49, 40500 searches/month
- "open alternative" — position 1, 210 searches/month
- "opensign" — position 38, 18100 searches/month

![Open Alternative homepage](https://pub-eeb530e026d34faa8a9a65fd7ba87f09.r2.dev/uploads/directories/open-alternative.webp)

## Which directories are similar to Open Alternative?

- [AppaList](https://toolfio.com/directories/appalist) — DR 48, Freemium, dofollow
- [SoftwareWorld](https://toolfio.com/directories/softwareworld) — DR 73, Freemium, dofollow
- [Alternative.me](https://toolfio.com/directories/alternative-me) — DR 73, Free, dofollow
- [SaaSHub](https://toolfio.com/directories/saashub) — DR 76, Free, dofollow
- [Alternative.tools](https://toolfio.com/directories/alternative-tools) — DR 25, Freemium, dofollow
- [AlternativeTo](https://toolfio.com/directories/alternativeto) — DR 79, Free, nofollow

_Facts verified on Open Alternative's own site on 2026-09-09._