Directory index · researched October 2026
Alternative.tools
alternative.toolsAlternative.tools is a directory for all kinds of startups, including AI tools, design tools, developer tools, marketing tools, no-code tools, productivity apps, and SaaS. We went through its submission pages in October 2026: what it costs, the link you get, who gets in and how to submit.
How much does Alternative.tools cost?
Listing on Alternative.tools is free, as long as you link back to them from your site, with paid options from $19.
Free listing requires Domain Rating 25+, at least 1,000 monthly visitors, and a permanent “Featured on Alternative.tools” badge linking back to the site; removing the badge can delist the product. The eligibility step also requires visiting 3 of the listed launches before continuing. Free listings are reviewed and listed within 2 weeks, and may be rejected for quality or guideline reasons.
- Permanent directory listing
- 1 permanent dofollow backlink via a required badge on the submitter’s site
- AI-written listing description up to 1,000 characters
- Free listing reviewed within 2 weeks
- Requires DR 25+, 1,000+ monthly visitors, and visiting 3 listed launches
- No customer support; approval is not guaranteed
- 3 permanent dofollow backlinks from high-DA pages
- SEO-optimized AI-written listing page of about 3,000 characters
- Instant approval, listing, and indexing are claimed; skips the 14-day wait
- Permanent listing with no recurring fees
- No badge required
- Claims reach to a targeted audience of early adopters
- Everything in Premium Listing
- 4 permanent dofollow backlinks from high-DA pages
- AI-generated review article of about 10,000 characters, published as a blog post
- SEO-optimized title with keywords and current year; structured pros and cons
- Lifetime blog post and no recurring fees
- Top placement across listings is claimed
Extras they sell
- Premium Listing upgrade $19 one time
- Upgrade from Free Listing to skip the 14-day wait, get an SEO-optimized listing page and 3 dofollow backlinks, and remove the badge requirement.
- Review Article upgrade $49 one time
- Adds an approximately 10,000-character AI review article, a fourth dofollow backlink, and claimed top placement across listings.
Does Alternative.tools give a dofollow backlink?
Alternative.tools links to your site with a dofollow link, the kind Google may count toward your site's authority.
Its Ahrefs Domain Rating is 29. Part of that comes from sites that link back to it in exchange for a listing, so it likely overstates what its link is worth to you (why).
Who gets into Alternative.tools, and how fast?
Submissions are reviewed first, and most products that fit get in.
New listings are shown to its audience: on the homepage, in a newsletter or on social media.
Free listings: reviewed and listed within 2 weeks (also described as 14 days). Premium Listing and Review Article: instant approval, listing, and indexing are claimed. The guidelines say every submission receives AI and human review and that payment does not guarantee approval.
How much traffic does Alternative.tools get?
Similarweb ranks alternative.tools #3,390,120 in the world by traffic.
What Alternative.tools says about its audience: Premium Listing claims it can reach “a targeted audience of early adopters.” The homepage showed 134 tools; no site traffic or subscriber figure was found.
How do you submit to Alternative.tools?
You submit to Alternative.tools through a form on their site.
What the form asks for
- Your website URL (free eligibility check)
- Email (checkout; no visible required marker)
- Full name (checkout; no visible required marker)
- Billing country
- Address line 1
- State
- City
- Postal Code
- Purchasing as a business (checkbox)
- Discount code (expandable)
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Researched 30 October 2026 from Alternative.tools's own pages. Prices and terms change, so check before you pay. Something out of date? Report a correction.