Directory index · researched October 2026
Opensourcealternative.to
opensourcealternative.toOpensourcealternative.to is a directory for all kinds of startups, including developer tools. 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 Opensourcealternative.to cost?
Listing on Opensourcealternative.to is free if you wait your turn, with paid options from $29.
Free submission to the waitlist, with an estimated wait of 6+ months. Submissions are reviewed against the stated criteria: open source, an alternative to proprietary software, actively maintained, and self-hosted. The site says submission does not guarantee a feature. No backlink or badge requirement was stated.
- Free submission
- Waitlist marked 6+ months
- Review against submission criteria
- Submission for 48-hour review
- Review against submission criteria; featuring is not guaranteed
Extras they sell
- 48-hour review $29
- Paid expedited review option; the page does not promise acceptance or featured placement.
- Advertising sponsorship
- Promote a business or software to the site's open-source audience. Contact is by email; no public rate, placement menu, or bundle details are shown.
Does Opensourcealternative.to give a dofollow backlink?
Opensourcealternative.to links to your site with a dofollow link, the kind Google may count toward your site's authority.
Its Ahrefs Domain Rating is 49.
Who gets into Opensourcealternative.to, and how fast?
Submissions are reviewed first, and most products that fit get in.
You get a listing page, with little promotion.
The paid option says “Submit for 48 hour review (+$29)”; the free option says “Submit to waitlist (6+ months).”
How much traffic does Opensourcealternative.to get?
Similarweb ranks opensourcealternative.to #167,854 in the world by traffic.
What Opensourcealternative.to says about its audience: Homepage claim: “Over 3 million users replaced proprietary software with this directory.” Sponsor/About pages showed changing live counters of roughly 259,9xx monthly pageviews, 499–500 listed alternatives, and 9,9xx newsletter subscribers.
How do you submit to Opensourcealternative.to?
You submit to Opensourcealternative.to through a form on their site.
What the form asks for
- Your Email
- Website of open source alternative
- Name of open source alternative
- Repository
- Website of proprietary software
- Name of proprietary software
- I would like to receive free email updates
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Researched 29 October 2026 from Opensourcealternative.to's own pages. Prices and terms change, so check before you pay. Something out of date? Report a correction.