- #alternatives
- #software-comparison
- #user-submitted
Submit to Alternative.me
A Hamburg-based software alternatives database where registered users add apps and link them to comparable tools. People looking to replace a product browse its alternatives lists, reviews and pros and cons. A submission gives your software its own page, a homepage 'recently added' slot and a place in the alternatives lists of related tools.
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Alternative.me at a glance
- Pricing
- Free
- No price details on their site when we checked.
- Link type
- Nofollow
- Listing https://alternative.me/tykr 'Visit Homepage' link has rel="nofollow" (checked 2026-09-23)
- Review
- Not stated
- Link back required
- No
- Account required
- Yes
- Domain Rating
- DR75
- Domain Rating by Ahrefs, checked Sep 24, 2026. A score of the whole site’s backlinks, not a Google metric.
- Tranco rank
- #50,944
- Research top-sites ranking. Lower is more popular.
- Who browses it
- Users searching for replacements for a known app
- Last checked
How to submit to Alternative.me
Open the Alternative.me submission page
This is the page makers use to add a product.
Create an account
Alternative.me asks you to sign up before you can submit.
Have your assets ready
Name, tagline, description, logo and screenshots. The checklist below covers what to prepare so you can fill the form in one go.
Fill in the form carefully
Pick the most specific category the form offers and write the description for the people who browse Alternative.me (Users searching for replacements for a known app), not for search engines.
Wait, then check
We couldn’t confirm how listings are reviewed. Once yours is live, check the details and that the link points to the right page.
Tips for Alternative.me
- Sign up first; new software is added from the 'submit new software' button in your account dashboard.
- After your page exists, use 'Suggest Alternatives' to link it to the bigger products you compete with, which is where most traffic comes from.
- Write a short, specific description; the homepage truncates it to about a sentence in the recently added feed.
From Alternative.me’s own guidelines and pages, in our words.
What to prepare
The basics every directory asks for, plus what matters most for software review sites.
- Product name and a one-line tagline (about 60 characters)
- A short description (1–2 sentences) and a longer one (a short paragraph)
- Square logo, at least 256×256 px, PNG or SVG
- 2–3 screenshots at a consistent size
- The exact page you want the link to point to
- Pricing model (free, freemium or paid) and a contact email
- A company email on your own domain (most review sites verify it)
- Company details: legal name, founding year, headquarters, team size
- A short list of real customers you can ask for an honest review
- Screenshots and a pricing summary for the profile
Is Alternative.me worth it?
Good for discovery, not link equity
Links from Alternative.me listings carry rel="nofollow", so they pass little or no ranking value. Submit if its audience matches yours: the value is visitors and being findable where people browse.
- Domain Rating by Ahrefs: 75 (very strong). That's the strength of links to the whole site, not a promise about what your listing passes on.
- Tranco rank #50,944: an established site, inside the top 100,000.
- Free to list, so the only cost is your time.
This verdict is worked out from the facts above with fixed rules (link type, review, price, Domain Rating by Ahrefs, Tranco rank), not paid for. The directory has no say in it.
Questions about Alternative.me
Is Alternative.me free?
Yes. Listing on Alternative.me is free. We checked on Sep 23, 2026.
Does Alternative.me give a dofollow link?
No. Listing links on Alternative.me are nofollow, so they pass little ranking value. They can still send visitors. Evidence: Listing https://alternative.me/tykr 'Visit Homepage' link has rel="nofollow" (checked 2026-09-23).
How do I submit to Alternative.me?
Submit at https://alternative.me/how-to/submit-software/. You need an account first. Tip: Sign up first; new software is added from the 'submit new software' button in your account dashboard.
Alternatives to Alternative.me
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Free + paid options · DR 85 · Tranco #26,267
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