# AlternativeTo

> AlternativeTo is a crowdsourced software discovery platform that helps users find alternatives to software products based on user recommendations across desktop, mobile, and web applications. The platform does not currently offer a public API, but provides partner integration opportunities for software vendors.

This llms.txt was generated by API Evangelist from the AlternativeTo apis.yml catalog entry; AlternativeTo does not publish its own llms.txt.

## Features

- Software Alternative Discovery: Crowdsourced database of software alternatives with user voting, ratings, and comparisons across web, desktop, and mobile platforms.
- Platform Filtering: Filter alternatives by platform (Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPhone, Online) and license type (open source, free, commercial).
- User Reviews and Ratings: Community-driven reviews and rating system for software products with likes and alternative recommendations.
- Software Vendor Listings: Vendor-managed software listings with features, screenshots, and links for software discovery and comparison.

## Docs

- [Website](https://alternativeto.net/): Main software discovery platform.
- [About](https://alternativeto.net/about/): About AlternativeTo.
- [FAQ](https://alternativeto.net/faq/): Frequently asked questions.
- [News](https://alternativeto.net/news/all/): Platform and software news.
- [Blog](https://blog.alternativeto.net/): Company and product blog.
- [Privacy Policy](https://alternativeto.net/about/privacy/): Privacy policy.
- [Sign Up](https://alternativeto.net/signup/): Create an account.

## Status

- [Status Page](https://status.alternativeto.net/): Hosted service status (Better Stack).

## Social

- [X](https://x.com/alternativeto)
- [Mastodon](https://mastodon.social/@alternativeto)

## Notes

- No public API is available. The /api/, /developers/ and /api-docs/ paths are protected by a Cloudflare challenge and expose no developer surface.
- Software vendors seeking programmatic listing management should pursue the partner integration path via the About/contact pages.