Does OpenAlternative list AI products?

Only some. It lists AI products, with a rule: open source only.

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OpenAlternative

Open source only

Directory of open source alternatives to proprietary software, ranked by repository stars, forks and recent activity; it has an AI-native collection. Sign-in (magic link, Google or GitHub) is needed to submit.

OpenAlternative is a software directory and review site at openalternative.co. It lists AI products, with a rule: open source only. Listing is free; a paid spot starts at $49. The link you get is nofollow: visit link is nofollow on a regular listing (Plausible, checked live); a sponsor's listing (Postiz) links through a go.openalternative.co redirect. Review: free submissions wait in a queue for a scheduled publish date; upgraded listings are published within 24 hours. Terms read on openalternative.co on 2 October 2026.

Rate card

Price: Free listing with a queue; a paid upgrade skips the queue (price shown only after sign-in); ads from $49 a week or $147 a month
Link you get: Visit link is nofollow on a regular listing (Plausible, checked live); a sponsor's listing (Postiz) links through a go.openalternative.co redirect
Review: Free submissions wait in a queue for a scheduled publish date; upgraded listings are published within 24 hours
Run by: Piotr Kulpinski
Their rule: Open source only
Lists: Every kind of AI product
Where they say so: openalternative.co/about ↗
Reach: MediumMedium reach: #370,013 by traffic in the Tranco top million; #1,933,553 of about 120 million domains by links in Common Crawl's web graph.
Checked: 2 October 2026, on its own pages

Quick answers

Does OpenAlternative list AI products?: Only some. It lists AI products, with a rule: open source only.
How much does a listing on OpenAlternative cost?: Listing is free; a paid spot starts at $49.
What link does OpenAlternative give?: The link you get is nofollow: visit link is nofollow on a regular listing (Plausible, checked live); a sponsor's listing (Postiz) links through a go.openalternative.co redirect.

Who is listed on OpenAlternative

Our nightly read of openalternative.co found 419 apps we recognise from other places, among them design.com, google.dev, studio.design, favicon.im, favicon.io, favicon.love, customer.io, research.google. As of 8 Oct 2026. Your tracker checks whether yours is there.

How to submit to OpenAlternative

1. Prepare the kit. A one-line pitch, a description, a square logo and screenshots, and check that your product fits their rule: open source only. The listing guide lists what forms ask for; the tracker builds the kit from your website.
2. Open the form. Their submit page opens from the button above once you are signed in; signing in costs nothing.
3. Wait for the review. Free submissions wait in a queue for a scheduled publish date; upgraded listings are published within 24 hours. Pay only for a spot you asked for; the listing itself is what the price above says. Log the submission in your tracker; it marks the listing when it appears.

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Add your app once; we read openalternative.co every week and mark the listing when it appears, every night on Pro. Last read 8 Oct 2026.

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Run OpenAlternative? A badge for your site

Tells founders you take AI tools before they read your rules, and links to your terms here. Paste it in your site's footer, so it is on your home page, where our nightly check looks:

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