# OpenAlternative: AI Tool Listing, free for open source (openalternative.co)

> 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.

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.

- Site: https://openalternative.co/
- Kind: SaaS and review sites
- Verdict: Open source only
- 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
- Reach: medium (#370013 by traffic in the Tranco top million; #1933553 by links in Common Crawl's web graph)
- How to submit: a form; the link or address shows on the page for signed-in visitors (https://listaify.com/login, free)
- Run by: Piotr Kulpinski
- Lists: every kind of AI product
- Their rule: https://openalternative.co/about
- Checked: 2026-10-02

Page: https://listaify.com/places/openalternative

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