Directory profile
Altern: how to submit, cost, DR and traffic
Altern is an AI tools directory with about 17K visits a month and a Domain Rating of 50. Free. The product link is dofollow.
Our take
A free dofollow AI listing.
What Altern is
Altern is an AI tools and agents site with curated lists and a weekly leaderboard.
Checked on Altern's own pages in November 2026.
Altern at a glance
| Monthly visits | 17K (estimate) |
|---|---|
| Domain Rating | 50 |
| Category | AI tools directory |
| Cost | Free |
| Link type | Dofollow |
| Badge required | No |
| Account required | Yes (github, google sign-in) |
| CAPTCHA | None seen |
| Submit page | altern.ai/maker/submit/start |
| Last checked | November 2026 |
Good
- Free to list
- Dofollow product link
Watch out
- Needs an account (github or google sign-in works)
What a listing on Altern gets you
Listing is free and the link was dofollow.
How to submit to Altern
- Search Altern for your product first. If it's already listed, claim or update that listing instead of submitting again.
- Open the submit page: altern.ai/maker/submit/start.
- Create an account, or sign in with Github or Google.
- Fill in the form: product name, website, a short description written for this audience, category, logo and a screenshot or two.
- Save the listing URL once it's public, so you can check the link later.
What our agent saw on Altern's submit flow
- Route: altern.ai/maker/submit/start → altern.ai/signin.
- An account step came up (sign-up or sign-in) before the listing could go further.
- Options seen along the way: a free option, paid or featured upgrades, a badge or backlink requirement.
- We didn't reach the last screen, so later steps may ask for more.
Recorded by our submission agent on 3 October 2026. Directory flows change, so check the live page.
Submit to Altern with your AI agent
AgentLaunch is a launch kit you open in Claude Code, Codex or Cursor. Your agent submits your product to 300+ hand-checked directories, Altern included, from your own browser, and tracks every listing. On Altern specifically:
- It already knows Altern's submit flow from the path we recorded (altern.ai/maker/submit/start → altern.ai/signin).
- Altern needs an account, so the agent signs up and confirms the email itself.
- It writes the listing copy for Altern's audience (AI tools directory) instead of pasting the same description everywhere.
- When Altern publishes the listing, it saves the URL and checks the dofollow link in your launch tracker.
How Altern compares
- Traffic: #44 of 122 in its category, against a category median of 7K visits a month.
- Domain Rating: 50, against a category median of 42.
- Cost: 50% of directories in this category have a free route; Altern is one of them.
- Links: 70% of this category give a dofollow product link; Altern's is dofollow.
- Accounts: 67% need no account; Altern does need one.
Altern alternatives
Other directories in the same category (AI tools directory), by traffic:
| Directory | Visits/mo | DR | Cost | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| There's An AI For That | 5.1M | 77 | Paid, from $49 | Dofollow |
| Toolify | 1.1M | 73 | Paid, from $99 | Dofollow |
| AIxploria | 781K | 56 | Paid, from $99 | Nofollow |
| TopAI.tools | 678K | 64 | Paid, from $47 | Dofollow |
| What's the Big Data | 637K | 74 | Free with a badge | Nofollow |
FAQ
Is Altern free?
Yes. Listing on Altern is free.
Does Altern give a dofollow backlink?
Yes. In our check the product link on Altern was dofollow.
Do I need an account to submit to Altern?
Yes, you need an account (sign-in with github or google works).
How much traffic does Altern get?
About 17K visits a month (third-party estimate, September 2026). That ranks it #139 of 352 directories in our catalog.
Can I submit to Altern automatically?
Yes. AgentLaunch is a launch kit you open in Claude Code, Codex or Cursor, and Altern is one of the 300+ hand-checked directories in its catalog. Your AI agent fills in Altern's form from your product details, handles the sign-up and tracks the listing until it's live.
Terms used here: AI tools directory · Domain Rating · Directory traffic · Dofollow link · Free listing · Email verification. Data across all 352 directories: launch directory statistics 2026.
Traffic and Domain Rating are third-party estimates. Prices, link types and rules change, so check Altern's own page before paying.