This week 10 years ago, we launched AlternativeTo. Even though I believed we had a good idea, I didn't think I would sit here 10 years later and write a little post about our anniversary. I cam...
Happy New Year from everyone here at AlternativeTo! It's been an exciting year for the site, so here's to 2019 being even better! Though it's been a while since you've last heard from us, the c...
https://alt2-blog-new.azurewebsites.net/introducing-a2-our-crowd-sourcing-coordinator/
As you all know, time flies. Time had definitely taken its toll on our login system; finally, we decided it was time for us to throw away the old and bring in the new. So we completely rebuilt ou...
We've received your invaluable feedback, and released more improvements to the site.
One of our goals at AlternativeTo is to create a platform that encourages engagement from our users. Ultimately, this is part of our overall mission of being the best crowdsourced and community-c...
https://alt2-blog-new.azurewebsites.net/a-new-and-improved-look-for-alternativeto/
We've rolled out some big changes and updates this past year at AlternativeTo. Let's recap this past year and look at some of the updates and new features.
Last time we wrote an update on the blog we talked a lot about lists. We are still working on that feature and are trying to wrap our heads around it. Lists are so far only available for the cre...
https://alt2-blog-new.azurewebsites.net/dev-diary-summer-2016/
A month and a half ago we launched our new design and we are incredibly happy with the result. We have received a lot of positive feedback and everything went surprisingly smooth for such a big u...
https://alt2-blog-new.azurewebsites.net/dev-diary-march-2016/
We have just released the first major redesign of AlternativeTo since we launched the site back in 2009. Feel free to call it ALTERNATIVETO V2 if you want. Anyway, here’s what’s new: RESPO...
https://alt2-blog-new.azurewebsites.net/a-modern-new-look-for-alternativeto/
With more and more of our documents, social interactions and other private information stored online, keeping our data safe is more important than ever. If you’re not already using a password m...
https://alt2-blog-new.azurewebsites.net/apps-we-like-009-1password/
For people who don’t rely only on streaming services for watching TV-series, movies and other types of media files, Plex is a great solution. It’s free (with some limitations) and very easy t...
Whenever I’m walking, driving or bicycling somewhere alone I always listen to a podcast on my phone. It’s a great way to turn potentially boring time into the exact opposite. Instacast has b...
https://alt2-blog-new.azurewebsites.net/apps-we-like-007-pocket-casts/
There’s a huge battle going on right now between different services who wants us to pay them use their specific platform when listening to music. Most people see streaming as the only way into ...
https://alt2-blog-new.azurewebsites.net/apps-we-like-006-spotify/
The killer feature of any messaging app is always the fact that your friends are using it, or that they are willing to start. While this factor is different for everyone, having apps available fo...
https://alt2-blog-new.azurewebsites.net/apps-we-like-005-telegram/
Yes, websites can have birthdays! Six years ago today we published the very first version of AlternativeTo, and today more people than ever come to the site daily in search of better alternatives...
https://alt2-blog-new.azurewebsites.net/6-years-of-helping-people-find-better-software/