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I've been a big fan of https://alternativeto.net/ https://alternativeto.net/ and using their "open source" and "self-hosted" filters. Even looking through the n

I've been a big fan of https://alternativeto.net/ https://alternativeto.net/ and using their "open source" and "self-hosted" filters. Even looking through the non-FOSS alternatives for a particular application/site can be helpful; sometimes a for-profit company will take a different approach to solving a problem and it will give me other ideas to consider.

RadiozRadioz 1mo ago
Some of the information on there is useful, but I'd say that alternativeto.net is an almost perfect example of a bloaty & hostile website. OP's website is much more pleasant.
- bluebarbet 1mo ago
  Seems it's always the same trade-off: either a commercial site with an opaque business model, or a weekend passion project which might go away when the hobbyist in question finds they have other (or more lucrative) things to do.
- al_borland 1mo ago
  Alternativeto was a site I used to frequent, but after their redesign, it’s been pretty painful to use and a lot less valuable.
  - stanislavb 1mo ago
    SaaSHub founder here. Have you tried https://www.saashub.com https://www.saashub.com? It has both "open-source alternatives" and "EU Alternatives".
    - al_borland 1mo ago
      In most cases I’m looking for alternatives to local apps, rather than a SaaS offering.
  - Anamon 1mo ago
    The most bewildering thing about the redesign is that the button to visit an application's website -- arguably the most important one since one would assume people are on the site to try out alternatives -- is now hidden somewhere far below the fold.
- Semaphor 1mo ago
  More pleasant, but also only with a small fraction of the information alternativeto has.
bdlowery 1mo ago
i've found this site easier to use and have better results than alternativeto. https://openalternative.co/ https://openalternative.co/
- nativeit 1mo ago
  I’d have given them bonus points if they’d used “alternativetoalternative.to”.
tjek 1mo ago
https://madeineurope.dk https://madeineurope.dk is by far the easiest to navigate imo, but all the alternatives are of course european given the website name (can also filter by open source).

RadiozRadioz 1mo ago

Some of the information on there is useful, but I'd say that alternativeto.net is an almost perfect example of a bloaty & hostile website. OP's website is much more pleasant.

bluebarbet 1mo ago
Seems it's always the same trade-off: either a commercial site with an opaque business model, or a weekend passion project which might go away when the hobbyist in question finds they have other (or more lucrative) things to do.
al_borland 1mo ago
Alternativeto was a site I used to frequent, but after their redesign, it’s been pretty painful to use and a lot less valuable.
- stanislavb 1mo ago
  SaaSHub founder here. Have you tried https://www.saashub.com https://www.saashub.com? It has both "open-source alternatives" and "EU Alternatives".
  - al_borland 1mo ago
    In most cases I’m looking for alternatives to local apps, rather than a SaaS offering.
- Anamon 1mo ago
  The most bewildering thing about the redesign is that the button to visit an application's website -- arguably the most important one since one would assume people are on the site to try out alternatives -- is now hidden somewhere far below the fold.
Semaphor 1mo ago
More pleasant, but also only with a small fraction of the information alternativeto has.

bdlowery 1mo ago

i've found this site easier to use and have better results than alternativeto. https://openalternative.co/ https://openalternative.co/

nativeit 1mo ago
I’d have given them bonus points if they’d used “alternativetoalternative.to”.

tjek 1mo ago

https://madeineurope.dk https://madeineurope.dk is by far the easiest to navigate imo, but all the alternatives are of course european given the website name (can also filter by open source).