Is there an API for AlternativeTo?

AlternativeTo does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 3 maintained endpoints for alternativeto.net. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.

How do I scrape AlternativeTo data?

POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when alternativeto.net changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a AlternativeTo account?

No. Every AlternativeTo action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.

What does the AlternativeTo API cost?

Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.

Developer Tools

AlternativeTo API

alternativeto.net

AlternativeTo - software search, details, and crowd-ranked alternatives by platform/license.

Actions: 3
Category: Developer Tools
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

Get an API key Wire API reference

Call the AlternativeTo API

Submit a task, then poll the job until it settles. This example runs at_alternatives.

curl -X POST https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task \
  -H "X-API-Key: $ANAKIN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "action_id": "at_alternatives",
    "params": {
      "software": "notion"
    }
  }'

3 actions on alternativeto.net

Read

Software Alternatives
at_alternativesread1 credit / call
Returns crowd-ranked alternatives for a software with name, likes, description, license, platforms, and tags.
software
string · required
page
integer
Software Details
at_software_detailsread1 credit / call
Returns full software details including tagline, description, creator, likes, license, platforms, and screenshots.
software
string · required
Software Search
at_search_softwareread1 credit / call
Returns matching software with name, tagline, likes, alternatives count, platforms, and license info.
query
string · required
page
integer
per_page
integer
platform
string
license
string
open_source
boolean

AlternativeTo API questions

Is there an API for AlternativeTo?: AlternativeTo does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 3 maintained endpoints for alternativeto.net. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.
How do I scrape AlternativeTo data?: POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when alternativeto.net changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a AlternativeTo account?: No. Every AlternativeTo action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the AlternativeTo API cost?: Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.