Can you promote in r/alternativeto?
AlternativeTo is a new approach to finding good software. Tell us what application you want to replace and we give you great alternatives, based on user recommendations.
The short answer
Provide a helpful, non-salesy recommendation focused on how your product solves the replacement need; mentioning your product is acceptable but keep the post useful and concise.
What works here
- posting software alternatives and recommendations
- explaining how a tool replaces requested functionality
- sharing experience and comparisons
What gets posts removed
- overt advertising or aggressively promotional language
- posting only promotional links without useful context
- spamming repeated self-promotional posts
Where this comes from
View the current official rules on Redditsubreddit purpose
The community mission is to help users find software alternatives based on recommendations, which implies recommending products is on-topic.
call to action
Sidebar invites users to tell what application they want to replace and receive alternatives, encouraging response with suggestions.
Based on the community’s official rules, analyzed July 8, 2026. Rules change; the official rules page is always the source of truth.
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