Extract software alternatives with license/platform filters. Get GitHub metrics, ratings, comments, features & app store links from AlternativeTo.net. Filter by license (free, open source, commercial) and platform (Windows, Linux, Mac, Android, iPhone).
AlternativeTo Data Scraper is a specialized tool for extracting software alternatives and comparisons from AlternativeTo.net. Retrieve comprehensive data including software names, descriptions, GitHub metrics (stars, forks, issues), ratings, pricing models, license types, platform filters, and user comments. Ideal for competitive intelligence, market research, and finding open source alternatives.
- Competitive Intelligence - Track software alternatives, ratings, and features
- Market Research - Map complete software market landscapes by license type and platform
- Open Source Discovery - Find open source alternatives to commercial tools
- Mobile App Research - Discover Android and iPhone alternatives for any app
- Lead Generation - Find potential customers actively searching for product alternatives
- Product Discovery - Research categories and emerging developer tools
- Sales Intelligence - Extract pricing strategies and market positioning data
- Investment Research - Analyze GitHub stars, engagement, and market traction
- Open the AlternativeTo Data Scraper on Apify
- Enter software URL (e.g.,
https://alternativeto.net/software/sublime-text/) - Select filters (optional) - License type, platforms, include details
- Set max pages (1-5, ~12 items per page)
- Click "Start" and get software alternatives in JSON format
Pro Tip: Use license filters and platform filters to get targeted results and reduce costs. Start with includeDetails: false and maxPages: 1 to test, then scale up.
- Product Info - Name, slug, URL, description, icon
- Popularity Metrics - Likes count, alternatives count, user ratings
- Classification - License type (Free, Open Source, Freemium), platforms, categories
- Quick Stats - Reviews count, comments count
- User Comments - User opinions and feedback from the list page
- Company Intel - Developer name, origin country, official website, social links
- GitHub Stats - Stars, forks, open issues for developer tools
- App Distribution - App store links for iOS, Android, and desktop downloads
- Technical Details - Programming languages, supported UI languages
- Engagement Metrics - Reviews, comments, news articles counts
- Feature List - Complete list of software features and tags
- License Filter - Filter by
free,opensource,commercial - Platform Filter - Filter by
windows,linux,mac,android,iphone(up to 3 simultaneously)
Pay-per-event (PPE) pricing - you only pay for what you use:
| Event | Price |
|---|---|
| Actor Start | $0.002 |
| List Item | $0.008 |
| Detailed Item | $0.015 |
- Extract 100 alternatives (basic): ~$0.82
- Extract 100 alternatives (detailed): ~$1.52
- Extract 500 alternatives (basic): ~$4.02
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
url |
string | ✅ Yes | Full AlternativeTo.net URL (e.g., https://alternativeto.net/software/sublime-text/) |
includeDetails |
boolean | No | Enable detailed extraction (30+ fields) |
license |
string | No | Filter: "" (all), "free", "opensource", "commercial" |
platforms |
array | No | Filter by platforms (max 3): ["windows"], ["linux"], ["mac"], ["android"], ["iphone"] |
maxPages |
integer | No | Maximum list pages (1-5, ~12 items per page) |
proxyConfiguration |
object | No | Apify proxy configuration with dropdown menu |
Find open source alternatives for Windows + Linux:
{
"url": "https://alternativeto.net/software/sublime-text/",
"license": "opensource",
"platforms": ["windows", "linux"],
"maxPages": 2
}Find commercial alternatives for Mac only:
{
"url": "https://alternativeto.net/software/photoshop/",
"license": "commercial",
"platforms": ["mac"],
"maxPages": 1
}{
"source": {
"software": "sublime-text",
"alternatives_found": 65,
"alternatives_scraped": 2
},
"items": [
{
"slug": "vim",
"name": "Vim",
"url": "https://alternativeto.net/software/vim/about/",
"description": "Vim (\"Vi IMproved\") is an advanced text editor...",
"likes": 1345,
"alternatives_count": 215,
"license": "Free, Open Source(GPL-2.0)",
"platforms": ["Mac", "Windows", "Linux", "BSD"],
"categories": ["Code Editor", "Text Editor"],
"origin": "Netherlands",
"comments": [
{"text": "Much more options than any other editor."},
{"text": "terminal-based, open-source, very fast."}
]
}
]
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Filter by license type to target specific segments: free (freemium, free-to-use), opensource (OSS with GPL, MIT, Apache), or commercial (paid proprietary software).
Yes! Select up to 3 platforms simultaneously: windows, linux, mac, android, or iphone. This helps with cross-platform market research.
Basic mode returns list page data (name, likes, license, platforms). Detailed mode adds 30+ fields including GitHub stats, developer info, app store links, and feature lists.
Each page has ~12 items. With maxPages: 5, you can extract up to ~60 alternatives per software.
Yes! When available, detailed mode extracts GitHub stars, forks, and issues for every alternative.
Start extracting software alternatives in minutes!
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License: MIT | Author: @devcake
