Privacy Policy

BestAlternative is an open-source software discovery directory. You can browse tools, alternatives, categories, comparisons, and blog content without creating an account.

When you submit a project for review, we may collect the email address you provide, the project name, repository URL, website URL, proprietary product reference, and any submission metadata needed to review and moderate the listing.

If you contact us by email, we receive your email address and the contents of your message so we can respond.

We use analytics tools, including Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity, to understand aggregate usage patterns such as visited pages, device type, browser information, approximate location, referral source, and interactions with the website.

These tools may set cookies or use similar technologies. We also use local browser storage for basic preferences such as the selected visual theme.

We do not use analytics data to sell personal profiles. Analytics helps us improve search, navigation, content quality, and technical performance.

We use collected information to operate the website, review submitted open-source projects, prevent spam or abuse, improve directory quality, measure performance, and communicate with people who contact us.

We may use repository signals, product metadata, public project descriptions, license information, categories, and comparison data to build or improve public directory pages.

BestAlternative links to third-party websites, repositories, documentation, product pages, and sponsored resources. When you follow an external link, the destination website is responsible for its own privacy practices.

Outbound links may include a source parameter so project owners and analytics systems can understand that traffic came from BestAlternative.

Some placements may show ads, sponsorships, featured listings, or promotional links. We aim to label sponsored surfaces clearly when they appear.

Sponsors or linked third-party services may process data according to their own policies when you interact with their websites.

We do not sell personal information. We may share limited information with service providers that help us host, secure, analyze, or operate the website, such as infrastructure, analytics, email, database, and security providers.

We may disclose information if required by law, to protect the website and users, or to investigate abuse, security incidents, or policy violations.

We keep submission and contact information only as long as needed for directory operation, moderation, communication, security, and legal compliance.

The site is hosted on modern web infrastructure, including Cloudflare services. No online service can guarantee perfect security, but we use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the website.

You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings. You can also use browser privacy controls or analytics opt-out tools where available.

To request access, correction, or deletion of personal information you provided to us, contact hello@bestalternative.dev. We may need to verify the request before acting on it.

We may update this Privacy Policy as the website, analytics setup, submission workflow, advertising features, or legal requirements change. The updated date at the top of this page shows when the policy was last revised.