What we use to build AlternativeTo
GitHub ->
Like most other software developers nowdays we use GIT as our source control system and we host our code on GitHub. We also use their issue system to associate bugs with commits and so on. Freemium Proprietary
Algolia ->
To provide you with an incredible fast and accurate search Free Personal Proprietary
NuGet ->
As the server side package manager for .Net stuff. Free Open Source
Redis ->
As a cache for data that is accessed often. Free Open Source
Microsoft SQL Server ->
As the primary database for the site Freemium Proprietary
Cloudflare ->
To speed up your requests, detect spam and some great HTTPS support. Freemium Proprietary
Google AdSense ->
Our primary source of income. Free Proprietary
Microsoft Azure ->
To host most of our servers, databases and so on. Paid Proprietary
iA Writer ->
A lot of blog posts, plans and other long.form texts have been typed up in this application, either on Mac OS X or on iOS. Paid Proprietary
Slack ->
AlternativeTo is a distributed team and since not two single people are based in the same city, this is our digital office. Freemium Proprietary
Google Analytics ->
We spend a lot of time trying to understand how the site works and how our users engage with the site, and we do most of that digging in Google Analytics. Free Proprietary
VirusTotal ->
The team often checks on apps using VirusTotal, to ensure they're safe for users. Free Personal Proprietary
Front ->
A collaborative inbox and support chat. Paid Proprietary
Asana ->
For all our task management and daily operations. Freemium Proprietary
Visual Studio Code ->
Mainly to work with React / Next. I.e everything except .net core development. Free Proprietary
React ->
React is the backbone of  [Next.js](/software/next-js/about/) Free Open Source
Next.js ->
Almost the defacto standard for running React apps on the web nowadays. Free Open Source
Cypress ->
Awesome test framework for integration and E2E tests. Free Open Source
Auth0 ->
For authentication and some user management. Freemium Proprietary
TypeScript ->
We use Typescript to make sure we do not add to many runtime errors. Free Open Source
.NET Core ->
Our API is built in .NET Core and C# Free Open Source
Google Search Console ->
To keep an eye on the SERP. Free Proprietary
Git ->
Since we use Github we of course also use Git. Free Open Source
1Password ->
To keep the passwords safe and to share them with our team. Paid Proprietary
Docker ->
Both in production and for development. Freemium Open Source
Azure DevOps ->
Most of our CI/CD is running in Azure Devops. Freemium Proprietary
Nuclino ->
For internal documentation. Freemium Proprietary
Azure Data Studio ->
To manage our Azure SQL Database. Free Open Source
Google Lighthouse ->
To make sure the page is as fast as possible. Free Open Source
Thunder Client ->
Thunder Client is a hand-crafted lightweight Http Client extension for Visual Studio Code. No separate download needed, Just install the extension from VS Code marketplace. Free Proprietary
Jest ->
Jest is a unit testing framework for JavaScript used by Facebook to test React apps. Free Open Source
pnpm ->
I switched from  [Yarn](/software/yarn-a-new-package-manager-for-javascript/about/) to this a while back. Mainly to see if i could speed up the CI pipeline a bit. Not sure how much it helped. Free Open Source
JetBrains Rider ->
Switched from  [Microsoft Visual Studio](/software/visual-studio/about/) to Rider a while ago. Free Personal Proprietary
React Hook Form ->
We use loads of different packages of course but React Hook Form is one of the main ones. Used to build forms in React. Free Open Source
Request Metrics ->
Unified Web Performance that automatically tests your pages and tracks real user experiences. Automatically discovers your busiest pages and scans them weekly, providing actionable recommendations. Integrated Real User Monitoring to track the actual experience of visitors to... Freemium Proprietary
TrackJS ->
To see if there are any errors. Paid Proprietary
Cursor ->
Awesome tool to get AI help when you code. Freemium Proprietary
v0 by Vercel ->
Another great AI tool. Freemium Proprietary