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Re: Versus – Find alternatives to a product or service

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Post by chris_f »

ffpip wrote: post #12
kissgyorgy wrote: post #11

http://alternativeto.net/ exists for a really long time. It's very sophisticated and has a huge database. I used for years every time I'm searching for an alternative.

You can search directly with duckduckgo. 'Alternative to Chrome' - https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=alternative+to+chrome Just click the software tab at the top.

That's pretty good.

For another option, you can also use the 'related:' on Runnaroo - https://www.runnaroo.com/search?term=related%3Achrome

Results sourced from SaaSHub.

Re: Versus – Find alternatives to a product or service

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Post by sradman »

sradman wrote: post #13

Google provides a REST API for its Suggest feature [1] which can be used for product vs style searches. I use it in a CLI script specifically for this use case. [1] https://developers.google.com/cloud-search/docs/reference/re...

An example "hacker news vs" Google Suggest Query [1] with XML output designed for toolbar integration.

[1] https://suggestqueries.google.com/complete/search?output=too...

Re: Versus – Find alternatives to a product or service

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Post by ffpip »

chris_f wrote: post #22
ffpip wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can search directly with duckduckgo. 'Alternative to Chrome' - https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=alternative+to+chrome Just click the software tab at the top.

That's pretty good. For another option, you can also use the 'related:' on Runnaroo - https://www.runnaroo.com/search?term=related%3Achrome Results sourced from SaaSHub.

I like Runnaroo. The results are good. Have used it occasionally for the past few weeks.

If you don't mind me asking, is the money through the 'promoted' sections sustainable enough for a search engine?

Re: Versus – Find alternatives to a product or service

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Post by speedywaiverapp »

puranjay wrote: post #18

I don't see the utility of a tool like this that doesn't have editorial input. A list of alternative tools doesn't really tell me what tool would be better for my needs. Ableton is an alternative to Logic Pro. But only a pro can tell me that Ableton works best as a performance + production tool while Logic is mostly only for production

It might not tell you which is the best for your needs, but it does look to provide a good starting point for research.

Re: Versus – Find alternatives to a product or service

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Post by chris_f »

ffpip wrote: post #27
chris_f wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's pretty good. For another option, you can also use the 'related:' on Runnaroo - https://www.runnaroo.com/search?term=related%3Achrome Results sourced from SaaSHub.

I like Runnaroo. The results are good. Have used it occasionally for the past few weeks. If you don't mind me asking, is the money through the 'promoted' sections sustainable enough for a search engine?

> If you don't mind me asking, is the money through the 'promoted' sections sustainable enough for a search engine?

Sustainable to cover the cost of the service? Absolutely, it will do that, but it is not scalable that it would support the needed revenue to be the next Google (or even DDG for that matter).

Committing to privacy and user-center features eliminates a lot of scalable monetization strategies, and I am completely OK with that. I started and continue to work on Runnaroo because I love trying to solve the problem of building a better alternative search engine option.

Also, thank you for the kind words!

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