# Help Center

How TopAlternativesTo works, in 16 answers.

## How the rankings work

- How does TopAlternativesTo choose which alternatives to list? (https://topalternatives.to/help/how-alternatives-are-chosen)
- Why does this page list fewer alternatives than other articles? (https://topalternatives.to/help/why-the-list-is-short)
- What is the verdict at the top of each alternatives page? (https://topalternatives.to/help/what-the-verdict-means)
- Can a vendor pay to be listed or to rank higher? (https://topalternatives.to/help/can-vendors-pay-for-placement)

## Pricing, data, and freshness

- Where does the pricing on each tool page come from? (https://topalternatives.to/help/where-pricing-comes-from)
- What does the "checked" date next to a price mean? (https://topalternatives.to/help/what-the-checked-date-means)
- Why does a tool show no price? (https://topalternatives.to/help/why-no-price-shown)
- How often are the pages updated? (https://topalternatives.to/help/how-often-pages-are-updated)
- Are the screenshots on tool pages real? (https://topalternatives.to/help/are-the-screenshots-real)

## For vendors

- How do I claim my product page as the vendor? (https://topalternatives.to/help/how-to-claim-your-page)
- Why was my email address rejected when claiming a page? (https://topalternatives.to/help/why-work-email-rejected)
- How do I report a mistake on a page? (https://topalternatives.to/help/how-to-report-an-error)
- How do I get my product added to the site? (https://topalternatives.to/help/how-to-suggest-a-tool)
- What happens to a tool that gets acquired or shut down? (https://topalternatives.to/help/acquired-or-shut-down-tools)

## About the site

- Who runs TopAlternativesTo? (https://topalternatives.to/help/who-runs-this-site)
- Can I put a TopAlternativesTo badge on my site? (https://topalternatives.to/help/can-i-use-the-badge)

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