The phrase "alternative to another" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing options or choices that can replace or serve as substitutes for something else.
Example: "When considering transportation options, the bus is a viable alternative to another mode of travel, such as driving."
Alternatives: "substitute for another" or "option instead of another".
In fact some people did not get beyond the first stage, refusing to accept that there could be any possible alternative to "another thing coming".
It was only adopted by Cameron as a bizarre alternative to another Heathrow runway, which he pledged not to build.
Diversification through PCD may be an alternative to another common microbial bet-hedging mechanism: variable dormancy, in which only some cells of a clonal genotype become dormant48,49.
Microsoft claims its format is a more useful and varied alternative to another open standard, OpenDocument Format or ODF, which is backed by Sun Microsystems, IBM and others.
The WSD can be seen as an alternative to another tool widely used in wavelet analysis called wavelet squared coherence (WSC) and, in some cases, it detects features that the WSC is not able to identify.
As well, it is shown that the first method is a pure microstrip alternative to another previously reported technique wherein a CNC milled waveguide structure is exploited as the feed network.
He has created innovative programs, such as the Center for Fathers, to teach them parenting skills, train them for jobs, teach them about alternatives to another cycle of drugs, crime, and prison.
For some, cooking classes are just an alternative to yet another gymnastics or bowling party.
Thus unmixed combustion is an alternative to fire, another way of using fuel and air to generate heat.
He says he is grateful that his business has given him an alternative to requiring another role in football.
September 2011: Ryan gives the "Republican alternative to Obamacare" another shot, proposing an expanded variation on his voucher system for Medicare.
