alpha software vs software

alpha software and software both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alpha software	Yes	No	No	No
software	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, software is a hypernym of alpha software; that is, software is a word with a broader meaning than alpha software:

alpha software: a first release of a software product that is usually tested only by the developers
software: (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory

Other hypernyms of alpha software include computer software, package, software package, software program, software system.

alpha software (noun)	software (noun)
a first release of a software product that is usually tested only by the developers	(computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory