Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A platform for developers to teach, grow a community, and earn launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   dev.to▲367

   Where programmers share ideas and help each other grow

   2017 · dev.to · its alternatives →

2. 2
   DevClad▲110

   Meet other developers 1:1 - team up on projects + hackathons

   2023 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Deed▲68

   A creative platform for team engagement

   2015 · ideedit.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Happy Startup Canvas▲85

   A simple framework for building stuff that matters

   2016 · thehappystartupschool.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Curatr▲75

   A platform to design Social Learning courses.

   2015 · confirm.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Crowd.dev – The open-source platform for community-led growth▲24

   Hi everyone, after months of work we’re excited to show you crowd.dev - the open-source platform for community-led growth. We created crowd.dev with the belief that the future of business relies on thriving communities - particularly in the fast-growing open-source and developer space. Developers have increased buying power when it comes to the technologies their companies use, and the way to their hearts isn’t through paid ads or sales reps but through authentic community interactions. In other words, developer-focused companies (open-source, API, dev tools) need communities to grow. While…

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7AN
   A new kind of coding platform made by a highschooler▲5

   2020 · domecode.com · its alternatives →

8. 8FA
   Free, async platform to discuss and learn as a dev▲6

   2022 · flipgrid.com · its alternatives →

9. 9OS
   One stop platform to grow your career▲6

   2020 · theacoto.com · its alternatives →

10. 10TA
    Talent Agency Platform for Software Engineers▲8

    2019 · fulljoin.io · its alternatives →

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    I built a platform to allow devs to make things without raising finance▲6

    A platform for developers to collaborate together on cool projects and earn a fair share of the profits based on their contribution.

    2019 · crowdsourcer.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Developer Toolkit▲6

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13AH
    A hiring platform that makes you passive income using referral trees▲8

    2020 · earncarrots.com · its alternatives →

14. 14GD
    Game development collaboration platform. Make games together▲19

    2015 · gamestarter.io · its alternatives →

15. 15OA
    Online and open source low-code platform with live collaboration▲9

    2018 · icodebetter.com · its alternatives →

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    wonderful.dev – social platform for programmers▲14

    Hey HN, I'm Alan Founder of wonderful.dev (https://wonderful.dev/) We're building a community for programmers, with a goal to make it easier to network with other devs and connect with companies you’re interested in. The inspiration for wonderful.dev came from my own experiences job searching in the tech industry. I wanted to create a platform where the focus was on mutual interest and meaningful connections instead of resumes, job applications, and coding challenges. Here's how wonderful.dev works: 1. Profile creation: You link accounts like GitHub and WakaTime, and we pull…

    2025 · wonderful.dev · its alternatives →

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    We're building a set of API's to help web developers▲9

    2013 · hoistapps.com · its alternatives →

18. 18DA
    Devhouse – A House for Developers▲8

    2016 · devhouse.io · its alternatives →

19. 19JR
    Just released the Beta of CraftStudio, my coop game-making platform▲9

    2013 · craftstud.io · its alternatives →

20. 20CJ
    Create Job Postings for Developers▲6

    2020 · jobeautifier.com · its alternatives →

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    Campus by Kickstarter▲6

    A space where creators can share knowledge & exchange ideas

    2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

22. 22AJ
    A job-board for finding co-founders▲6

    2018 · cohounder.com · its alternatives →

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    DevFlip: Marketplace for Video Game Developers▲6

    2018 · devflip.com · its alternatives →

24. 24DI
    Devmag.io – A community for developers and technologists▲6

    2015 · devmag.io · its alternatives →

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