Dev tools · 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 single point access to multiple apps via a generic API interpreter launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1AO
   An opensource, distributed app store▲7

   2018 · appshare.co · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Timeful▲78

   Design web apps and sync with your own codebase

   24d ago · timeful.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Restack 2.0▲74

   The universal interface & API for connected devices

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4UI
   User innovation with APIs▲6

   2012 · blog.elastic.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Collabinate▲68

   an API for hosted activity streams

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   NimbusFoundry▲59

   Framework for building front-end collaborative apps

   2014 · nimbusfoundry.com · its alternatives →

7. 7AS
   A Single API to Everything (cloud Services and IoT)▲9

   2015 · cloud-rail.de · its alternatives →

8. 8CT
   Convergence: The first turn-key API for realtime collaboration apps▲8

   2017 · convergencelabs.com · its alternatives →

9. 9WT
   WunderHub – The Package Manager for APIs▲5

   2022 · hub.wundergraph.com · its alternatives →

10. 10TT
    Turn the Web into an API – A case study▲8

    2016 · blog.extracty.com · its alternatives →

11. 11WA
    Whistle, a different way to build interactive web apps in Elixir▲7

    2018 · moboudra.com · its alternatives →

12. 12JE
    Jnigen – Experimental Java interop for Dart / Flutter on Android▲9

    2023 · mahesh-hegde.github.io · its alternatives →

13. 13PI
    Poppy I/O, a system for sending data between web apps client side▲5

    2022 · poppy.io · its alternatives →

14. 14MA
    Molten, a modern API framework for Python▲7

    2018 · moltenframework.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    iOS Library to Code Against Unified APIs▲9

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16TW
    Turn websites into structured APIs▲7

    2015 · kimonolabs.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Liaison 1.0 – Dramatically Simplify Full‑Stack Development▲7

    2020 · liaison.dev · its alternatives →

18. 18SA
    Simple app-to-app messaging with a hosted server and common interface▲6

    2014 · dropfrog.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Basalt – IDE-like documentation for infrastructure and API▲7

    Mar 2026 · basalt-docs.com · its alternatives →

20. 20FA
    flightaware – A Generated Flightaware API Client for Go▲6

    2015 · go.pedge.io · its alternatives →

21. 21AA
    AppsCanvas, a drag and drop app builder with integrated back end▲6

    2019 · appscanvas.com · its alternatives →

22. 22UA
    Universal Android SDK to Access All APIs (Dropbox, Twilio, Facebook,..)▲5

    2015 · cloud-rail.com · its alternatives →

23. 23TF
    Trici – Faster Context Switching for Developers▲6

    2021 · gettrici.com · its alternatives →

24. 24IM
    I made an API builder for side projects▲6

    2022 · getquickbase.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →