Commerce · 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. An opensource, distributed app store launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Appto▲81

   An iOS app factory that runs on your own AI subscription

   16d ago · appto.store · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Apache Weex▲127

   A framework for building mobile cross-platform UIs

   2017 · incubator.apache.org · its alternatives →

3. 3
   NimbusFoundry▲59

   Framework for building front-end collaborative apps

   2014 · nimbusfoundry.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Rice▲81

   A location based marketplace for iOS

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Helios▲66

   An extensible open-source mobile backend framework

   2014 · globalli.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Modest▲100

   Seamlessly drop a store into any existing app.

   2015 · harperreed.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Appgyver Composer 2▲70

   Visual builder for rapidly building enterprise apps

   2015 · appgyver.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Styx▲65

   An agentic development environment (ADE) for Mac

   26d ago · heystyx.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Accelerated Mobile Pages Project▲21

   An open source initiative to create mobile-friendly content

   2015 · amp.dev · its alternatives →

10. 10AS
    A single point access to multiple apps via a generic API interpreter▲5

    2015 · getaugment.com · its alternatives →

11. 11MF
    My first Android app – a Product Hunt client▲9

    2014 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

12. 12AA
    AppsCanvas, a drag and drop app builder with integrated back end▲6

    2019 · appscanvas.com · its alternatives →

13. 13ST
    ServiceShop – Turnkey open-source application deployments▲7

    2017 · serviceshop.io · its alternatives →

14. 14OA
    Online and open source low-code platform with live collaboration▲9

    2018 · icodebetter.com · its alternatives →

15. 15SA
    Simple app-to-app messaging with a hosted server and common interface▲6

    2014 · dropfrog.io · its alternatives →

16. 16WA
    Why are we building an open source mobile backend?▲9

    2014 · blog.getcloudengine.net · its alternatives →

17. 17AA
    Atorable, a peer-to-peer solution for high demand content▲5

    2022 · atorable.com · its alternatives →

18. 18MO
    Machinable – open-source Back end-as-a-Service▲6

    2020 · medium.com · its alternatives →

19. 19AB
    Alloy – Boilerplate for building web applications with Go▲7

    2017 · growthmetrics.io · its alternatives →

20. 20OA
    Outkit – an abstraction layer for outbound messaging▲7

    2018 · outkit.io · its alternatives →

21. 21AD
    Afari – decentralized social media app▲8

    2018 · app.afari.io · its alternatives →

22. 22PW
    Progressive Web App “An Easy Programming Language”▲5

    2018 · easyprog.app · its alternatives →

23. 23CY
    Create your own decentralized app in one month▲6

    2018 · studythebc.com · its alternatives →

24. 24UP
    Unbounded – Programmable NoSQL Data store▲5

    2020 · unbounded.cloud · 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 →