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. API for real time lightning strikes launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Lightning Maps▲62

   Real time lightning strikes across the globe

   2014 · lightningmaps.org · its alternatives →

2. 2
   ThunderCatch▲244

   iOS App designed to capture lightning strikes automatically

   2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3RT
   Real-time image generation with SDXL Lightning▲444

   2024 · fastsdxl.ai · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Thunderly▲105

   Experience real-time lightning from anywhere on earth

   2018 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Lightning▲91

   The faster, easier, and cheaper way to get services.

   2017 · lightninghomeservices.com · its alternatives →

6. 6RR
   Realtime Reddit, with Meteor▲9

   2012 · reddit.meteor.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Live Lightning Maps▲4

   A real time collaborative lightning location network.

   2016 · blitzortung.org · its alternatives →

8. 8WT
   Ways to build real time interactions with Apache Spark▲9

   2017 · spoddutur.github.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Lighthouse▲144

   Real-time monitoring and alerts for Slack administrators

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Coherent UI▲89

    HTML5 GUI designed for real-time applications and games

    2015 · coherent-labs.com · its alternatives →

11. 11FI
    Fireballs in the Sky – Meteor sightings app▲5

    2015 · fireballsinthesky.com.au · its alternatives →

12. 12IB
    I built inthing.io, realtime streams with a Python / REST API▲8

    2016 · willmcgugan.com · its alternatives →

13. 13RT
    Real time alerts and notifications – new dweet.io functionality▲5

    2014 · beta.dweet.io · its alternatives →

14. 14WA
    WebGL app that shows 9,100+ storms from 1850 to today▲6

    2015 · callumprentice.github.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Firestarter▲7

    Real time UI building, on iOS and Android

    2014 · devpost.com · its alternatives →

16. 16GR
    GitHub Radar (Real-time activity on a map)▲5

    2016 · github-radar.xyz · its alternatives →

17. 17BS
    BlueLight – Smarter mobile emergency response▲8

    2015 · getbluelight.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Rapid.io▲5

    Globally distributed realtime APIs

    2017 · rapid.io · its alternatives →

19. 19FW
    Free weather map with 25 model layers, live lightning and storm cells▲8

    Jul 2026 · wfy24.com · its alternatives →

20. 20WA
    WebEngage API 4.0 - cool demos for push notifications▲7

    2013 · engineering.webengage.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Curveball, a microframework in TypeScript with AWS Lambda support▲7

    2020 · evertpot.com · its alternatives →

22. 22BR
    Build real-time web apps with other people... in real-time!▲8

    2014 · loggur.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Lightstreamer▲8

    The "Delivery Guy" for Your Real-Time Data

    2017 · lightstreamer.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Electricfon▲3

    Automated digital assistant

    2018 · 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 →