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24 alternatives to Appcanary

Never run vulnerable software again

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Appcanary launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   AppCanary – Keep vulnerable software off your servers▲108

   aToday, we’re excited to announce that we’re going to be able to build tools that impact almost every software developer on the planet — we’re joining GitHub.

   2015 · appcanary.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Todo for hackers▲101

   CLI Todo app for hackers

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Neverware▲153

   Turn any computer into a Chromebook

   2016 · chromeos.google · its alternatives →

4. 4
   AppTamer▲65

   Unruly Applications? Tame them with AppTamer

   2014 · stclairsoft.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Limitless▲90

   A productivity companion for Chrome

   2013 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Icebergs▲81

   Linux in the browser (Full, fast, root access via HTML5)

   2015 · icebergs.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Programmar▲88

   A place for developers to read and write

   2015 · programmar.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   App Zapper!▲115

   The uninstaller Apple forgot

   2014 · appzapper.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Codecrap▲93

   Where developers go to laugh and cry

   2014 · codecrap.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    SlashNext▲72

    Stop all internet threats, not just malware ✋

    2017 · varonis.com · its alternatives →

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    RancherOS▲59

    A minimalist distribution of Linux

    2015 · rancher.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Vobla▲69

    Back up your Linux servers continuously

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    ..▲106

    ..

    2017 · airtape.net · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Runstatus▲128

    Build your app, not a status page

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    InstallFish▲91

    App distribution made simple again

    2015 · installfish.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Nix▲82

    The purely functional package manager

    2016 · nixos.org · its alternatives →

17. 17
    AppBotX▲102

    Helping mobile developers get better reviews

    2014 · app.appbot.co · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Reamaze▲84

    Helpdesk for sites and apps simplifed

    2015 · reamaze.com · its alternatives →

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    TextSecure ▲68

    Open Source security for mobile devices

    2015 · signal.org · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Boundary Free▲74

    Server and App Monitoring

    2014 · domaineasy.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Appneta▲68

    Full-stack monitoring for web applications

    2014 · broadcom.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Frankly▲101

    A dashboard of issues and PRs across GitHub repositories.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    NW.js▲77

    A new way of writing desktop apps with Web technologies

    2015 · nwjs.io · its alternatives →

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    Let's Encrypt▲26

    A new Certificate Authority - free, automated, and open.

    2015 · letsencrypt.org · its alternatives →

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