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24 alternatives to Backdrop

Inline context for the 2016 presidential race from WaPo

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Backdrop launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Pollenize America 2016▲80

   Your guide to the 2016 United States Presidential Election

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Google Posts▲118

   Hear from the US presidential candidates in real time

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Fresh Candidate▲79

   Search through speeches from presidential candidates

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Skimm Your Candidate▲7

   Q&A's with the 2016 presidential candidates

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Potus 2016▲81

   Live analytics of the 2016 presidential debates

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Prezimoji▲65

   Emoji pillows & keyboard for the 2016 Presidential Race

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Clinton and Trump Said...▲123

   Find what presidential nominees are saying about any topic

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Make Twitter Great Again▲222

   Chrome extension that hides tweets about the 2016 election

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Headlines▲288

   Analyse how engaging your headline is

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Paint with Donald Trump▲114

    Sorry… This is too disturbing for a tagline.

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    We The People▲79

    Yik Yak for politics and much more for Election 2016

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Facebook Primary▲101

    Where 2016 candidates are winning the battle for likes.

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Candidate Selfie▲75

    Take selfies with the 2016 US Presidential candidates.

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Political Machine 2016▲66

    Run for the Presidency

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Tech For Campaigns▲70

    Connecting Tech Talent Volunteers w/ Political Candidates

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    DebatesClub▲72

    Chatroulette for election debates. Be #1 in the leaderboard

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Politiplatform▲7

    Every policy from every current US presidential candidate

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Obama Ipsum▲74

    The most presidential lorem ipsum in history

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Vote.org▲114

    Everything you need to vote

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Wonk▲111

    Chatbot to keep you informed about the presidential debates

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Trump Headline Generator▲84

    The headlines will only get better and better

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Canvas by CampaignMonitor▲121

    A new way to build responsive, beautiful emails

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    YesGraph▲115

    Discover more qualified, more responsive candidates

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Slack 538▲109

    Get latest presidential polling forecasts in Slack

    2016 · 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 →