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.

1. 1
   Ghost Inspector▲80

   Automated browser testing from the cloud

   2014 · ghostinspector.com · its alternatives →

2. 2TV
   The Virtual Assistant for Hackers▲8

   2021 · josunday.com · its alternatives →

3. 3EO
   Enhanced, Open-Source Google Search for Hackers▲5

   2016 · search.spince.com · its alternatives →

4. 4SA
   Sqreen API, a security toolbox for developers▲8

   2017 · sqreen.io · its alternatives →

5. 5IW
   ISA Workbench – Classify and explore binaries in the browser▲6

   11d ago · zr.ax · its alternatives →

6. 6AS
   A Smart Client-Side JavaScript Hacker News Button▲8

   2015 · blog.giantswarm.io · its alternatives →

7. 7GV
   GreyNoise Visualizer – Monitor Internet-wide scan and attack traffic▲9

   2019 · viz.greynoise.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Desktop Notifications (webkit) for Hacker News▲5

   2015 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

9. 9BC
   Bailiff – Codecademy of Web App Security▲9

   2015 · bailiff.io · its alternatives →

10. 10LB
    Location-based webhooks for hackers▲5

    2017 · geohooks.io · its alternatives →

11. 11TS
    The Safeweb Engine (A new cybersecurity platform)▲5

    2016 · tucloud.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    "tl;dr" Chrome extension for Hacker News▲9

    2012 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

13. 13VB
    Visual browsing of Hacker News and Pinboard popular links▲6

    2012 · poppin.bencohen.net · its alternatives →

14. 14
    florian▲3

    A desktop client for Hacker News

    2016 · florian.github.io · its alternatives →

15. 15HN
    Hacker News 2.0 - A Work in Progress▲7

    2012 · hn2.co · its alternatives →

16. 16ML
    My Leeds Hack Day project, a language detection API▲9

    2010 · polyglossy.com · its alternatives →

17. 17WA
    Woodpecker – a browser agent built with Pi and user scripts▲7

    12d ago · its alternatives →

18. 18BD
    Bot Detection API▲6

    2016 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

19. 19HA
    HackerMint, a mobile-friendly infinite-scrolling view of Hacker News▲6

    2015 · hackermint.com · its alternatives →

20. 20DM
    Deobfuscate.Me – a JavaScript deobfuscation Game▲7

    2014 · deobfuscate.me · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Fight email spoofing. A free tool to monitor and implement DMARC▲8

    A free tool to monitor and implement DMARC

    2014 · dmarc.postmarkapp.com · its alternatives →

22. 22AI
    “Anguish”: Invisible Programming Language and Invisible Data Theft▲8

    2016 · blogs.perl.org · its alternatives →

23. 23SA
    Schezzle, a flexible website monitoring tool▲5

    2017 · schezzle.com · its alternatives →

24. 24HP
    Hacker Polls, an aggregator for polls on Hacker News▲6

    2012 · hackerpolls.com · its alternatives →

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