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24 alternatives to Bloom: a free and open source Google

Empower the world with open technologies

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Bloom: a free and open source Google launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Bloom▲386

   A free and open source Google

   2019 · kerkour.com · its alternatives →

2. 2BA
   Bloom – A free and open source 'Google'▲747

   2019 · kerkour.fr · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Google Open Source▲560

   All of Googles open source projects under a single umbrella

   2017 · opensource.google · its alternatives →

4. 4
   This is what social media could be▲123

   I made what I believe is a joyful slow social media. Would love to know what you think!

   2023 · bloom.tendtoyourgarden.xyz · its alternatives →

5. 5BA
   Bloom, a REST API Caching Middleware▲5

   Bloom is Open-Source, in the hopes it can help other SaaS / non-SaaS businesses reduce costs on their backend, shut down a few servers, reduce the sys-admin human cost, and as a bonus: lower their energy footprint.

   2017 · journal.valeriansaliou.name · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Bloom Objects▲150

   450+ abstract 3D shapes in unique textures

   2022 · bloom.craftwork.design · its alternatives →

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   Bloom Filter▲65

   2017 · sacert.github.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Bloom▲151

   Refined Finder experience, reimagined for productivity

   2025 · bloomapp.club · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Bloom▲99

   How freelancers build a cash cow

   2023 · bloom.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Bloom▲127

    Video fitness app for emotional health

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Petals▲77

    An open source app to help users quit or control weed usage

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    SourceSort▲114

    Find the perfect open source projects to contribute to

    2019 · sourcesort.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Bloom▲96

    Decentralized credit scoring powered by Ethereum and IPFS

    2017 · winna.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Bloom▲10

    Your data, your creativity, your PDF

    2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Bloom▲77

    Email opt-in and lead generation plugin for WordPress

    2017 · elegantthemes.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Bloom iOS▲83

    Take control of your credit and identity via blockchain

    2018 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Bloom▲7

    Record Talking Head Presentations With One Click - No Limits

    2025 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Bloom▲9

    Free online dating done right.

    2024 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Build Y▲98

    Open-source playground for breakthrough inventions

    2025 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Flutter by Google▲63

    Build beautiful native apps in record time 🚀

    2018 · flutter.dev · its alternatives →

21. 21
    BloomSearch – Keyword search with hierarchical Bloom filters▲66

    Hey HN! I got nerd-sniped by Bloom Filters this weekend, specifically for searching datasets with high "cardinality" (number of unique items). They're an _amazing_ data structure that, at a fixed size, tracks potential set membership. That means unlike normal b-tree indexes, they don't grow with the number of unique items in the dataset. This makes them great for "needle in a haystack" search (logs, document) as implementations like VictoriaMetrics and Bing's BitFunnel show. I've used them in the past, but they've never been center-stage in my projects. I wanted high cardinality keyword…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Customer Development Guide: From Root to Bloom▲112

    A free actionable guide on customer development

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Orchestra▲75

    Open source system for coordinating experts and machines

    2015 · orchestra.b12.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Bloom Engine▲16

    Comprehensive API for Excel Calculations

    2025 · its alternatives →

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