Life & fun · 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. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. bndr – jsFiddle for Slack commands launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   bndr for Slack ▲104

   Create your own Slack commands

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Total.js Messenger▲181

   A small, open-source alternative to Slack

   2017 · totaljs.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   bndr for Slack▲16

   The open community for Slack commands

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Pingpad for Slack▲139

   For Slack teams to capture knowledge, organize and act on it

   2016 · pingpad.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   devpitfree▲117

   A native control room for your Claude Code agents

   20d ago · devpit.app · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Slack Metabot▲86

   Whoa, a Slack command-line client inside Slack.

   2016 · slack-metabot.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

7. 7TS
   Tight – Simplify Slack with a Chrome Extension▲7

   2018 · rile.yt · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Nestor V2.0▲78

   The easiest way to customize bots for Slack

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Shlack▲75

   Whoa, a bash shell inside Slack!

   2016 · shell.playplay.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    NotebookJS▲109

    Scientific computation for JavaScript

    2016 · datazar.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Macaw▲90

    A simple code editor for Swift

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Min Slack – A Minimal Slack Client in a Chrome Extension Popup▲7

    2015 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    TextCraft▲66

    Slack as old-school MUD client

    2015 · textcraft.co · its alternatives →

14. 14AO
    Across – one-click Slack integrations across your stack▲5

    2020 · acrossapp.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Slapp▲28

    An open-source node.js library for creating Slack Apps

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16OT
    Organizing Tasks in Slack▲8

    2018 · tasklistforslack.com · its alternatives →

17. 17NV
    Nestor v2 – A Programmable Slack Bot Platform▲7

    2015 · v2.asknestor.me · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Electron/browser-free reactjs slack app (40M usage)▲9

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19BI
    Business Intelligence Bot for Slack▲7

    2016 · bintel.chat · its alternatives →

20. 20BB
    Bit-bundler – simplify the JavaScript bundling experience▲6

    2017 · bundler.bitjs.io · its alternatives →

21. 21EO
    Employee onboarding through Slack – Slack bot▲9

    2017 · chiefonboarding.com · its alternatives →

22. 22SC
    Slack Community for DevEx▲5

    2022 · devex-community.slack.com · its alternatives →

23. 23QT
    Quokka – The Live Scratchpad for JavaScript▲8

    2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Natto – a canvas for writing and manipulating JavaScript▲5

    2021 · natto.dev · 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 →