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24 alternatives to Bowery

Making web development easier.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Bowery launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Bowery.io▲50

   Get a full dev environment in under 30 seconds.

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Bowery ▲72

   the development environment you've always wanted

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Bower▲64

   A package manager for the web

   2014 · bower.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hawkee▲73

   A writing platform for web developers

   2014 · hawkee.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Bowery Desktop▲266

   Set up your development environment in 30 seconds flat.

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Macaw▲72

   The code-savvy web design tool

   2013 · macaw.co · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Designeer▲150

   Bringing the best of the internet together

   Sep 2026 · designeer.xyz · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Swift Devs▲101

   A community for developers and students of Swift

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Gravit▲154

   Design better, collaborate faster

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Findery▲63

    Social local discovery

    2014 · findery.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Contentacle▲114

    A simple new approach to content planning

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12BS
    Bowery sets up your dev environment in less than 30 seconds▲15

    2014 · bowery.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Gridset▲75

    Web Layout Evolved.

    2014 · monotype.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Brunch▲87

    Ultra-fast HTML5 build tool

    2014 · brunch.github.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Techloop.io▲81

    Changing the way developers find jobs

    2016 · jobs.cz · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Frontends▲93

    A community for front-end developers

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Easel▲62

    Design & build web apps in your browser

    2014 · easel.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Frankly▲101

    A dashboard of issues and PRs across GitHub repositories.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Innoz▲88

    Connecting the unconnected

    2014 · offlineinternet.org · its alternatives →

20. 20
    TextCraft▲66

    Slack as old-school MUD client

    2015 · textcraft.co · its alternatives →

21. 21
    ..▲106

    ..

    2017 · airtape.net · its alternatives →

22. 22
    AniJS▲87

    UI Interaction Library for Web Designers in Plain English

    2014 · anijs.github.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Fuck Yeah Markdown▲121

    Turns websites into markdown

    2016 · fuckyeahmarkdown.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Feedworthy▲72

    A beautiful way to experience Reddit

    2014 · yapstudios.com · 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 →