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24 alternatives to Braintrust

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Braintrust launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Braintrust▲178
Rapidly ship AI without guesswork
2023 · its alternatives →
2
Layer ▲998
Brain-Inspired planner
2024 · its alternatives →
3
Contra▲798
Connect with next-gen talent and tools to get work underway. Hire more independents. Start more projects. Get more creative.
2021 · contra.com · its alternatives →
4
Credentialing Network ▲58
Helping employers identify and source talent.
2014 · generalassemb.ly · its alternatives →
5
Brainstory for Teams▲165
Make decisions, not meetings
2024 · brainstory.ai · its alternatives →
6
Brainbase File▲127
Clean, simple & automated trademark filing
2021 · its alternatives →
7
Works▲85
AI driven Web3 work platform and talent network
2024 · facts.now · its alternatives →
8
Headstart▲69
The best talent, intelligently matched with your culture.
2018 · headstartapp.com · its alternatives →
9
Mastermind Match▲78
A peer group matchmaking service for entrepreneurs
2017 · its alternatives →
10
Talent Protocol▲88
A new type of resume, for the onchain era of the internet
2024 · talentprotocol.com · its alternatives →
11
SmartHires.io▲148
A candidate referral network between startups
2015 · its alternatives →
12
LinkedIn AI-powered Job-Seeker Coach▲106
An AI that will help you get a job, instead of take yours
2023 · premium.linkedin.com · its alternatives →
13
Matches by Drafted▲92
Connect your network to great jobs in one-click
2016 · its alternatives →
14
SkillPool▲116
Accelerate your hiring process with AI
2023 · sedo.com · its alternatives →
15
TalentAgent▲125
Accelerating IT Pros' careers in the age of AI
2024 · talentgenius.io · its alternatives →
16
Innovation Hub - Neuroscience for Leadership▲53
Neuroscience meets business.
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
17
TalentPitch▲101
The first talent runway in the world
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
18
WorkID.ai▲104
Where verified talent meets opportunity. Hire with trust!
Sep 2026 · workid.ai · its alternatives →
19
SolveCube▲105
Cutting-edge AI talent marketplace
2023 · solvecube.com · its alternatives →
20BE
Braintrust – Eval platform for AI products▲8
Hey HN, We're excited to introduce Braintrust, a platform for running and tracking AI evaluations (“evals”) [1]. At my previous startup Impira and leading AI at Figma, we had this recurring problem where we never knew if changes we made to our products would improve or regress key user scenarios. We built some tooling to solve this problem and after talking to other developers learned that it was a widespread issue. Specifically, it’s challenging to establish a great dev loop that lets you systematically improve and ship high quality AI products. We worked with the teams at Zapier, Coda, and…
2023 · its alternatives →
21
Makermind▲77
Find, form and join small groups of successful entrepreneurs
2022 · makermind.io · its alternatives →
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I made a site to simplify recommending talented people to others▲74
Hey HN, i made this app to improve tech hiring via personal recommendations let me know what you think!
2024 · youshouldworkwith.com · its alternatives →
23
Brain Trust▲3
Your life forever
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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TalentRecipe▲57
Find and retain talents effective, unbiased, and transparent
2024 · app.talentrecipe.com · its alternatives →

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