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. Building an app to rule all web-based SaaS, need feedbacks from HN launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   MERN 2.0▲143

   Easily build production-ready universal apps

   2016 · mern.io · its alternatives →

2. 2SW
   SaaS webframework▲7

   2018 · innomatic.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Twenty Minute VC - 92: Ed Sim @ BoldStart Ventures▲71

   Ed describes the repeatable playbook of SaaS

   2015 · content.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

4. 4M2
   MERN 2.0 - Easily build production ready universal apps▲5

   2016 · mern.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Cron SaaS is Open Source, feedback wanted▲5

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6MF
   My First SaaS: As a Beginner (It Was Not Easy)▲5

   After a month of diving into Next.js for the first time, I built a cool app that helps SaaS founders connect with users, tweak their offerings, and boost revenue. You can easily add feedback forms to your website to gather and analyze customer feedback whenever you want. It has a 30-second setup, requires no coding, and is compatible with WordPress, etc. Tell me, guys, what do you think, knowing I'm just a beginner?

   2024 · feedyourback.com · its alternatives →

7. 7ST
   SaaS to Make Remote Developer Onboarding Easy▲7

   2021 · fastlyn.com · its alternatives →

8. 8MT
   Multi Tenant SaaS Boilerplate▲8

   2023 · volca.io · its alternatives →

9. 9CS
   Curated SaaS Inspiration List▲8

   2020 · saasinspire.com · its alternatives →

10. 10MF
    My first web app - HN Channel▲9

    2013 · hnchannel.com · its alternatives →

11. 11NJ
    Next.js SaaS Starter Kit/Boilerplate from RyzeKit▲6

    2024 · ryzekit.com · its alternatives →

12. 12SH
    Self hosted kanban-like project / task management web app▲9

    2015 · iferapp.com · its alternatives →

13. 13NR
    Neal – react components for startup landing pages▲9

    2015 · nealjs.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Web Application Development – An Interactive Guide for Beginners▲5

    2016 · educative.io · its alternatives →

15. 15MF
    My First SaaS▲5

    Promptly is my first SaaS Project. I built it because I wanted to refine my dev skills and also to have a central place to store my prompts for GPT, Midjourney, and other AI platform and systems. Would love some feedback on the website itself, as well as advice on how I should go about the marketing

    2023 · promptly.host · its alternatives →

16. 16IB
    I built a web app to aggregate new startups and related discussions▲7

    2016 · startupdigger.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    SITEMAN▲6

    The all in one solution for construction management

    2025 · siteman.ippocode.com · its alternatives →

18. 18TT
    Turn the Web into an API – A case study▲8

    2016 · blog.extracty.com · its alternatives →

19. 19BW
    Build web apps from your spreadsheets▲9

    2014 · numeratr.com · its alternatives →

20. 20BR
    Build real-time web apps with other people... in real-time!▲8

    2014 · loggur.com · its alternatives →

21. 21DS
    Dr. SaaS – Metrics and diagnosis for a healthier software business▲6

    2014 · drsaas.md · its alternatives →

22. 22AB
    Alloy – Boilerplate for building web applications with Go▲7

    2017 · growthmetrics.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Startup-network▲6

    Data analysis methodologies and objective KPIs

    2016 · startup-network.org · its alternatives →

24. 24EE
    ExtenduS – enabling customization and integration of SaaS platforms▲6

    2020 · extendus.io · 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 →