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24 alternatives to Captain

Streamline family logistics with this SMS bot from Yahoo!

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Captain launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   OneThing▲99

   An SMS chatbot to help you set and complete daily goals

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Swell Bot▲164

   Make better decisions with friends

   2016 · messenger.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   A chat bot about bots▲90

   A chat bot via old school SMS

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   List Bot▲85

   An SMS bot for to-do lists

   2016 · thelistbot.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   MailClark▲198

   The Slack bot for external communications

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   botwick▲372

   Build your own SMS-based text bot

   2016 · medium.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Skylar▲104

   Helping business do more with Bots

   2016 · skylar.ai · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Nowdue for Slack▲93

   Super fast invoicing bot for small teams

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Evabot for Slack▲165

   Send coffee/beer as an appreciation gift to colleagues

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Brisby▲159

    Slack bot that answers the questions you get asked too often

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    SlackBotList▲169

    A collection of some of the best Slack Bots

    2015 · slackbotlist.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Growbot for Slack▲201

    Celebrate team wins in Slack

    2015 · growbot.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Botbuzz▲127

    On-Demand chatbot developers

    2016 · buzz.ai · its alternatives →

14. 14
    StrangerBot▲125

    Meet strangers from all over the world, via Telegram

    2015 · strangerbot.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    GoButler▲173

    Use SMS as your own personal butler

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Heybot!▲75

    A sleek command based Skype chat bot for your team

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Slack Meme Bot▲147

    Spice up your team conversations with memes

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Solid Bot for Slack▲128

    Easily manage your meetings from Slack

    2016 · getsolid.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Job Bot▲108

    Let a bot help you find your next job

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Text/Turner▲120

    Human translation bot for Slack

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    SMS Bot Creator▲102

    Automate SMS replies using a bot

    2018 · justcall.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Alex WikiMessenger Bot▲98

    A Wikipedia bot for messenger

    2016 · happybots.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Fatherly's Dad Joke Bot▲104

    A never-ending supply of punchlines in Slack & Messenger

    2016 · fatherly.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    MeetingBot▲139

    Real-time scheduling from Drift

    2017 · drift.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 →