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24 alternatives to Chef

Deploy new code faster & more frequently

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

1. 1
   Push to Deploy▲353

   Deploy your site with 🚨 Big Red Button

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   CodeGophers▲293

   Your personal army of programmers

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   LaunchDarkly▲215

   Release features faster to the users you want

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Now.app▲143

   Deploy to the cloud from your menubar

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Secure Developer - Ep. #5, Continuous Security at Chef▲56

   Security for developers, covering tools and best practices.

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Plated▲94

   Chef-designed recipes + fresh ingredients, delivered to you

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Fresh Talent▲122

   An evaluation too that helps you hire developers faster

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Projects by Code School▲132

   Build and deploy real-world applications

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Carbide▲164

   A new kind of programming environment

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Visual Studio 2017▲140

    Productivity for any dev, any app, and any platform

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The New Twitter Developers▲232

    An entirely new experience for docs and developer resources

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Github▲216

    Build software better, together.

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Base Deploy▲101

    Build powerful apps faster - without coding

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14GF
    Github for recipes▲134

    2013 · forkingrecipes.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Veryfront▲111

    Code faster, deploy instantly

    2022 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Fustr▲144

    Discover new startups faster

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    PDQ Deploy▲5

    Deploy Software Quickly

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    State.of.dev▲135

    Visualizing the current state of development

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Fast▲123

    Develop, build, deploy, and teardown frontend projects fast.

    2020 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Hello Tech Pros: How to Stay Current on Dev Technologies▲60

    James Studdart of CynicalDeveloper

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Codecrap▲93

    Where developers go to laugh and cry

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Stack Overflow Podcast - A Bunch of Bald Yaks▲66

    HyperDev, the fastest way to bang out code and run it online

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The DevOps 2.0 Toolkit▲72

    Automating the continuous deployment pipeline

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Code Podcast – 4: How to design software▲63

    Routines that will make you a better engineer

    2016 · 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 →