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24 alternatives to Christmas Gifts for Designers

Have you already sent gifts for your design buddies?

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Christmas Gifts for Designers launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   YC Gift Ideas▲215

   Holiday gift ideas from Y Combinator

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Y Combinator Holiday Gift Guide 2016▲243

   Gift ideas from companies funded by YC

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   GiftStarter▲122

   Crowdfunded gift-giving and gift concierge

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Square Gift Cards▲84

   Design gift cards for your business

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Web Designer News▲108

   Curated stories for designers

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   CoContest Holiday Gifts ▲4

   Give the Gift of Design

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Designspiration▲135

   Discover and share design inspiration

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Build It With Me▲179

   Connecting you with like-minded designers & developers

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Wonder▲63

   Give gift cards your friends really want

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Custom Christmas▲64

    Creative guide to completely unique gifts

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Design Gifts▲36

    24 days of Design deals and freebies

    2022 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Startup Secret Santa▲83

    Exchange skills with other startups for Christmas

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Hinsty▲73

    Send the perfect gift.

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Gifty▲90

    Helping you find the best gift ideas quickly

    2021 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    French Xmas▲88

    200 cool gift ideas from French startups

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Send Thanks▲132

    Perfect tool to help craft the perfect thank you!

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Grateful Goose▲88

    Create a list of the gifts you’d love to receive.

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Out of the Office▲116

    Tech comics on stuff! Makes a great gift.

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Podcast Gift▲191

    A curation of the best podcasts in business, design and tech

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    MailChimp UX Newsletter▲180

    Tales of researching, designing, and building from Mailchimp

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Greetings▲96

    Make beautiful holiday cards

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Etsy Manufacturing▲95

    Helping designers partner with responsible manufacturers

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Christmas Design Bundle▲2

    Merry Christmas!

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    AwesomeBox▲80

    Share the love. Give an awesome gift. Co-created by friends.

    2014 · 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 →