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24 alternatives to Citizen Debate

Take the conversation beyond blue and red

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Citizen Debate launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Refresh▲87

   Discover common ground for better conversations

   2013 · its alternatives →

2. 2CD
   Citizen Debate – head-to-head debate, gamified for civility▲15

   2016 · citizendebate.org · its alternatives →

3. 3
   DebatesClub▲72

   Chatroulette for election debates. Be #1 in the leaderboard

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Wonk▲111

   Chatbot to keep you informed about the presidential debates

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Town Hall Project▲65

   Empower constituents to have conversations with their reps

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Chatous▲99

   Meet new people and talk about what matters to you.

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Hi From The Other Side▲112

   Meet someone who supported another candidate 🇺🇸

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Pretty Poli▲87

   Make politicians pretty!

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Crowdpilot▲58

   Crowdsource your conversations.

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Tech For Campaigns▲70

    Connecting Tech Talent Volunteers w/ Political Candidates

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Countable▲73

    Direct Democracy with Countable

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Riyarchy▲68

    Collaborative Argument Tree for Significant Debates

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Voice▲70

    Give and gather opinions

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    ImpactU▲79

    Bridge the knowledge gap between citizens + political issues

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Voter▲125

    Find which politicians have views that match your own

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Vox▲124

    Understand the news.

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Inside Podcasting▲126

    Curating the resurgence of the spoken word

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18AN
    A new platform for meaningful, balanced debates▲50

    2014 · saysaw.org · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Contender▲66

    The game of political debate

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    CrowdHall▲55

    An online town hall

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Talkk▲81

    Great conversations about any topic

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22TF
    Twitter for Debates▲18

    2011 · barkles.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Discourse▲43

    New open source discussion platform from Jeff Atwood.

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24BA
    Ballotter, an Online Video Debating Platform for Our Discussions▲30

    2017 · ballotter.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 →