Work · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to CityGrows

A workflow and transparency platform for government

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

1. 1
   Countable▲73

   Direct Democracy with Countable

   2014 · myactionable.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Flipgrid▲56

   Video Discussion Platform for Schools and Enterprise

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Programmar▲88

   A place for developers to read and write

   2015 · programmar.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   PlanGrid▲81

   The Construction App That Works For You

   2014 · construction.autodesk.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   CloudPeeps▲166

   The marketplace for remote community managers

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   CrowdHall▲55

   An online town hall

   2014 · views4you.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Frontends▲93

   A community for front-end developers

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Cityfalcon 2.0▲109

   Democratising access to financial news

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Fraym▲67

   A new open-source CMS

   2014 · fraymm.wordpress.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    TidyClub▲74

    Administration platform for clubs

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Slack▲93

    Platform for team communication

    2015 · slack.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Innoz▲88

    Connecting the unconnected

    2014 · offlineinternet.org · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Helios▲68

    Verifiable online elections

    2015 · vote.heliosvoting.org · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Swarmize▲82

    Data journalism platform from The Guardian

    2014 · alpha.swarmize.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Grasswire▲102

    A real-time newsroom controlled by everyone

    2014 · grasswire.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Sopler▲83

    A real-time, collaborative to-do list

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Microcosm▲72

    A modern forum platform

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Binpress▲100

    The Marketplace For Commercial and Open-Source Projects

    2014 · binpress.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Tally▲92

    People powered newsfeeds about anything

    2014 · tally.la · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Social Cops▲63

    Powering world's decisions through data from the grassroots

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Fosshub▲79

    An open source for free and open source tools

    2015 · fosshub.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Discourse▲43

    New open source discussion platform from Jeff Atwood.

    2014 · discourse.org · its alternatives →

23. 23
    IdeaSparked▲68

    Simplify and Spark Your Idea Muscle

    2014 · ideasparked.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Pretty Poli▲87

    Make politicians pretty!

    2014 · prettypoli.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 →