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24 alternatives to CodePen

The most hearted of 2015

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

1. 1
   Codecrap▲93

   Where developers go to laugh and cry

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Breakout List, End of 2015▲67

   For ambitious engineers/other people working in tech

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Penflip▲119

   A social writing platform

   2013 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   thenews.im▲116

   Designer News + Hacker News

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Goji▲227

   The Keyboard for Fun

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Codebrag▲71

   Code reviews made fun

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   TechSpiked▲151

   Entertainment for Techies

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   HackerBracket▲219

   A community for sharing hacks

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   BetaPage 2.0▲224

   Community of Hackers and Makers

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Gum▲123

    The social network of things

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Visual Studio 2015▲114

    A new iteration of one of the great IDEs

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Soulmix▲57

    Remix the best of the web

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Year in Review▲97

    A Collection of 2015 Review pages from around the world!

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Fluky▲105

    A friendly randomiser

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Out of the Office▲116

    Tech comics on stuff! Makes a great gift.

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    VineBoss▲59

    The best of vines

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    MackerNews▲84

    Beautiful Readable Hacker News Articles

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    themidgame▲126

    Connecting brands with influencers (YC15)

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Written▲66

    Connecting Brands & Bloggers

    2013 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Designspiration▲135

    Discover and share design inspiration

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Libations▲75

    Your perfect drinking buddy

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Bellroy▲102

    Slim Your Wallet

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    NerdyData▲93

    A Search Engine for Source Code

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Read This Thing in 2015▲85

    Collection of the 165 stories shared in 2015

    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 →