Growth · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Craft.ly
We hatched this idea of a Kickstarter + Groupon + Etsy model last week, threw up a super simple landing page that day, then launched a more detailed landing page last night. What do you think of the idea as a whole? The landing page itself? Since the Etsy / crafting world is so large and diverse, we're really trying to focus on the sharing of our site to get the word out. We are doing some minimal google ads and will be doing various tests to see what brings in the best traffic and converts the best. Interestingly enough, good old fashioned twitter searching with hand authored tweets has had…
Craft.ly combines crowdfunding, group buying, and marketplace elements for the crafting community. The platform allows artisans and craft enthusiasts to launch projects, offer group discounts, and sell handmade items… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Craft.ly launched in 2011; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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I’m an indie maker, just like many of you. A few months back, I launched a product on one of the big platforms, and... nothing. It got buried under dozens of other launches within hours. All that work, all that excitement is gone in the blink of an eye. No one even saw it. It stung. I wasn’t mad, well, maybe a little but mostly, I just felt invisible. The truth is, indie makers like me don’t have big teams or budgets to fight for visibility. We rely on genuine support and connections. I couldn’t stop thinking about how many great ideas never get the attention they deserve because they’re…
2025 · its alternatives →
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Share ideas and get feedback and followers 💭👣
2019 · shouldimakethis.com · its alternatives →
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Celery Launch▲103Crowdfunding without Kickstarter or Indiegogo
2015 · trycelery.com · its alternatives →
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Product Front▲144I've launched on Product Hunt, Beta List, Peer push and similar platforms but the problem is they only show top 5 on on first page view you have to click "see more" and scroll to see the next 10 products, also total products are up to 100+ especially product hunt, usually people don't scroll that deep if your product is above top 20 you're much likely invisible and buried down the list, On top of that, paid Ads occupies 30 - 40% of the screen, what about the small startups and solo makers who just getting started and wants to get their first users and don't have budget to advertise? It's…
Feb 2026 · productfront.tech · its alternatives →
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A little over a week ago, I was wondering if anyone would care about the thing I’d just built. Let me rewind a bit. I’m a solo indie maker, just like a lot of you. I’ve built so many projects, put in the work, and then… nothing. A few months ago, I launched something I was genuinely proud of on one of the big platforms. I was excited, hopeful. But within hours, it got buried under a pile of other launches. No one saw it. No one cared. That sucked. Not because I expected it to blow up overnight, but because it felt like I never even had a shot. And I kept thinking about how many other indie…
2025 · its alternatives →
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Pastryy▲132Quickly get feedback on the designs you've created
2019 · pastryy.webflow.io · its alternatives →
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Freshpreneur▲124A peer-to-peer marketplace for crowdfunded products
2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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2014 · userealtalk.com · its alternatives →
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SaaSCurate▲36I am an indie hacker and have been launching my products on Product Hunt. Like many of you here, my experience with PH sucked: Lots of bots. Hard to compete. There's also been many new launch platforms coming up, but all of them make you compete for upvotes. Ugh. So I have been working on something different: https://saascurate.com/ It's a community-driven platform where indie hackers and SaaS founders help each other grow their products. The idea is simple - list your product, engage with other founders, gain exposure and social proof. No upvote system. It's hard and…
2025 · saascurate.com · its alternatives →
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TLDR: I made a community where you can find builders or product owners to collab on sideprojects together with <3 A year ago i completed my first sideproject, a digital course on how to "cold email a chief information security officer". I thought and think its a great course, but of course I fell into all the traps (didnt verify a need, i thought id make it and everyone would buy automatically), i tested google ads but hated nerding on that, so i decided to find a marketing person to partner up with! But i knew no one! That got me thinking how many people with relevant knowledge that isnt…
2025 · relentlessly.no · its alternatives →
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For the last few years, I've been working at a non-profit called Hack Club developing tools to support self-motivated teens to learn about technology and build community with other like-minded peers while doing so. This has resulted in the development of a model called "you ship, we ship." We build open source creative coding environments, and when teenagers share the projects they make with these tools, we send them materials to dive deeper into the subject and related technologies. Our approach is predicated on the constructionist idea that people learn best by building things they care…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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An unofficial android app for kickstarter
2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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2024 · phalternatives.com · its alternatives →
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Indie Kit▲58I wanted to build simple apps to launch over the weekend. I was so frustrated implementing billing, stripe, auth, quota management, etc. I just gave up. So I made Indie Kit Login users, process payments, send emails at lightspeed. Spend your time building your startup, not integrating APIs. Indie Kit provides you with the boilerplate code you need to launch, FASTER THAN EVER.
2025 · indiekit.pro · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I've been working on a small project called DemandHunt. Basically I aggregated problems in niche communities so that you as an entrepreneur can take inspiration. The background is that I've worked with a number of startups and I've found that many entrepreneurs already have a technology or solution in mind and work backwards to find the people with the problems to solve. This is YC's "Solution in Search of a Problem" problem, and my understanding is that it's typically better to work the other way around so you can build the right solution for the problem you find instead. Thus I…
2023 · demandhunt.com · its alternatives →
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2024 · launching.today · its alternatives →
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2024 · indiehunting.com · its alternatives →
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Hello everyone. Just launched my project called "SideProjectors". It's a market place to sell and buy side projects. Would love to hear your feedback on it. Better yet, would love to see if you have any side projects you would like to sell (or offer) to others. I had the idea for awhile, there has also been several "Sell HN" threads. Anyway, here's to the MVP! Thanks.
2013 · its alternatives →
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We've just (re-)launched Arta Labs! Join our subreddit for a give-to-get feedback system. Before you can post your idea, you must review 4 other ones first. This provides a better incentive structure than the take-take environments many other forums tend to be. Additionally, we have also set up a private community for aspiring or existing entrepreneurs working on ideas, big or small, to build alongside each other. We organise co-working days, private group chat, a knowledge lab, are also building a mentor network where members can book 1-1 calls with experts. Find out more at…
Oct 2025 · artalabs.com · its alternatives →
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