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24 alternatives to CTO Insights

CTOs weekly readings on software engineering

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. CTO Insights launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   CTO.ai Insights▲102

   Real-time product delivery insight for development teams

   2021 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The AMAZING CTO Newsletter▲11

   Everything CTOs need to know plus some fun

   2024 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Architecture Insights▲104

   AI newsletter for architects & designers

   2023 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   <What Is> newsletter▲3

   Product market fit analysis of products

   2023 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Pragmatic Engineer▲230

   Newsletter for tech and engineering leaders

   2021 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Mission Devs▲98

   The #1 newsletter for developers 👨‍💻💌

   2018 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Insights.vc▲201

   Bite-sized insights for founders

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   State of Community Tools Report by Orbit▲184

   The community tooling trends and insights you need to know

   2021 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The SaaS CTO Security Checklist▲229

   The security checklist all CTOs should follow

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The CTO Field Guide▲151

    A handbook to get tech leaders started

    2022 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    InsightUp▲214

    Insights from top VCs, founders & operators in ClickUp

    2022 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Bytesized▲165

    Weekly newsletter covering important ideas for developers 💌

    2020 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Sophomore Chronicle▲14

    Tech Insights: Jobs, Hackathons, Events

    2023 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    CoFeed▲94

    Discover the best tech company content, all in one place

    2023 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Dev Ideas▲86

    An email newsletter for dev project ideas.

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Thinking Like a CTO▲30

    Establishing and Managing a Technical Team

    2021 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Product Design Weekly▲118

    Digital product design newsletter

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18IB
    I built a feed of engineering blogs from top tech companies▲73

    2022 · devblogs.co · its alternatives →

19. 19
    TL;DR Weekly▲121

    Digest the tech world in minutes

    2023 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    IPO Brief▲76

    Receive IPO insights in your inbox

    2020 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Explore GitHub▲89

    Weekly Email with what's happening on GitHub

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Software Lead Weekly▲77

    Weekly inspiration to drive the culture your people deserve.

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    SourceLevel Analytics▲87

    Analytics for engineering ops

    2022 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    GitHub TLDR▲116

    Get the important stuff in your Organization each week

    2015 · 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 →