Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to /dev/null

a social network for devs

/dev/null is a social network designed for developers. Built live in 48 hours by Nuno Maduro, Brent Roose, Matthieu Napoli, and Pauline Vos, it allows users to sign in with GitHub, follow other developers, share code… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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   Hashnode▲250

   A friendly and inclusive Q&A network for coders

   2015 · hashnode.com · its alternatives →

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   DevHunt▲945

   Open source Product Hunt for dev tools

   2023 · devhunt.org · its alternatives →

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   HackerPulse▲430

   Aggregate your GitHub, LinkedIn & more into one dev profile

   2024 · hackerpulse.com · its alternatives →

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   CodeNearby 2.0▲140

   Tinder for developers! Find coding partners & build together

   Jul 2026 · codenearby.space · its alternatives →

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   Lonely Dev▲132

   A video community for indie hackers, built for real relation

   2020 · its alternatives →

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   DevTube▲307

   A hub for developer videos.

   2018 · dev.tube · its alternatives →

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   Hashnode Platform▲411

   Dev community that lets you blog on your domain for free

   2020 · hashnode.com · its alternatives →

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   DevClad – A social-workspace platform for developers▲67

   DevClad[https://devclad.com] is a social-workspace platform for developers to team up on projects and hackathons seamlessly. It functions by matching you 1-on-1 with a compatible developer every week :)

   2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Mini social network that I made as my first MERN stack project▲64

   Mini social network that I made as my first web app project. - misa-j/social-network

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Dev.page▲315

    Your all-in-one developer page

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Bluesky▲350

    Social media as it should be, now open to all

    2024 · bsky.social · its alternatives →

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    Devlopea 2.0▲291

    The social platform for developers to build, learn & grow

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    NextTurn▲85

    GitHub meets social networking

    2025 · nextturn.dev · its alternatives →

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    DevClad▲110

    Meet other developers 1:1 - team up on projects + hackathons

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Showwcase▲99

    A social network for developers that lets you make money

    2021 · showwcase.com · its alternatives →

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    DEV.to for Android▲176

    Where programmers share ideas and help each other grow.

    2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    GitRanks▲127

    Hi HN, I built GitRanks because I’ve always wanted a clear, fun way to see how my open-source work compares - both globally and right here at home. The app pulls in GitHub data to give every developer an at-a-glance “scorecard”, then rolls those into live leaderboards so you can: - Track rankings by stars, contributions and followers - Filter worldwide vs. your own country - Refresh daily - no waiting weeks to see your progress - Discover rising devs you’ve never heard of and follow their work Tech Stack: - Back: MongoDB | NestJS | BullMQ | GraphQL - Front: Next.js | Tailwind | Shadcn Data:…

    2025 · gitranks.com · its alternatives →

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    Devlopea▲189

    Share and discover short posts with code snippets & more

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    Textdb.dev – simple data sharing for fun projects▲200

    2020 · textdb.dev · its alternatives →

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    NoCodeDevs 2.0▲178

    The network for no-code makers

    2020 · makerthrive.com · its alternatives →

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    A decentralized social network with end-to-end encryption▲167

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Reddit clone built in no-code in two weeks▲152

    2021 · reggit.bubbleapps.io · its alternatives →

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    Bugadoz.dev▲2

    Social network for programmers

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    Colanode, open-source and local-first Slack and Notion alternative▲147

    Hey HN, I'm Hakan, the founder of Colanode (https://github.com/colanode/colanode), an open-source, local-first collaboration app combining the best of Slack-style chats and Notion-style note-taking, fully self-hostable for complete data control. Here's a quick demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp1hoSCEArg As a heavy Notion user, I often found it tough to get my teams fully onboard since people naturally gravitate toward chat for quick interactions. Maintaining context between chat apps like Slack and documentation apps like Notion became increasingly…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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