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24 alternatives to DevChat

The Slack community for Hackers

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

1. 1
   HackerX▲83

   Hacker and Maker community on Slack

   2014 · typeform.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Slackroulette▲122

   Chat with Slackers

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   SlackDigest▲106

   Daily digest for Slack channels

   2015 · slackdigest.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Slack Archive▲140

   Public, searchable & browseable archive of Slack channels

   2015 · slackarchive.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   HackerBracket▲219

   A community for sharing hacks

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Workbot for Slack▲228

   Work your apps from Slack

   2016 · workato.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Slack▲93

   Platform for team communication

   2015 · slack.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Slack Overflow▲230

   A programmer's best friend, now in Slack.

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Howdy▲235

   Your new digital coworker for Slack!

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    DiggBot for Slack▲140

    Discover the best of the web, right in Slack

    2016 · digg.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Stacktodo▲82

    A collection of bots, apps & web services for Slack

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Metachat▲76

    A news feed for unread Slack messages

    2016 · metachat.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    GoSquared & Slack▲143

    Traffic spikes and user notifications sent straight to Slack

    2015 · gosquared.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    iOS Developers▲16

    A Slack community for iOS developers with 10,000 members

    2016 · ios-developers.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    BetaPage 2.0▲224

    Community of Hackers and Makers

    2017 · pitchwall.co · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Slack-HN▲99

    Read Hacker News right from Slack

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    DevChat.tv▲89

    The ultimate content and learning network for programmers

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    bndr for Slack▲16

    The open community for Slack commands

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    SlackBotList▲169

    A collection of some of the best Slack Bots

    2015 · slackbotlist.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Teamchatviz▲80

    Visualize how your team communicates on Slack

    2016 · moovel.github.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Devmag▲133

    A network re-thought for software developers

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Slack Gitsin▲115

    A beautiful Slack command line interface

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Slack▲31

    Platform for team communication

    2015 · slack.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Hatch Messenger▲129

    Slack for your personal life

    2016 · its alternatives →

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