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24 alternatives to Eddystone™

an open BLE beacon format from Google

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Eddystone™ launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Eddystone▲79

   Open source, cross-platform BLE beacon format from Google

   2015 · developers.google.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Butterfleye▲104

   Google's Nest meets Dropcam

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Beacon▲107

   Directly fund long form content.

   2014 · beaconreader.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   OnHub▲249

   A new router from Google

   2015 · on.google.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   CloudMagic▲79

   The mail app with magical search

   2013 · cloudmagic.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Restyaboard▲197

   An open source alternative to Trello

   2015 · restya.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Puck.js▲103

   The ground-breaking bluetooth beacon

   2016 · puck-js.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Limitless▲90

   A productivity companion for Chrome

   2013 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Cloud▲112

   Interactive lamp and sound system

   2014 · rclarkson.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Project Tango by Google ▲80

    Mobile device + 3D

    2014 · google.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Innoz▲88

    Connecting the unconnected

    2014 · offlineinternet.org · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Sirius▲111

    An open-source clone of Siri from UMICH

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Mailcloud▲110

    A New Way to Email

    2014 · mailcloudapp.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Boomerang for Gmail▲47

    Never let a thread die, never forget a follow up

    2014 · boomeranggmail.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Radar by Particle▲145

    The Podcast Search Engine

    Aug 2026 · radar.particle.pro · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Master Keyword Research▲106

    Get eyeballs to your apps

    2015 · seonick.net · its alternatives →

17. 17
    FloNew▲74

    Use beacons to navigate drones

    2015 · flonew.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Spiral 3.0▲81

    Proximity-based community forum

    2014 · getspiralapp.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Scout▲73

    Your Daily Personal Navigator (with Open Source Maps)

    2014 · scoutgps.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Rover▲14

    Unleashing the potential of beacons

    2014 · roverlabs.co · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Mindscope▲86

    Mind-mapping meets outlining

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    BirdLeaf▲73

    Turn email addresses into insights.

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Kontakt▲10

    End-to-end Beacon platform

    2014 · kontakt.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Monocle▲66

    Reddit for Google Glass

    2014 · 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 →