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24 alternatives to Emergent

Real-time news lead rumor tracker.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Emergent launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Boost the News▲73

   A thorough media monitoring tool.

   2016 · rtbhouse.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Buzzminer▲159

   Quickly read latest news from different sites in one place

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   NewsBot▲189

   The fastest way to find related articles

   2015 · pedicuresalonaangenaam.nl · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Grasswire▲102

   A real-time newsroom controlled by everyone

   2014 · grasswire.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   A new media news bot▲87

   Staying informed has never been so easy.

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Inside 2.0▲194

   Curating the best journalism in real-time

   2014 · inside.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   TrackReddit▲210

   Get alerted when your startup/phrase is mentioned on Reddit

   2014 · trackreddit.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   12K FILTER▲157

   A collection of algorithmically curated tech newsletters

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Spike▲70

   Surfaces trending news articles from around the web

   2014 · spike.newswhip.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Trigger 3.0▲156

    Get the news, 49 minutes before it starts trending

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    TechWatching▲71

    Personalized technology news aggregator

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Woopra▲76

    Event tracking, funnels and cohort analysis in real time

    2014 · woopra.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Statlogger▲91

    Email-based stat tracking

    2014 · statlogger.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Informerly▲70

    Personalized industry news delivered via email

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Tally▲92

    People powered newsfeeds about anything

    2014 · tally.la · its alternatives →

16. 16
    FastVoted▲121

    Get trending posts from PH, HN, reddit, & more in your Slack

    2015 · fastvoted.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    lurk▲110

    Free, open-source Reddit and Twitter lead monitoring

    22d ago · lurk.so · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Circa▲77

    News app with high quality curated content

    2013 · gcd.com · its alternatives →

19. 19BN
    Blazing News: A realtime news summariser▲7

    2021 · blazing-news.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    HNwatcher▲136

    Track keywords and users on Hacker News

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Fake News Monitor▲72

    A trustworthiness score to rank websites

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    MyNews.is▲62

    Machine learning applied to news discovery

    2014 · mynews.is · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Wiser Curator ▲93

    Build a news digest for your team or clients in seconds

    2015 · getwiser.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    ANKR▲98

    Finally a stuff-tracker with smart notifications

    2015 · ankr.com · 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 →