Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Engineerfriendly.com – get referrals and find engineers to refer launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Refer Me Please▲150

   The Home for Job Referrals

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Referrral▲90

   Recommend your friends, pay it forward.

   2014 · referrral.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Tech Job Referrals by Exponent▲103

   Get job referrals to top tech companies

   2022 · tryexponent.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   I made a site to simplify recommending talented people to others▲74

   Hey HN, i made this app to improve tech hiring via personal recommendations let me know what you think!

   2024 · youshouldworkwith.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Engineering.fyi – Search across tech engineering blogs in one place▲470

   I built a search engine for engineering blogs because I was tired of manually checking individual company blogs to find real-world production examples. The problem: When learning a new technology, the best insights often come from how companies like Google, Meta, or Stripe actually implement it in production. But these gems are scattered across dozens of separate engineering blogs with no way to search across them. What I built: Engineering.fyi indexes engineering blogs from ~15 companies (Google, Meta, OpenAI, Anthropic, Stripe, Uber, etc.) and makes them searchable in one place. You can…

   2025 · engineering.fyi · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Stack Match▲168

   Find engineering jobs that match your tech stack

   2016 · stackshare.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Ladders Referral Hiring▲110

   Earn money by referring friends to your company’s open jobs

   2017 · theladders.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Scooby▲185

   Craigslist for referrals.

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   ReferMe▲157

   One click referrals for stripe users

   2017 · getreferme.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Referral HQ▲132

    Get referrals at Google, Facebook, and other top companies!

    2018 · thephenomenalinstitute.in.net · its alternatives →

11. 11
    StrongIntro▲159

    The easiest way to find engineers in your network

    2015 · strongintro.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Refersense▲73

    Ask references, build reputation, get hired!

    2019 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    ReferCodes▲214

    See your friends’ referral codes and share your own

    2018 · refer.codes · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Referfy▲6

    Invite quality connections to work at your company

    2015 · brandsly.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    OfferLetter.io▲136

    Need help negotiating a new job offer? Know your worth.

    2014 · wet.com.mx · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Referrer▲77

    Painlessly refer your friends for jobs

    2020 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Dock Name▲96

    Crowdsourced domain recommendations

    2014 · brandbucket.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    JobSpade▲93

    A daily aggregator of design, development & engineering jobs

    2016 · jobspade.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    JOBBOX▲159

    Sourcing techies through referrals

    2014 · jobbox.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    SmartHires.io▲148

    A candidate referral network between startups

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Refer Me▲96

    Get referred to your dream job without the hassle

    2023 · refer.me · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Listmee▲64

    Find skilled professionals to help build your dream project

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Rooftop Slushie 2.0▲134

    Get employee referrals to tech companies

    2020 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    PinTip▲90

    Crowdsource location-prompted advice

    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 →