Dev tools · 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. Fixbounty – Find security issues in open source projects launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Fog Creek - The Problems with Open Source ▲70

   And how to fix them with Justin Searls

   2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   SourceClear▲92

   Find vulnerabilities in open-source code.

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Frankly▲101

   A dashboard of issues and PRs across GitHub repositories.

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Bike Shed - #32: Bug For Bug Compatibility▲55

   Microsoft's interest in open source and Sean's progress imp…

   2015 · bikeshed.thoughtbot.com · its alternatives →

5. 5BP
   BugBucket – Public Issues for Private Repos▲9

   2018 · bugbucket.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   GitHub Issues & mental health▲5

   Maintaining an open-source project and the tolls it takes

   2016 · bumpers.fm · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Hello Tech Pros: GitHub's Anti-Harassment Tools▲61

   and the open source Codes of Conduct

   2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Hacked - The Problem with Passwords▲65

   Human stories to explain complex security problems

   2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Oui Bounce▲81

   An open source exit intent detection library

   2014 · carlsednaoui.github.io · its alternatives →

10. 10SS
    SemVer Sentry: Protect open src projects from backward-incompat changes▲5

    2017 · semver-sentry.com · its alternatives →

11. 11BO
    BugQuest – Open Source Bug Patching as a Service▲5

    2018 · bugquest.io · its alternatives →

12. 12D1
    Desole 1.0 – opensource error tracking, integrated with AWS▲8

    2018 · desole.io · its alternatives →

13. 13SA
    Sqreen API, a security toolbox for developers▲8

    2017 · sqreen.io · its alternatives →

14. 14IM
    I made a GPT4 VSCode extension for detecting and fixing insecure code▲9

    2024 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

15. 15BC
    Bailiff – Codecademy of Web App Security▲9

    2015 · bailiff.io · its alternatives →

16. 16CL
    Codetree – Lightweight project management for GitHub issues▲6

    2015 · blog.codetree.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    disclose.io▲11

    Driving safety & standardization in vulnerability disclosure

    2018 · disclose.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    BountySource▲17

    Bounties for open source development

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19RU
    RefactorCop – Using Rubocop to analyze open source ruby projects▲5

    2014 · refactorcop.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    I built a tool for policy driven vetting of open source packages▲7

    Linux Foundation survey says 70-90% of modern software constitute OSS code. Yet we are stuck with tools that scan only for vulnerabilities in 3rd party libraries and that too with high degree of false positives. I built `vet` for policy and data driven analysis of 3rd party packages that goes beyond only vulnerability and allows codifying organisational policies related to OSS consumption. https://github.com/safedep/vet Looking forward to feedback and suggestions from HN :)

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Code Shelter, a community of abandoned FOSS maintainers▲9

    2018 · codeshelter.co · its alternatives →

22. 22SS
    Securing Services with Pipy and OpenID Connect▲5

    2022 · medium.com · its alternatives →

23. 23MS
    Mana Security – personal vulnerability management tool for Mac▲6

    2021 · manasecurity.com · its alternatives →

24. 24CN
    Contributor Ninja – help open source projects▲5

    2017 · contributor.ninja · 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 →