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24 alternatives to Foundations of RESTful Architecture

Introduces the REST architectural style

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

1. 1
   Framer Cloud▲218

   A modern design workflow

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Restyaboard▲197

   An open source alternative to Trello

   2015 · restya.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Restack 2.0▲74

   The universal interface & API for connected devices

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Cycles▲179

   Visual feedback and approvals for web development

   2016 · cycleshq.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Restack▲77

   The universal interface for connected devices (pre-launch)

   2014 · restack.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   A minimalist toolkit for building scalable REST microservices▲19

   a minimalist toolkit for building scalable, fault tolerant and eventually-consistent microservices - dot-microservices/dot-rest

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Layout - No One's Trying to Make a Shitty Website▲67

   How to work and collaborate with developers

   2016 · layout.fm · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Software Daily - 10 Philosophies for Engineers▲71

   Strategies and reflections on software engineering

   2016 · softwareengineeringdaily.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Patternry▲65

   A tool for building living UI libraries

   2014 · pathmode.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Developer Manifesto▲125

    A tribute to the art and profession of software development.

    2017 · git-tower.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Inclusive Design Patterns▲79

    Dozens of practical examples and workflows

    2016 · smashingmagazine.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Design Patterns▲79

    Elements of reusable object-oriented software

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Contentacle▲114

    A simple new approach to content planning

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Paperhouses▲67

    Open-source architecture

    2014 · paperhouses.co · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Wake Annotations▲110

    A more powerful way to give design feedback

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Stackness▲92

    Show your stack! The social home for your dev tools

    Sep 2026 · stackness.dev · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Learn Enough Dev Environment to Be Dangerous▲68

    A tutorial introduction to computer development environments

    2017 · learnenough.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    RESTful Menu▲114

    A beautiful RESTful client right on the menu bar.

    2018 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Front End Happy Hour – The State of Web Development▲60

    Thoughts on front end tools

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Frontends▲93

    A community for front-end developers

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Software Engineering Daily — The Evolution of Rails with David Heinemeier Hansson▲67

    DHH talks software, evolving Basecamp, and "unicorns"

    2016 · softwareengineeringdaily.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Stack▲88

    A task manager for Devs & Designers

    2015 · macropod.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Design Patterns▲6

    Building Maintainable and Scalable Software

    2016 · dzone.com · its alternatives →

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    Flux▲70

    Design and generate iOS transitions

    2014 · nthstate.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 →