Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to FRCTNL
Community for fractional developers, designers + marketers
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. FRCTNL launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Hey HN! In 2017, I launched Moonlight to help engineers find part-time, remote jobs. Combining part-time with remote work was a big leap then, so we quickly narrowed our focus to just remote work. Lately, I've seen many talented friends and colleagues moving into part-time fractional roles. They're carving out more personal time while maintaining the same income. Personally, fractional work has empowered me to pursue my entrepreneurial goals without worrying about runway or funding. It's no surprise that hiring managers are gravitating towards this, especially as companies are emphasizing…
2023 · frctnl.xyz · its alternatives →
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21st.dev▲1,211I originally built this app to organize and reuse interesting React + Tailwind components I came across on Twitter, inspired by the shadcn/ui approach. Later, a friend started contributing their own components, and it got me thinking—this could grow into something bigger, like an NPM for design engineers to share and use components. Would love to hear your thoughts!
2025 · 21st.dev · its alternatives →
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Frigade▲388Hey HN! Christian here, cofounder and CTO of Frigade (https://www.frigade.com). Our tool helps product and engineering teams quickly build in-app experiences like getting started checklists, product tours, account upsells, and nps surveys. Basically all the little things that can help boost your product's activation and retention rates, but that you don't really want to spend the time building from scratch. We built React UI components such as , , and and combined them with a web app that you can use to control user targeting, content management, sequencing, and more. These…
2023 · frigade.com · its alternatives →
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Hello everyone! I'm a solo developer who's been doing UI/UX work since 2007. Over the years, I watched design tools evolve from lightweight products into bloated feature-heavy platforms. I kept finding myself using a small amount of the features while the rest just mostly got in the way. So a few years ago I set out to build a design tool just like I wanted. So I built Vecti with what I actually need: pixel-perfect grid snapping, a performant canvas renderer, shared asset libraries, and export/presentation features. No collaborative whiteboarding. No plugin ecosystem. No enterprise…
Feb 2026 · vecti.com · its alternatives →
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Free responsive design blocks based on Bootstrap 4.
2018 · froala.com · its alternatives →
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100+ free tools for designers & product builders
2022 · tipsly.io · its alternatives →
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Free, open-source forum software built by the community. Beautiful, fast, and extensible — made for communities of all sizes.
2015 · flarum.org · its alternatives →
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SpreadSimple 2.0▲295The fastest way to build a website without code
2025 · spreadsimple.com · its alternatives →
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2012 · devsigh.com · its alternatives →
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Community for all current and wannabe fractionals
2023 · fractionalsunited.com · its alternatives →
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