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. Getting Our Hardware MVP to Real Users launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Upverter▲67

   Create hardware better, faster.

   2014 · upverter.com · its alternatives →

2. 2HB
   Help Build MVPs for Non-Technical People▲5

   2017 · dusthq.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Spark▲85

   Build internet-connected hardware.

   2014 · particle.io · its alternatives →

4. 4TT
   Tool to Remotely Install, Update, and Monitor Embedded Devices▲5

   2024 · voyonic-systems.de · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Duo▲14

   Universal Device Connector

   2017 · duoduo.us · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Revivn▲30

   Old Hardware New Purpose

   2014 · revivn.com · its alternatives →

7. 7MW
   Microcontroller with hardware-accelerated Lua VM▲8

   Still a bit of a WIP, but getting there... Any feedback appreciated :)

   2025 · brisbanesilicon.com.au · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Wevolver▲6

   A documentation and file repository for hardware startups

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9IC
   I created a CS:GO game server hosting platform and launched an MVP▲7

   2020 · csgoservers.xyz · its alternatives →

10. 10MH
    My humble uptime monitoring service after year of developing▲9

    2020 · pingr.io · its alternatives →

11. 11MH
    My hardware and software setup for a new home▲6

    2022 · giuliomagnifico.blog · its alternatives →

12. 12TV
    The Virtual Assistant for Hackers▲8

    2021 · josunday.com · its alternatives →

13. 13RT
    Real-time uptime monitor of Let's Encrypt▲5

    2020 · keychest.net · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Hackster.io▲11

    The world's largest hardware creation community

    2015 · hackster.io · its alternatives →

15. 15EN
    EzBackend – Node Package for building your MVP Faster▲6

    2021 · ezbackend.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Realtime OS for Cortex-M0 Under 1K Bytes▲6

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17IJ
    InAccel + JFrog - Enterprise ready FPGA accelerator distribution▲7

    2019 · docs.inaccel.com · its alternatives →

18. 18SP
    Startup Pixel – Develop your MVP in around 30 Days for around 7777 USD▲6

    2016 · startuppixel.com · its alternatives →

19. 19YD
    Your dedicated server provider is ripping you off. Here's how▲8

    2012 · blog.serversearchtool.com · its alternatives →

20. 20PO
    Pain of Requesting Screen Recordings/Screenshots from Users▲6

    2023 · kanurag.com · its alternatives →

21. 21HU
    Hackable uptime monitor & status page in 110 LOC▲5

    2024 · val.town · its alternatives →

22. 22
    I run 30B 22tok/s, 109tok/s not novel,6GB/16GB RAM overcoming llama.cpp▲5

    Democratisation of local AI is key. I've been working on pushing the limits of commercial hardware, squeezing any extra bit possible. My Scientific Agentic AI hareness helped me to reallocate every single bit of it. I rewrote the Kernel, I went down the CUDA rabbit hole until I have been able to explain any bit and any ms of computational power involved in the process pushing the Qwen 30B-A3B from 8 tok7s to 19 tok/s with llama.cpp up to 22.2 tok/s with my project and 109 tok/s on not novel content and speeding up the prefill by 5-9X

    Jul 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23MO
    Machinable – open-source Back end-as-a-Service▲6

    2020 · medium.com · its alternatives →

24. 24MB
    MVP Before Effort Estimation▲5

    2020 · medium.com · its alternatives →

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