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. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Ghit.me – hit counter badges for GitHub launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   lurk▲110

   Free, open-source Reddit and Twitter lead monitoring

   23d ago · lurk.so · its alternatives →

2. 2
   guilds.runfree tier, from $19/mo▲202

   The open-source Grok Bot alternative

   13d ago · guilds.run · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Restyaboard▲197

   An open source alternative to Trello

   2015 · restya.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hawk Eye▲78

   A useful app for GitHub Notifications

   2017 · harksys.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   CodeSoap▲61

   Automated Github standards for teams

   2021 · its alternatives →

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   Forkest▲61

   Turn your GitHub contributions into a pixel-art garden

   27d ago · forkest.dev · its alternatives →

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   CodeNav – token highlighting and click-to-find usages on GitHub▲5

   2014 · ianww.com · its alternatives →

8. 8GA
   Gitsu.app – A Linear-alternative built on GitHub Projects▲5

   6d ago · gitsu.app · its alternatives →

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   Myhits▲10

   View Counter for GitHub READMEs for Developers

   2025 · myhits.vercel.app · its alternatives →

10. 10GP
    GitHub Popularity Contest▲5

    2013 · githubpopularitycontest.com · its alternatives →

11. 11OP
    Open Proofs: An Open Source Badge Standard Using ERC 721 (NFTs)▲5

    2018 · medium.com · its alternatives →

12. 12GG
    GitHunt – GitHub Trending Page on Steroids▲6

    2018 · kamranahmed.info · its alternatives →

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    Reposit▲6

    Advanced bookmarklet for GitHub!

    2017 · reposit.me · its alternatives →

14. 14GA
    Genius Annotations Button – Inspired by GitHubButtons▲7

    2015 · geniusbtn.com · its alternatives →

15. 15BA
    Bronson – Automated Java Code Review on GitHub▲8

    2014 · bronson.io · its alternatives →

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    Glo – a kanban board with built in GitHub issues integration▲6

    2018 · globoards.com · its alternatives →

17. 17GW
    GitHub Watches for User▲7

    2012 · gh.hnresources.com · its alternatives →

18. 18DA
    Drillbit – An API that analyzes names▲9

    2013 · drillbitapp.com · its alternatives →

19. 19PI
    Pregit.io – prediction markets for GitHub repos▲5

    2019 · pregit.io · its alternatives →

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    A small game where you have to guess the stars of GitHub repositories▲5

    Hey everyone, here is a small project I've built over the last weekend. I'd love to know what you think :)

    May 2026 · starguessr.vincentwill.com · its alternatives →

21. 21IM
    I made an app to automatically request code reviews on GitHub▲5

    2017 · app.assignees.io · its alternatives →

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    Lepton▲9

    A Lean Cross-Platform Snippet App based on GitHub Gist

    2017 · hackjutsu.com · its alternatives →

23. 23IO
    I open-sourced the library I use to track ML experiments with GitHub▲5

    2024 · docs.cubyc.com · its alternatives →

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    GHEdit: web-based GitHub-integrated code editor forked from VS Code▲8

    2016 · spiffcode.github.io · 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 →