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. Glancy – An opinionated take on asynchronous video messaging launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Frame.io 2▲196

   A radically reimagined way to collaborate on video

   2017 · blog.frame.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Samba▲57

   Reactive video messaging

   2014 · supersurvey.me · its alternatives →

3. 3
   CutBay▲134

   AI Video Agent: Turn Anything into Videos via Chat

   13d ago · cutbay.ai · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Sample▲66

   Video Sharing Reimagined

   2014 · vimeo.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   HiveFlux + Slack▲93

   Real-time task management meets real-time communication

   2015 · blog.hiveflux.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Pyrite – a WebRTC client for the Galène videoconference server▲7

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Insync▲78

   A Google Drive client offering nested selective sync

   2014 · insynchq.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Quven▲62

   The self-hosted media server that puts native playback first

   24d ago · quven.tv · its alternatives →

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   Digital Good Times - EP. 42 - Glide (The Video Messaging) App Team and The Future of Mobile Messaging▲55

   Can Video Messaging Apps help keep communication personal?

   2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

10. 10HI
    Humby – Instant Online Video Social Space▲7

    2020 · hum.by · its alternatives →

11. 11OV
    Openmeet – Video calls without scheduling▲5

    2020 · openmeet.io · its alternatives →

12. 12AS
    Amewz – Spontaneous video or text chats with AI matchmaking▲5

    2024 · amewz.me · its alternatives →

13. 13PA
    Pnyxter – a video app for debates and discussions▲5

    2016 · pnyxter.com · its alternatives →

14. 14WI
    Where it pays to be a know-it-all: a “videochat marketplace”▲8

    2020 · thundre.com · its alternatives →

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    Vyoocam▲7

    A hands-free device for live video streaming

    2017 · vyoocam.com · its alternatives →

16. 16TV
    Tappy – Visual private messaging app with gestural camera and chat▲7

    2014 · trytappy.com · its alternatives →

17. 17SA
    Scanner, a system for distributed video processing from Stanford▲5

    2019 · scanner.run · its alternatives →

18. 18TG
    TalktoMe – Group video chat made simple using WebRTC▲6

    2020 · talktome.space · its alternatives →

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    chatleads▲8

    A Conversational Experience Platform

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Slack▲16

    Real time messaging for teams.

    2014 · slack.com · its alternatives →

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    Reel▲5

    20 second video messages to everyone

    2015 · reelmessenger.com · its alternatives →

22. 22CN
    Club – new video conferencing software with fun and social features▲9

    2021 · withlocals.club · its alternatives →

23. 23OA
    Outkit – an abstraction layer for outbound messaging▲7

    2018 · outkit.io · its alternatives →

24. 24TA
    Talk – A free video call app for the web▲7

    2020 · talk.vasanthv.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 →