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24 alternatives to Glimpse

The Diagnostics platform of the web

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Glimpse launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Pocket Explore▲351

   A human curated version of the web

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Monitorbook▲294

   Easily track anything on the web

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Leap.it▲76

   A visual search engine for the web

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   SimilarWeb▲193

   Discover the analytics of any website

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Project Glimpse (from Microsoft)▲10

   Full-stack Node.js web diagnostics

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Research Browser▲87

   A powerful browsing application to collect and share info

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Catch App [Web]▲77

   The pulse of work.

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Batch Insights▲301

   Insights into billions of daily smartphone notifications

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Visible▲126

   Performance insights for startups and their investors.

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    PageGauge▲92

    Quickly assess your website's usability

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    dotmos▲92

    A new web search, discovery and curation platform

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Turret▲115

    A Responsive Front-end Framework for accessible websites

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Tech Insider▲106

    New tech, science and innovation blog from Business Insider

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    ..▲106

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    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Podcast Universe▲111

    Visualization of podcast networks

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Datamatic▲156

    Editable data visualizations for the web

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Custom Elements▲119

    A web components gallery for modern web apps

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18WA
    WebMenu, a platform to discover new web apps▲56

    2013 · webmenu.org · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Glance▲11

    A personalized solution to information overload

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Insights Platform▲95

    Analysis of web products that shape the gaming industry

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21PA
    Peekier – A new way to search the web▲120

    2016 · peekier.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Experimental Platform▲90

    Easily build smart-device integrations with web technologies

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Zillabyte▲87

    An API for analyzing the world's information

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Cwiki▲130

    A Command line interface for searching Wikipedia!

    2017 · 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 →