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24 alternatives to Grok

Breakthrough Anomaly Detection and Automation for IT Ops

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. Grok launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   guilds.runfree tier, from $19/mo▲202

   The open-source Grok Bot alternative

   14d ago · guilds.run · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Grokking Algorithms▲70

   An illustrated guide for programmers & other curious people

   2016 · adit.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   MausBot▲148

   Open source Grok Bot: Free, Local

   17d ago · mausbot.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Grok AI assistant▲257

   Conversational AI for understanding the universe

   2023 · x.ai · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Grok Bot▲555

   AI teammates that you can give real work to

   Aug 2026 · x.ai · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Grok 4▲420

   World's most powerful Al model (still, according to Elon)

   2025 · x.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Grokking Algorithms▲77

   An illustrated guide for programmers

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Grok 4.2▲274

   Hi HN, I’ve been tracking the recent surge in Grok’s AI capabilities. According to the latest search data, "Grok Imagine 1.0" is seeing breakout growth, but there is a massive (+180%) spike in developer interest for the API side, specifically for video. I built grokimagine2.net to serve as a hub for what’s coming next in the Grok ecosystem. It focuses on the transition from image generation to high-fidelity video (which is currently the #1 trending topic in the niche). I'd love to get your thoughts on: The feasibility of Grok’s video model compared to Sora 2 or LTX. What you’d like to see in…

   Feb 2026 · grok.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Grokky▲72

   Tools to level-up your managers.

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Grok 4 Fast▲358

    Pushing the frontier of cost-efficient intelligence

    2025 · x.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Grok for iOS▲220

    The official app by xAl

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Grok CLI (Unofficial)▲149

    Bring the power of Grok into your terminal

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Runbook▲81

    Free automated DevOps with IFTTT-style mitigation of alerts

    2014 · runbook.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Grok 2.5 (OSS Ver.)▲289

    2024 best model from xAI, now open source.

    2025 · huggingface.co · its alternatives →

15. 15GA
    Grok, a modern wiki for useful, concise, trustworthy content▲29

    2018 · grok.how · its alternatives →

16. 16
    SaltStack For DevOps▲66

    Fast and simple IT automation and configuration management

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Trak.io▲153

    Customer Analytics for Startups

    2014 · trak.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Grok 3 API▲191

    Real-time multi-agent AI that debates itself to find truth.

    2025 · docs.x.ai · its alternatives →

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    YOLO▲175

    Real-time object detection

    2017 · pjreddie.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Grok for Android▲175

    The official app by xAl

    2025 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Oui Bounce▲81

    An open source exit intent detection library

    2014 · carlsednaoui.github.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Ghost Inspector▲80

    Automated browser testing from the cloud

    2014 · ghostinspector.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    OpsDash▲119

    Server monitoring done right

    2015 · opsdash.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Grok App▲6

    Search For Your Documents

    2024 · thegrokapp.com · its alternatives →

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