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24 alternatives to Guardian Open Platform

Real-time API access to the Guardian's journalism

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Guardian Open Platform launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Inside 2.0▲194

   Curating the best journalism in real-time

   2014 · inside.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Swarmize▲82

   Data journalism platform from The Guardian

   2014 · alpha.swarmize.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Guardian Chatbot▲86

   Get your morning briefing when you want it

   2016 · messenger.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Open Standard▲64

   Mozilla's online magazine reporting about open technologies

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Contributoria▲76

   Community funded, collaborative journalism

   2014 · idcard.eauedoyo.edu.ng · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Vox▲124

   Understand the news.

   2014 · vox.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Guardian 5.0▲182

   Welcome to a new look for the Guardian

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Silk for Journalism▲140

   An all-purpose tool for data journalism

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   ReadThisThing▲88

   Find, share, and discuss great journalism

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Hearken▲14

    Helping journalists report original and relevant content

    2015 · wearehearken.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Relevnt▲114

    Real-time media browser curated by your interests

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Deepr▲83

    Crowdfunding platform for independent journalism

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Feedial▲63

    A next-generation news reader

    2015 · feedial.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Telepat.io Cloud▲128

    Open source, real time API platform

    2016 · telepat.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Honey▲72

    Enterprise social network for news sharing

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Zillabyte▲87

    An API for analyzing the world's information

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Reportedly▲83

    Native journalism for social media by those communities

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Finkip▲117

    Discover and read blogs faster

    2015 · finkip.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Cont3nt▲82

    Connecting citizen journalists and media companies

    2014 · cont3nt.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Fosshub▲79

    An open source for free and open source tools

    2015 · fosshub.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Wick Editor▲88

    The Internet's free and open-source creation suite

    2016 · wickeditor.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    PRMatch▲87

    All-in-one media relations platform

    2014 · uptonsk9trainingcenter.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Tally▲92

    People powered newsfeeds about anything

    2014 · tally.la · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Criticl ▲52

    Altruistic publishing platform & grassroots journalism app

    2014 · criticalthought.me · 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 →