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24 alternatives to Hacker Choice

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   The Best Hacks▲219

   All the startup hacks you'll need to scale fast.

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Readership.fyi▲184

   Discover the best free tools for startup founders

   2023 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Maker Rank▲528

   Your favorite makers, ranked 👩‍🎤

   2018 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Makers Page▲119

   Your hub to showcase your projects and verify your revenue

   Feb 2026 · makers.page · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Maker News▲93

   Everything that's important at a single glance

   2020 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   NoCode 2.0▲493

   Free tools & resources for non-tech makers and entrepreneurs

   2018 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   MakeHub▲323

   A crowdsourced list of startups made by solo developers

   2018 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Makerlist▲197

   A curated list of the best resources for makers

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   BetaPage 2.0▲224

   Community of Hackers and Makers

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    DailyHack▲228

    A place where makers & geeks share there daily hacks

    2019 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    GrowthHackList▲315

    100+ curated growth hacks for makers + early stage startups

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    IndieHacks▲176

    Discover indie version of popular SaaS products

    2022 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Hacker News API▲318

    Hacker News now has an API. Awesome. :)

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    GrowthHackers▲259

    Hacker news for growth hackers

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15HC
    HackerNewsers,com, find other hackers near you▲221

    There's been lots of discussion recently about finding other HNers to talk to / bounce ideas off / work with, some Google spreadsheets were set up to share details but they were soon vandalised. I had a spare afternoon yesterday (which turned into a long day) and here's the result: http://www.hackernewsers.com/ It's only open to people with HN accounts, it lets you post your biography, location, skills etc. Anyway, I hope you like it and find it useful.

    2010 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Makers▲201

    A curated directory of tools for the makers

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    HackerBracket▲219

    A community for sharing hacks

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Maker Hunt▲268

    The knowledge-sharing community for Product Hunt makers

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19OS
    Open-source alternatives to tools You pay for▲245

    hey makers, I've spent the whole night to compile this list out of > winners of Product Hunt > best dev tools on DevHunt > recently active on GitHub > most internet backlinks > most mentions as "alternative to .." Let me know if I should add anything there.

    2023 · osssoftware.org · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Discover by SumoMe▲174

    Get free traffic to your site

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    HackerRank▲114

    Coding challenges. Community. Awesome jobs.

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    OpenSource alternatives to tools you Pay▲68

    Winners of PH, DevHunt, HackerNews, GitHub & viral/trending

    2023 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Solofounders▲22

    Connect with creators building innovative SaaS products

    2025 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Guess The Twitter Source▲123

    TechCrunch, Hacker News, Onion or Product Hunt?

    2014 · its alternatives →

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