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24 alternatives to Hackers of New York

The New Yorkers are hacking. Rep the Silicon Alley

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

1. 1
   HackerBracket▲219

   A community for sharing hacks

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   New York Times APIs▲247

   Why just read the news when you can hack it?

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   BetaPage 2.0▲224

   Community of Hackers and Makers

   2017 · pitchwall.co · its alternatives →

4. 4
   HackerX▲83

   Hacker and Maker community on Slack

   2014 · typeform.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   hackster.io▲77

   Where hardware hackers and makers share their projects

   2014 · hackster.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   MackerNews▲84

   Beautiful Readable Hacker News Articles

   2015 · mackernews.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Nice 2 Hack You - by Big Data▲78

   Big Data presents an amazing hacking opportunity! You.

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   hacker.surf▲89

   All the hacker jobs in one place

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Hacker Newsletter▲143

   Best of Hacker News in your inbox every Friday.

   2014 · hackernewsletter.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Digital NYC▲86

    NYC's hub for tech and startups.

    2014 · digital.nyc · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Hacker News Search▲92

    a faster hnsearch

    2014 · hn.algolia.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Venture News▲79

    Hacker News for Venture Capital

    2014 · fundersclub.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    thenews.im▲116

    Designer News + Hacker News

    2014 · thenews.im · its alternatives →

14. 14
    HN Follow▲69

    Follow your friends on Hacker News

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Hacker News-cli▲82

    Browse Hacker News from your Terminal

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Slack-HN▲99

    Read Hacker News right from Slack

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    NYT Now▲132

    Your guide to the news, from The New York Times

    2015 · help.nytimes.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Discover by SumoMe▲174

    Get free traffic to your site

    2015 · bdow.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    #HackTheMenu▲226

    Secret menu items available at fast-food restaurants.

    2014 · hackthemenu.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    bit.ink▲75

    The Hacker News of Cryptocurrency

    2014 · bit.ink · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Closing Call▲138

    Hacker News for Sales

    2014 · leadfuze.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Hacker News▲19

    precursor to Product Hunt

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The New Yorker Radio Hour - 3: Hacking for the Masses▲54

    Talking with a member of the hacker group Lizard Squad

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    hackajob▲89

    Get Hired by Hacking

    2015 · hackajob.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 →