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24 alternatives to Hipvote

Making democracy fun and engaging

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

1. 1
   Countable▲73

   Direct Democracy with Countable

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Democracy OS▲90

   Better decisions, together.

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Pretty Poli▲87

   Make politicians pretty!

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   CrowdHall▲55

   An online town hall

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Helios▲68

   Verifiable online elections

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   We Vote▲2

   Using technology to make democracy stronger

   2018 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Penflip▲119

   A social writing platform

   2013 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Tech For Campaigns▲70

   Connecting Tech Talent Volunteers w/ Political Candidates

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Voten▲73

   Social bookmarking for the 21st Century

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Vox▲124

    Understand the news.

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    FastVoted▲121

    Get trending posts from PH, HN, reddit, & more in your Slack

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Democracy.io by EFF▲152

    A simpler way to send messages to Congress

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Votebox▲125

    Secure internet voting

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Electoral▲74

    Rock your Twitter lists

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Socialist▲161

    Organize the things you love

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Twitter Government Bot▲90

    Send a DM for personalized voter registration information

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Elect Meme▲63

    Vote for your favorite election meme

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Good Audience ▲92

    Build an audience the smart way

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Swarmize▲82

    Data journalism platform from The Guardian

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Next Society▲73

    Network Smarter

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Sway Democracy▲6

    The more you engage, the greater your sway

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Post the Bern▲100

    Put *any* tweet onto Bernie's Senate floor poster

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    WeWrite▲90

    Crowdsourced Storytelling

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Voice▲70

    Give and gather opinions

    2014 · 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 →