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24 alternatives to How Apps Are Built - 4: DevEx and the Netflix cloud with Sangeeta Narayanan

A look into the tech behind Netflix's API

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. How Apps Are Built - 4: DevEx and the Netflix cloud with Sangeeta Narayanan launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   How Apps Are Built - 3: Khan Academy's mobile apps with Andy Matuschak▲57

   X-platform, dataflow, "sources of truth"

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Howl 2.0▲109

   The Netflix for podcasts

   2015 · howl.fm · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Netlodge 2.0▲97

   The Netflix for startups, reinvented with a personal touch

   2016 · new.netlodge.net · its alternatives →

4. 4
   VHX API▲129

   Build your own custom OTT network (like Netflix)

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Devmag▲133

   A network re-thought for software developers

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Grid▲218

   An iPad dashboard for families

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   User Flow Patterns▲203

   Collection of short user-flow videos for mobile apps

   2015 · userflowpatterns.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Netflix Switch▲153

   A physical #NetflixAndChill button

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Collabinate▲68

   an API for hosted activity streams

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    A360▲100

    Autodesk's cloud collaboration workspace for design projects

    2015 · autodesk.com · its alternatives →

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    Visible▲126

    Performance insights for startups and their investors.

    2014 · visible.vc · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Plot Guru▲86

    Turn Netflix-watching into a competitive trivia game!

    2015 · plotguru.com · its alternatives →

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    Work Smart - 18: How Google works smart with Product Manager, Tim Frank▲67

    "The culture is very black and white - don't sugar coat"

    2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Partially Derivative - Simon Rogers, Data Editor at Google▲60

    VR, interactive news apps, and the future of data journalism

    2016 · partiallyderivative.com · its alternatives →

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    Spinnaker▲111

    Open source, multi-cloud management from Netflix

    2015 · spinnaker.io · its alternatives →

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    CuriosityStream▲77

    Netflix for Nonfiction

    2016 · curiositystream.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Vector▲69

    Netflix's On-Host Performance Monitoring Tool

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Developer Ipsum▲110

    Lorem for nerds

    2021 · developer-ipsum.netlify.app · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Swift Devs▲101

    A community for developers and students of Swift

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Tribecube▲88

    Cloud workspace for teams

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    #Slowtofast - 4: On failure, the end of mobile apps, and successful ways of working remotely▲61

    A podcast on product development and design

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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    Demuxed: Ep. #2, Adaptive Streaming & DASH▲55

    Podcast for & by engineers working with web video

    2016 · heavybit.com · its alternatives →

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    Building Nexcast Part 1: Schooled by Silicon Valley▲74

    Part 1 of the journey building the podcast app and platform

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    DevFreeCasts▲90

    A huge collection of free screencasts for developers

    2014 · devfreecasts.org · its alternatives →

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