Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. HubDesk – Receive and respond to emails with GitHub Issues launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   HubDesk▲73

   Receive and respond to emails with GitHub Issues

   2021 · hubdesk.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Bugbot▲130

   Use GitHub Issues in Slack

   2015 · smallwins.today · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Create GitHub Issues via email▲7

   2017 · fire.fundersclub.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Git Notify▲102

   Daily code diffs from public Github repos via Emails | Slack

   2016 · gitnotify.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Fire bot▲132

   Let your whole team create GitHub issues via email 🔥✉️️

   2017 · fire.fundersclub.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   DeckHub▲221

   A TweetDeck style desktop client for GitHub.

   2016 · getdeckhub.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Frankly▲101

   A dashboard of issues and PRs across GitHub repositories.

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Cashew▲90

   A simple Github issues macOS client

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9MN
   My new GitHub issue tracker, BugHub▲111

   2012 · bughubapp.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    MailPile▲75

    A fast, responsive open source email client

    2014 · mailpile.is · its alternatives →

11. 11
    HuBoard▲82

    Instant project management for GitHub repositories

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Mailcloud▲110

    A New Way to Email

    2014 · mailcloudapp.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    MailClark▲198

    The Slack bot for external communications

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Redkix Beta▲121

    Team messaging powered by email.

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    opensend.ccfree▲160

    The open source email platform that runs on your server

    22d ago · opensend.cc · its alternatives →

16. 16AE
    An email reminder service for your GitHub starred repos▲5

    2013 · githubreminder.org · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Lessnoise.app▲141

    GitHub issues & PRs as Slack digests

    2025 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    OpenSource Email Template▲109

    Responsive, Free, and Community Driven

    2014 · dyspatch.io · its alternatives →

19. 19FM
    Flute – my attempt at a better email API▲40

    2018 · flutemail.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Seer▲98

    Making emails actionable.

    2014 · getseer.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Redkix▲23

    Slack meets email

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Switchboard▲99

    Open-source email processing built in Erlang

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Helo▲103

    An independent email API from former Postmark folks

    22d ago · helohq.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Pingly▲86

    A new messaging platform working to evolve email

    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 →