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24 alternatives to I built a service to find cool people on Github
Github Friends is a service that helps developers discover interesting people on Github. It allows users to explore and find developers whose work aligns with their interests or skills. The tool is designed for… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. I built a service to find cool people on Github launched in 2011; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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GitHub Projects▲718GitHub takes on Trello with new project management tools
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Tools to build on and improve your workflow
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2012 · geohub.github.com · its alternatives →
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Full visibility into your GitHub projects right inside Slack
2018 · slack.github.com · its alternatives →
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GitHired▲360Hey HN - today I’m launching GitHired. A hiring platform that ranks developers based on what they actually build — not what they claim on a PDF. It’s called GitHired, and here’s the core idea: GitHub > Resumes Instead of trusting “proficient in React” bullet points, we analyze a candidate’s actual GitHub: their real tech stack their most complex projects how active they are what kinds of contributions they make which skills match your job description and yes, we detect fake “green square farming.” Why we built this Because engineering hiring is broken. Resumes are inflated. Activity charts…
Dec 2025 · githired.tech · its alternatives →
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2012 · pixelapse.com · its alternatives →
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Generate a personal website based on GitHub contributions
2019 · vscode.dev · its alternatives →
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2012 · woolam.org · its alternatives →
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2013 · gitter.im · its alternatives →
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GitGlance▲101Github lead generation for hiring & sales teams
2025 · gitglance.co · its alternatives →
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Since everyone seems to be making a github application, I thought I'd share mine. It's an aggregated view of all of a given person's github projects, as well as easyish lookups for linkedin/stackoverflow/hackernews. It attempts to determine both productivity (how much code did this person write?) as well as impact (did anyone care?) I'd love any feedback, but go easy on the number of simultaneous searches as I'm trying to play nice by github's api limits. check it -- http://www.gitalytics.com
2011 · gitalytics.com · its alternatives →
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Software, AI tools, companies, resources, and SERP projects. Browse curated products, resources, and documentation links in one searchable directory.
2015 · github-awards.com · its alternatives →
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List.community▲145Easy way to browse curated lists on GitHub
2018 · list.community · its alternatives →
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Followed By▲71Fetch mutual GitHub followers, straight to the profile page
2022 · getfollowedby.xyz · its alternatives →
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Gitty 2▲68Everything you love about GitHub, right in your pocket.
2014 · gittyapp.com · its alternatives →
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Visualize all of Github's awesome lists
2021 · awesome.digitalbunker.dev · its alternatives →
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2017 · wearedomino.com · its alternatives →
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