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. I built inthing.io, realtime streams with a Python / REST API launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Deepstream.io▲112

   A scalable server for realtime web apps

   2015 · deepstream.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Pushpin▲79

   Building and scaling realtime APIs made easy

   2015 · pushpin.org · its alternatives →

3. 3
   SocketCluster▲93

   A scalable realtime engine for Node.js

   2015 · socketcluster.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Rapid.io▲5

   Globally distributed realtime APIs

   2017 · rapid.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Collabinate▲68

   an API for hosted activity streams

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Continuous Integration with Travis CI – Josh Kalderimis (Python Test Podcast)▲56

   Interview with Josh Kalderimis from Travis CI

   2016 · pythontesting.net · its alternatives →

7. 7MA
   Molten, a modern API framework for Python▲7

   2018 · moltenframework.com · its alternatives →

8. 8SA
   Starlette – An asyncio Web framework for Python▲8

   2018 · starlette.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   I built Wool, a lightweight distributed Python runtime▲15

   I spent a long time working in the payments industry, specifically on a rather niche reporting/aggregation platform with spiky workloads that were not easily parallelized. To pump as much data through our pipeline as possible, we had to rely on complex locking schemes across half a dozen or so not-so-micro services - keeping a clear mental picture of how the services interacted for a given data source was a major headache. This problem always intrigued me, even after I no longer worked at the company, and lead to the development of Wool. If you've worked with frameworks like Ray or…

   Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10WT
    Ways to build real time interactions with Apache Spark▲9

    2017 · spoddutur.github.io · its alternatives →

11. 11IM
    I made an API builder for side projects▲6

    2022 · getquickbase.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Create a React realtime app with Eventsource and restdb.io▲5

    react restdb.io real time tutorial stock data rest

    2017 · restdb.io · its alternatives →

13. 13IB
    I built utter.io in 10 days. MVP FTW.▲5

    2013 · utter.io · its alternatives →

14. 14LC
    Low-code platform to build user flows with your current API or IdP▲9

    2021 · arengu.com · its alternatives →

15. 15RD
    React-deepstream – realtime backend for ReactJS components▲5

    A realtime server for the modern web

    2016 · deepstream.io · its alternatives →

16. 16AP
    A Python Web Framework with Rust Runtime▲5

    2022 · sanskar.me · its alternatives →

17. 17
    SynergyKit▲2

    Build REST & real–time API in a few seconds

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18RT
    Real-Time Front-End Updates with React, Serverless, WebSockets, AWS IoT▲5

    2017 · gettechtalent.com · its alternatives →

19. 19IB
    I built an online programming language▲8

    2023 · lineone.dev · its alternatives →

20. 20AN
    A Node.js CLI tool to generate ai.txt, llms.txt, robots.txt, humans.txt▲7

    2025 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

21. 21IB
    I built a tool that gives any website an API and MCP▲5

    26d ago · its alternatives →

22. 22CI
    Cantrip – instant yet flexible REST API that binds to a JSON file▲7

    2015 · kriek.co.uk · its alternatives →

23. 23NN
    Nightcoders.net, a cloud IDE for ClojureScript▲7

    2017 · nightcoders.net · its alternatives →

24. 24
    My weekend project - Common API for Javascript Engines▲5

    2011 · github.com · its alternatives →

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