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 made an IMDB for Tech launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Makerbase▲448

   Like a user-editable IMDB for product makers

   2015 · makerba.se · its alternatives →

2. 2
   TL;DR▲85

   Interesting content, summarized by real people

   2014 · tldr.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Muse▲127

   Curated career platform.

   2014 · themuse.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Thinga.Me by Microsoft▲95

   Make virtual collections of your real stuff

   2016 · microsoft.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Listicle▲61

   A place where you can organize your world through lists

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Peggsite▲103

   A one-page board to express yourself

   2014 · peggsite.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   eex▲138

   A collection of web experiments

   2016 · tofuness.github.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Sketchbook Project▲87

   A crowd-sourced library of Sketchbooks

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Retelly ▲64

   A video magazine

   2016 · retelly.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Heychat▲80

    Create a storyboard of your life

    2015 · heychatapp.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Timehop▲151

    Your digital life history

    2014 · timehop.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Kit FUI▲103

    IMDb-like database for Fantasy User Interfaces

    2015 · noteloop.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Chainy▲62

    Connecting creative people

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Ginkgotree▲73

    A Tumblr for making your own textbooks

    2014 · ginkgotree.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Real Illuminati▲90

    Get introed to someone awesome

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    My Job Discovery▲71

    Crowdsource your career path.

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Genius▲56

    Annotate the world

    2014 · genius.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Making Live▲77

    Watch how people make cool things in real time.

    2015 · makinglive.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Vida▲72

    Amazing Visualizations for Your Data

    2014 · vida.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Life Graphy▲60

    Visualize your daily goals

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Fever Reader▲73

    A Feed Reader with A Brain

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Fork▲80

    Make your life a comic book - and fork other's creations

    2015 · dafork.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Musey▲64

    see an object in real life? buy it on the spot

    2014 · museyapp.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Twile▲67

    A beautiful timeline of your family life

    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 →