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24 alternatives to IBM Q

Quantum Computer as a service

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. IBM Q launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   IBM Q System One▲10

   World's First Commercial Quantum Computing System

   2019 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Nubity▲61

   SysAdmin as a Service

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   BlueQubit▲109

   The simplest way to access a quantum computer

   2023 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Quantum Lead▲80

   More data, more leads, more everything.

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Quantum Algorithm as a Service (Q3AS)▲102

   Q3AS, deployment & execution of quantum algorithms by Aqora

   2024 · aqora.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Cloud▲112

   Interactive lamp and sound system

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Fluky▲105

   A friendly randomiser

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   LittleBits - the bitLab▲84

   The Marketplace For User-Generated Hardware

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Microsoft Majorana 1▲173

   Inventing the transistor for the quantum age

   2025 · news.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Amazon Ocelot▲164

    Amazon's first quantum computing chip

    2025 · aboutamazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Quantum Computing – System▲5

    Quantum computing for the modern innovator

    Jan 2026 · checkout-ds24.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Eve V▲111

    The first ever crowd-developed computer

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    QU3▲133

    Quantum-safe MCP servers for private, verifiable inference

    2025 · its alternatives →

14. 14PW
    Play with real quantum physics in your browser▲156

    I wanted to make the simplest app to introduce myself and others to quantum computing. Introducing, Schrödinger's Coin. Powered by a simple Hadamard gate[0] on IBM quantum, with this app you can directly interact with a quantum system to experience true randomness. Thoughts? Could you see any use cases for yourself of this? Or, does it inspire any other ideas of yours? Curious what others on HN think! [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_logic_gate#Hadamard_ga...

    2025 · quantum.orgsoft.org · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Quantum Lake▲67

    Drive your cosmic fish shoals through space-time labyrinths

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Rhombus▲86

    Conversational Commerce as a Service

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17HA
    Hardware-agnostic library for near-term quantum machine learning▲8

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    everything.io▲59

    The Operating System for Your Stuff

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    QuantConnect▲83

    Algorithmic Trading with Back Testing

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Burst▲84

    Search & discover on-demand services

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21AQ
    A Quantum Perceptron – First Steps in QML▲65

    2019 · qml.entropicalabs.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The 64▲106

    Re-imagining of the original home computer, the Commodore C6

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Quantopian▲92

    Your algorithmic investing platform

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Base▲78

    The post-PC CRM

    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 →