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Jel is a collaborative work application designed as a video game, launched in January 2021. It helps teams coordinate and complete tasks through game-like mechanics and interfaces. The platform is built for people who… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Jel, the Video Game for Collaboration launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Jel▲81

    The video game for work.

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Tabl 1.0▲752

    A multi-player web browser

    2025 · its alternatives →

  3. 3AF

    I've seen some interests in (simulation) video games here on HN so I thought I'd share a short version of our story. More than 6 years ago, me and my friend from university were playing around with an idea of making a game we always wanted to play. We worked on it on weekends but the progress was quite slow, especially due to so many dead ends and wasted effort. Eventually however, we solidified our direction and decided to take the risk to resign from our well paid SWE jobs and work on it full time. It took more than a year but yesterday we have finally released it on Steam:…

    2022 · its alternatives →

  4. 4IT
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    One inbox for all your work discussions

    2024 · generalcollaboration.com · its alternatives →

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    Kosy 2.0▲446

    A virtual space where remote teams work better together

    2022 · kumospace.com · its alternatives →

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    Jell▲122

    Keep your team up to date without another meeting

    2015 · jell.com · its alternatives →

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    All-in-one virtual HQ for high-performing remote teams

    2025 · sowork.com · its alternatives →

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    Craft 2.0▲273

    A collaborative platform for product creation

    2017 · craft.io · its alternatives →

  10. 10IS
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    JSRobot▲477

    Learn to code in JavaScript by playing a game 🤖

    2017 · lab.reaal.me · its alternatives →

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    Hello HN! We’re a small creative studio specializing in real-time 3D experiences. Netlify approached us to design and build an interactive experience to celebrate reaching 5 million developers. Inspired by the classic game Marble Madness, we created a gamified experience where users control a ball through playful, interactive levels. The goal was to blend marketing content with the look and feel of a game to engage users. The app is built with Three.js [1], using our custom render pipeline and shaders, and uses Rapier for physics simulation [2]. The 2D content is overlaid on the WebGL view…

    2024 · 5-million-devs.netlify.com · its alternatives →

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    Zero-setup collaborative cloud IDE for teachers and students

    2021 · replit.com · its alternatives →

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    Connected space for product teams with components and more

    2018 · zeplin.io · its alternatives →

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    Hugo 2.0▲331

    Better meetings through centralized, actionable notes

    2021 · meetingnotes.com · its alternatives →

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    Share, organize and collaborate on designs

    2020 · blog.zeplin.io · its alternatives →

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    Where remote teams build strong culture, no sign up required

    2022 · thursday.social · its alternatives →

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    ForewordJavalin is a Java and Kotlin web framework which focuses on simplicity and Java/Kotlin interoperability.It supports WebSockets and HTTP3, and it uses...

    2022 · javalin.io · its alternatives →

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    Build stronger, happier remote team culture

    2021 · matterapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Kollab▲376

    Shared workspace where teams work with agents together

    Apr 2026 · kollab.im · its alternatives →

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    Jestor▲192

    No-code internal tool builder to scale startup operations

    2021 · jestor.com · its alternatives →

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    Multiplayer cloud-based Chrome browser

    2022 · its alternatives →

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