Life & fun · 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. JKAN – A light-weight, backend-free open data portal, powered by Jekyll launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   WeKan▲152

   The open-source Trello-like kanban

   2017 · wekan.github.io · its alternatives →

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   Forestry▲187

   A lightweight CMS for Jekyll and Hugo sites

   2016 · tina.io · its alternatives →

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   jql – Easier jq Alternative with a Lispy Syntax Written in Go▲217

   Easy JSON Query Processor with a Lispy syntax in Go - cube2222/jql

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   A proof-of-concept FoundationDB based network block device backend▲192

   A totally proof-of-concept FoundationDB based network block device backend - dividuum/fdb-nbd

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   My first Jekyll based documentation portal▲12

   2012 · docs.dokeeno.com · its alternatives →

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   JQL by Mixpanel▲96

   A powerful new query language to analyze your data

   2016 · mixpanel.com · its alternatives →

7. 7OS
   Open Source Documentation Portal Built on Jekyll▲20

   Apple’s WWDC25 introduced AdAttributionKit and Safari privacy changes. Discover what these updates mean for mobile attribution and tracking.

   2015 · blog.branch.io · its alternatives →

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   Forestry.io▲14

   A lightweight CMS for Jekyll and Hugo sites

   2016 · tina.io · its alternatives →

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   Why an Open Source JSON-LD Database▲16

   We are pleased to launch a public preview of an open source JSON-LD database which combines the simplicity of a document db with the analytical power of semantic graph. We hope it is approachable for most any developer while having the capabilities, when needed, for data interoperability, embedded cell-level security (ReBAC style), rich shape/schema restrictions, data provenance (time travel), and fact inferencing. Why did our team at Fluree build this? Data is increasingly critical for great decision making, AI, and more. The way we typically store and manage data, mainly as an…

   2023 · flur.ee · its alternatives →

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    An open source alternative to Google Analytics back end▲18

    It’s just the back end so it logs to MongoDB database so you can add any UI you want to it, feel free to contribute! (Suggestion’?)

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Jekyll Admin▲10

    A graphical interface for Jekyll

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Simple Jekyll Search▲28

    A JavaScript library to add search functionality to any Jekyll blog. - christian-fei/Simple-Jekyll-Search

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13JA
    Japan API – Free and Open Data▲7

    2021 · japan-api.github.io · its alternatives →

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    mixpanel JQL▲6

    JQL: A Query Language for Analytics

    2016 · mixpanel.com · its alternatives →

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    I Created an Online Store with Jekyll and Stripe on GitHub Pages▲12

    2015 · jacobroy.quebec · its alternatives →

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    Forestry.io▲11

    A simple CMS for Jekyll and Hugo sites

    2016 · tina.io · its alternatives →

17. 17JA
    JQAPI – Alternative jQuery Documentation Browser (V3, Based on Astro)▲5

    2023 · jqapi.com · its alternatives →

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    JekyllPad▲18

    Static Sites Content Made Easy. Zero Markdown or Code.

    Oct 2025 · jekyllpad.com · its alternatives →

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    StoneDB – A real-time HTAP database built on MySQL▲14

    StoneDB is an Open-Source MySQL HTAP and MySQL-Native DataBase for OLTP, Real-Time Analytics, a counterpart of MySQLHeatWave. - stoneatom/stonedb

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    OpenRefine▲8

    A free open source powerful tool for working with messy data

    2017 · openrefine.org · its alternatives →

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    JSDB.io - A collection of the best JS libraries for front-end dev▲8

    RxDB is a fast, local-first NoSQL-database for JavaScript Applications like Websites, hybrid Apps, Electron-Apps, Progressive Web Apps and Node.js

    2013 · jsdb.io · its alternatives →

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    Refinery – Data anonymization and governance for the masses▲11

    https://www.openquery.io/refinery We are Christos, Damien and Nodar, founders of OpenQuery. We are building Refinery, an Open Source deployment written in Rust to automate the process of anonymizing sensitive data and governing how different consumers access that data using our 'policy-as-code' framework (It's based on Hashicorp's HCL). We noticed that companies have been solving the same problem over and over in different ways. The problem boils down to giving a data-consumer (this could be an analyst, a BI tool, an ML workflow, a different company etc. ) access to a…

    2020 · its alternatives →

23. 23GB
    Git-Based Static Website CMS for Jekyll Websites▲6

    2015 · staticwebsitemanager.com · its alternatives →

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    static-json-db, The Native Jamstack Database▲9

    The Native Jamstack Database. A NoSQL key-value database stored as a directory tree of small JSON files which can be deployed as part of a static website and queried from client browsers in an efficient manner. - jlxw/static-json-db

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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