AI · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Kardn

Discover tailored connections

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Kardn launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Kardn▲2

   ChatGPT for finding people and events

   2025 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Venn▲167

   Connecting new friendships & shared activities nearby

   2022 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Affinity▲431

   Relationship Intelligence, Reimagined

   2018 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Product Hunt Mentors Network▲539

   Book 1 to 1 meetings with industry experts

   2020 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   North▲459

   Discover, remember, and share great places with friends

   2024 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Happn▲127

   Find people you've crossed paths with

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Explore▲88

   Discover interesting people in your 2nd degree network.

   2018 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Mapin▲86

   Discover the world unfiltered and in real time

   2024 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Knei▲90

   Personal connections tool to keep in touch regularly

   2023 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Foundity▲138

    Connecting founders: database & resources hub for innovation

    2024 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Foundity 2.0▲36

    The Social Startup Network.

    2025 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    ntwrk▲200

    Have better relationships

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Affinity.me▲120

    Discover like-minded people (using machine learning)

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Discover Profiles▲113

    Discover social media profiles in web

    2021 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Chattitude▲81

    Find friends by interest, randomly, worldwide.

    2020 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Shapr▲114

    A completely free way to build your professional network.

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Meet New Friends▲128

    A new tool by Facebook to help you meet new friends

    2019 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Sift▲75

    Find, discover and connect your organization's people

    2023 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Panion▲83

    Meet people with common interests wherever you go

    2019 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Thred▲111

    Work friendships are key to retention, we make them happen

    2023 · its alternatives →

21. 21MP
    Meet people, have more conversations about what truly interests you▲23

    Hi all, Andrew here. I hate smalltalk[1] but love deep conversations and want more of them, for myself and for others. This is why I made pairup.social. It's a conversation-finding and friend-finding app based on the things you'd most like to talk about. Sure, you have your friends, colleagues and family you can talk to, but it can be hard to go deep on your unique interests. Finding and reaching out to people on the internet is possible, but in practice I find I don’t really do it that much. It’s a bit awkward. If I found them on a single-topic discussion group, I don’t know much else about…

    2024 · pairup.social · its alternatives →

22. 22
    MyFriednMyPartner▲95

    Find friends who want to start a business

    2023 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    OpenPools.in▲13

    Find Your People, Build What Matters

    Jan 2026 · openpools.in · its alternatives →

24. 24
    ConvoHunter▲48

    Find high-intent leads across Reddit, X, and LinkedIn

    Dec 2025 · convohunter.com · its alternatives →

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