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24 alternatives to Lightning Maps

Real time lightning strikes across the globe

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Lightning Maps launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Live Lightning Maps▲4

   A real time collaborative lightning location network.

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Thunderly▲105

   Experience real-time lightning from anywhere on earth

   2018 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Fortinet Threat Map▲123

   Watch real time cyber-attacks taking place on world map

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Ventusky▲148

   Real-time weather mapping

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Thunderstorm▲105

   Easily create and manage Tweetstorms

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6RT
   Real-time image generation with SDXL Lightning▲444

   2024 · fastsdxl.ai · its alternatives →

7. 7AF
   API for real time lightning strikes▲5

   2015 · lightning.imilan.me · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Dark Sky for Web▲262

   Hyperlocal weather information, now on the web ⛈

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Mapme Stories▲329

   Tell stunning stories through maps

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Daily Attack Map▲90

    Real-time map of daily worldwide DDos attacks

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Perfect Weather▲80

    Forecast and weather maps at a glance. (US only)

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    AttackMap▲94

    A crowdsourced map of attacks happening now around the world

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    nowTweets▲79

    Discover breaking events anywhere in the world w/ geotagging

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Lightning▲91

    The faster, easier, and cheaper way to get services.

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Norse▲91

    See real-time DoS attacks on a map

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Electricity Map▲100

    Live CO2 emissions of electricity consumption

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Storming.me▲92

    Tweetstorms as a screenshot of text

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Built With▲95

    See Technologies Behind Websites in Real-Time

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    heatmap.js▲132

    Dynamic Real-time Heatmaps for the Web

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Atlas Obscura▲110

    A guide to wondrous and curious places

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Stormia▲73

    Beautiful animation of live weather in the US

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Placemeter▲88

    See how busy places are in real time

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Awesome Maps▲98

    Putting the awesome back in maps

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    PokéAlert▲70

    Realtime map for Pokémon GO

    2016 · 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 →