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. Live HN with SocketIO+Redis launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   SocketCluster▲93

   A scalable realtime engine for Node.js

   2015 · socketcluster.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   A threaded, TCP, key value store in Haskell▲63

   A multi-threaded, TCP, key-value store inspired by Redis implemented in Haskell. - honza/redish

   2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3SC
   Simple command-line utilities for Redis pubsub▲7

   2016 · ajguenther.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Sockudo▲14

   High-performance Pusher alternative in Rust

   2025 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   A dev. oriented, real-time administration and dataviz service for Redis▲7

   สล็อตเว็บตรง เว็บสล็อต ใหม่ 2026 เว็บสล็อตตรง ที่ได้รับความนิยม จัดอันดับ 1 จ่ายเงินไว ได้เงินจริง ระบบ API แท้ รับทรูวอเลท ไม่มีขั้นต่ำ

   2013 · redsmin.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   A desktop HN reader client in Rust/egui▲9

   A little toy HN client for the desktop that I've been playing around with this week.

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7ST
   Service to redirect to HN thread▲5

   2016 · discuss-on-hn.xyz · its alternatives →

8. 8
   socket.io▲23

   Socket.IO enables real-time bidirectional communication

   2015 · socket.io · its alternatives →

9. 9LP
   Lightbus – Python/Redis Message Bus for Eventing and RPCs▲6

   2019 · lightbus.org · its alternatives →

10. 10HF
    Hyperapp for Redux refugees▲6

    2018 · medium.com · its alternatives →

11. 11LI
    LambdaNews.io, an HN client built with Vue▲9

    2018 · lambdanews.io · its alternatives →

12. 12RT
    Real-Time Front-End Updates with React, Serverless, WebSockets, AWS IoT▲5

    2017 · gettechtalent.com · its alternatives →

13. 13RR
    RedFI – Redis Fault-Injection Proxy▲6

    2017 · openfip.github.io · its alternatives →

14. 14AO
    A one click, auto scaling redis hosting for hackathons in Go▲5

    2015 · getaredis.mbassem.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Boltly▲11

    Postman for Socket.io

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    I made an alternative to hosted Redis – Serverless for Redis▲25

    2020 · thiicket.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Hypersurface – a modern polling app. (Vue and Socketio)▲6

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18AS
    A simple extension to auto refresh HN via AJAX▲5

    2013 · blog.johnnygannon.net · its alternatives →

19. 19IB
    I built inthing.io, realtime streams with a Python / REST API▲8

    2016 · willmcgugan.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Slon – A Mastodon-compatible Fediverse server for TempleOS▲5

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21WT
    Ways to build real time interactions with Apache Spark▲9

    2017 · spoddutur.github.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    DeFi Socket▲6

    Stream realtime DeFi events across chains seamlessly

    2025 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Hynda▲2

    An API that enables real-time communication across devices

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24AL
    Alive - Live Programming for C#▲8

    2015 · comealive.io · 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 →