Dev tools · 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. Machinable – open-source Back end-as-a-Service launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   KORE.io▲88

   A fast SPDY capable web server for web development in C

   2015 · kore.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Lleverage▲70

   The autonomous back office for the physical economy

   8d ago · lleverage.ai · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Styx▲65

   An agentic development environment (ADE) for Mac

   26d ago · heystyx.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Helios▲66

   An extensible open-source mobile backend framework

   2014 · globalli.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Workflowy but Open Source▲7

   Think Workflowy meets OSS with the plugin extensibility of Obsidian and beauty of Linear

   Jul 2026 · twitter.com · its alternatives →

6. 6OA
   Online and open source low-code platform with live collaboration▲9

   2018 · icodebetter.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   I made an open-source Replit▲9

   I spent the past few weeks making an open source cloud code editing environment with an AI copilot and multiplayer collaboration! It's fully self-hostable in 5-10 minutes. There's a lot of minor improvements to be made, and some are already listed in the Github issues. Let me know what you think and feel free to try it out.

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8ST
   ServiceShop – Turnkey open-source application deployments▲7

   2017 · serviceshop.io · its alternatives →

9. 9AO
   An opensource, distributed app store▲7

   2018 · appshare.co · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Goat, a REST api server in Go▲5

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11OS
    Open source remote job aggregator▲9

    2015 · goremote.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Dispy▲8

    A python module for distributed and parallel computing

    2017 · dispy.sourceforge.net · its alternatives →

13. 13PW
    Progressive Web App “An Easy Programming Language”▲5

    2018 · easyprog.app · its alternatives →

14. 14OS
    Open-source, developer-first prompt engineering platform▲6

    2024 · docs.hatchet.run · its alternatives →

15. 15
    OpenShift▲10

    A free, end-to-end, cloud-native development experience.

    2017 · developers.redhat.com · its alternatives →

16. 16RA
    Ranvier, a Node.js based telnet MUD codebase▲5

    2017 · ranviermud.com · its alternatives →

17. 17EG
    EasyDev – Graphical app creator that generates customizable source code▲9

    2017 · easydev.org · its alternatives →

18. 18GA
    Gondola, a Django like web framework in Go▲7

    2014 · gondolaweb.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Unobtrusive JavaScript framework for server-side applications▲6

    2017 · unpoly.com · its alternatives →

20. 20CD
    Continuous Delivery with a Real Deployment Platform▲9

    2015 · distelli.com · its alternatives →

21. 21SW
    SaaS webframework▲7

    2018 · innomatic.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Echo▲7

    A fast and unfancy micro web framework for Go

    2016 · labstack.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Encrusted – A Zork Interpreter Written in Rust / WebAssembly▲6

    2018 · sterlingdemille.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Razorframe▲5

    a Node.js library for kickstarting real-time apps at scale

    2016 · github.com · 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 →