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24 alternatives to Machine Made

Manufacturing, simplified

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Machine Made launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Maker's Row▲157

   Factory Sourcing Made Easy

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Custom Made▲160

   We help you get anything made.

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Product People ▲239

   Podcast focused on great products and their makers

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Makerball▲115

   DIY pinball machine

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Grind▲56

   Work Liquid

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Other Machine Co.▲67

   Making design and manufacturing accessible to all

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Makers Year▲98

   Resources for devops and operations from industry leaders

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Gliffy▲75

   Diagrams Made Easy

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   ReadMe▲61

   Beautiful Documentation Made Simple

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Instructables▲97

    DIY How To Make Instructions

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Coursebirdie▲74

    Learn from industry professionals for free

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    machines parts▲1

    parts design and production

    2019 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Techogym▲60

    Connected gym equipment

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Sideproject▲57

    Posts about making stuff on the web

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Memrise▲85

    Learn Anything

    2013 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    One Thing Well▲95

    A weblog about simple, useful software

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Seen▲83

    A social summary of what’s happening

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Standards▲67

    The simplest self-management system

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Darby Smart▲66

    DIY Projects & Supplies

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Jott▲70

    Notes Made Simple

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Synopsis▲83

    Need To Know News

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Othermill▲76

    Highly precise, compact, and easy-to-use desktop CNC mill

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Makers: The New Industrial Revolution▲72

    The front lines of a new industrial revolution

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Fast Forward Labs▲66

    Reporting on the Recently Possible

    2014 · 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 →