Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Maker Spotlight

Discover a new prolific maker each week 🛠🔦

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Maker Spotlight launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Makers Weekly▲90
Twitter-native vlog celebrating maker milestones
2020 · twitter.com · its alternatives →
2
MakerNews.io▲136
A community of Makers sharing what they find interesting.
2019 · its alternatives →
3
Maker Feed▲239
Find and follow amazing makers on Twitter in just two clicks
2018 · makerfeed.xyz · its alternatives →
4
Maker Weekly▲136
Indiemaker and bootstrapped startup news
2018 · its alternatives →
5
2016 Maker Challenge▲265
Make more stuff this year
2016 · megamaker.co · its alternatives →
6
Maker Rank▲528
Your favorite makers, ranked 👩‍🎤
2018 · makerrank.co · its alternatives →
7
Maker Mind▲408
The mindful productivity newsletter 💌🧠
2019 · newsletter.nesslabs.com · its alternatives →
8
Maker News▲93
Everything that's important at a single glance
2020 · its alternatives →
9
Maker of the Week▲236
$500 for the best product each week
2018 · seedproof.com · its alternatives →
10
Open Makers▲234
Community of makers who build in public
2021 · openmakers.io · its alternatives →
11
MakerPeak▲493
Give your product the spotlight it deserves
2023 · x.com · its alternatives →
12
Maker Blogs▲224
The best blogs written by makers across the web.
2018 · its alternatives →
13
Product Weekly Digest▲256
3 products for makers, every Friday in your inbox for free
2021 · its alternatives →
14
The State of Makers▲232
No code is about to take Makers by storm
2019 · nira.com · its alternatives →
15
Makers Up▲277
Community's #1 news source for all things indie maker 👨‍🎤
2019 · makersup.xyz · its alternatives →
16
Maker Launches▲213
Stats & stories from maker launches 🚀all over the world 🗺
2018 · its alternatives →
17
Makerblogs▲153
Crowd-sourced makers' blog list and posts feed
2019 · its alternatives →
18
Maker Hunt▲268
The knowledge-sharing community for Product Hunt makers
2015 · its alternatives →
19
Makerlog 3.0▲512
The productive community for makers and indie hackers. ✨
2020 · ambitiousfounder.com · its alternatives →
20
The Makers▲201
A curated directory of tools for the makers
2016 · themakers.io · its alternatives →
21
500 Makers▲292
An updated list of the Top 500 Makers on Product Hunt
2015 · 500makers.com · its alternatives →
22
Make▲240
The all-in-one community for makers
2022 · make.to · its alternatives →
23
Maker of Habit▲134
Discover the habits of today's top makers in 3 min every Tue
2022 · makerofhabit.co · its alternatives →
24
MakerBadge▲224
An open-source badge to put your mark on every project.
2018 · its alternatives →

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