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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. Microsoft Cloud Show #118 | SQL Server on Linux, Stretched Databases, Mulling an Slack bid and more Cloud News launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Ocean▲205

    Linux server you can fit in your pocket.

    2016 · getocean.io · its alternatives →

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    Microsoft's cloud-ready OS

    2016 · microsoft.com · its alternatives →

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    Ben Stegink on his in depth research on Azure Storage

    2015 · microsoftcloudshow.com · its alternatives →

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    AC and CJ talk to Azure AD's Stuart Kwan from Microsoft

    2015 · microsoftcloudshow.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN! Kam here. I’m the founder of Linen.dev https://linen.dev, a website that makes your public Slack community Google searchable. Linen will sync your Slack threads and make it SEO friendly so your community can find Slack content that was previously hidden. Previously I worked on a popular open source project which had a sizable Slack community. Slack was great for engaging with community members and with early sales. However as community scales Slack becomes this black hole where context becomes lost. Most public communities can’t afford to pay for several…

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    The marketplace for remote community managers

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, My name is Kam. I'm the founder of Linen.dev. Linen communities is a Slack/Discord alternative that is Google-searchable and customer-support friendly. Today we are open-sourcing Linen and launching Linen communities. You can now create a community on Linen.dev without syncing it from Slack and Discord! I initially launched Linen as a tool to sync Slack and Discord conversations to a search engine-friendly website. As I talked to more community managers, I quickly realized that Slack and Discord communities don't scale well and that there needs to be a better tool, especially for…

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Servant▲94

    A simple cloud database for everyone

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Making databases simple again

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    AC and CJ's takeways and impressions of the conference

    2016 · microsoftcloudshow.com · its alternatives →

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    A managed cloud hosting platform for developers & designers

    2016 · cloudways.com · its alternatives →

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    Onlyfans but for databases

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    A Linux desktop in the cloud built for Machine Learning

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Behind the scenes at Kennedy Space Center & rocket launches

    2016 · microsoftcloudshow.com · its alternatives →

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    Azure Functions with MSFT's Chris Anderson & Jeremy Thake

    2016 · microsoftcloudshow.com · its alternatives →

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    x86-64 BareMetal server 5 times cheaper than DO and AWS

    2016 · scaleway.com · its alternatives →

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    Cloud Cost Management Tool

    2014 · apptio.com · its alternatives →

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    AC and CJ talk to Microsoft PM Andrew Liu about Document DB

    2015 · microsoftcloudshow.com · its alternatives →

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    Mist▲72

    Cloud Management In Your Pocket

    2014 · mist.io · its alternatives →

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    Slava Akhmechet schools us on RethinkDB and the realtime web

    2015 · changelog.com · its alternatives →

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    Docker Cloud with Borja Burgos

    2016 · microsoftcloudshow.com · its alternatives →

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    Discussing Node Core, LTS releases, and the community.

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    + New Cloud ML APIs, Sketchy AI Adoption #s & Cool Projects

    2016 · twimlai.com · its alternatives →

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    A minimalist distribution of Linux

    2015 · rancher.com · its alternatives →

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