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. Mstrap, a tool for automated dev environment provisioning launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   The DevOps 2.0 Toolkit▲72

   Automating the continuous deployment pipeline

   2017 · leanpub.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Styx▲65

   An agentic development environment (ADE) for Mac

   26d ago · heystyx.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Learn Enough Dev Environment to Be Dangerous▲68

   A tutorial introduction to computer development environments

   2017 · learnenough.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   a16z - The Future of Software Development▲63

   The supply and demand of software eating the world

   2016 · feeds.soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

5. 5DT
   Dev Toolbelt - Handy micro-tools for developers▲8

   2014 · gimenete.github.io · its alternatives →

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   Dr-provision, a single binary system provisioning solution▲7

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7RD
   Remote Development Environment for Teams▲9

   2019 · imperius.launchaco.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Developer Toolkit▲6

   2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9LA
   Layers: A multidimensional code environment▲7

   2016 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Basalt – IDE-like documentation for infrastructure and API▲7

    Mar 2026 · basalt-docs.com · its alternatives →

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    Insight▲11

    IDE-like code search and navigation, on the cloud

    2017 · elastic.co · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Liaison 1.0 – Dramatically Simplify Full‑Stack Development▲7

    2020 · liaison.dev · its alternatives →

13. 13SA
    SwitchFeat – An open source feature flags and A/B testing platform▲9

    2023 · switchfeat.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Design Patterns▲6

    Building Maintainable and Scalable Software

    2016 · dzone.com · its alternatives →

15. 15BA
    Bronson – Automated Java Code Review on GitHub▲8

    2014 · bronson.io · its alternatives →

16. 16AS
    A semantic diff tool for GitHub codebases▲5

    2013 · nodeknockout.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Scoop▲3

    A command-line installer for Windows

    2019 · scoop.sh · its alternatives →

18. 18CA
    Codemonkey.ai – BI for Software Development Leaders▲7

    2017 · codemonkey.ai · its alternatives →

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    Dispy▲8

    A python module for distributed and parallel computing

    2017 · dispy.sourceforge.net · its alternatives →

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    Impactcoder (German)▲3

    Dev Jobs, OSS and initiatives in the sustainability field

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Blue Ocean▲6

    A project that rethinks the user experience of Jenkins

    2016 · jenkins.io · its alternatives →

22. 22AE
    Archie – Easier Multiple Architecture Compilation in the Cloud▲5

    2019 · headmelted.com · its alternatives →

23. 23RA
    Robocop – Automated code reviews on GitHub▲7

    2015 · robocop.siddharthkp.com · its alternatives →

24. 24CL
    Codetree – Lightweight project management for GitHub issues▲6

    2015 · blog.codetree.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 →