Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 23 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. My hardware and software setup for a new home launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   My HomeLab (and other cool stuff)▲9

   Just wanted to make my first post about something interesting I've been working on for some time. Any ideas/suggestions for new hardware or software I should try out are welcome, though I will only have time for a major overhaul in a month or two where I want to redo and document everything a bit better than how it is currently. Hope this can inspire someone to start their own homelab or give some ideas to already existing ones!

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Apple HomeView▲209

   A new way to stay connected, and manage the home

   10d ago · apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3AM
   Automating My Studio Apartment▲9

   2020 · blog.digitalbunker.dev · its alternatives →

4. 4M
   MiRemoteBridge▲56

   a $5 build that lets a Bluetooth remote run your PC

   Sep 2026 · qyhhhh.github.io · its alternatives →

5. 5MH
   My humble uptime monitoring service after year of developing▲9

   2020 · pingr.io · its alternatives →

6. 6UR
   Using RAMBOOT to build a diskless home router OS▲8

   2013 · ramboot.org · its alternatives →

7. 7AA
   An Apple-like computer with a built-in BASIC interpreter in my game▲9

   2025 · reprobate.site · its alternatives →

8. 8IM
   I'm building a system that automates onboarding▲9

   2019 · boardme.app · its alternatives →

9. 9KA
   KitchenSync, a secure home cloud to support myself during university▲6

   2012 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

10. 10MR
    My Responsive Design Development Setup▲9

    2012 · character-set.tumblr.com · its alternatives →

11. 11ML
    My Load Testing Project▲7

    2011 · load.wondernetwork.com · its alternatives →

12. 12HI
    H34t.io (No VC funding, no startup, I just wanted to build it)▲8

    2016 · h34t.io · its alternatives →

13. 13JC
    JS Cloud/Web Desktop I made in my spare-time▲5

    2013 · andersevenrud.github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14GO
    Getting Our Hardware MVP to Real Users▲7

    2014 · blog.wearewired.in · its alternatives →

15. 15MS
    My Startup – GigDog, Internet Radio for Local Music▲9

    2013 · cville.gigdog.fm · its alternatives →

16. 16MW
    My weekend project - Etherpad + Repl.it▲9

    2013 · replpad.com · its alternatives →

17. 17MN
    My new project – Startupconfessions.io▲6

    2013 · startupconfessions.io · its alternatives →

18. 18MW
    Microcontroller with hardware-accelerated Lua VM▲8

    Still a bit of a WIP, but getting there... Any feedback appreciated :)

    2025 · brisbanesilicon.com.au · its alternatives →

19. 19IB
    I built an IDE for devs who live in the terminal▲6

    2025 · trycodigo.com · its alternatives →

20. 20IU
    I upgrade my digital dead man switch▲5

    Add more features: - File upload - Improve user interface - Account deletion, data export - Improve security

    2024 · bequeath.app · its alternatives →

21. 21SI
    Startup I Built in 48 Hours▲5

    2013 · printsecret.com · its alternatives →

22. 22DW
    Direktiv with new UI and Back end▲5

    2021 · blog.direktiv.io · its alternatives →

23. 23IW
    I wrote a WebUSB driver for the Xbox kinect▲5

    2023 · turbocrime.github.io · its alternatives →

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