Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to "Never wait on hold again" service built with Rails and Twilio
My buddy paulsingh and I have been working on this for a few weeks, got something up and running and wanted to show you. The problem we're solving: When you need customer service (your flight got canceled, strange fees on your bill, etc) you just want to talk to a real person. Waiting on hold wastes your time AND your concentration; you can't be coding in the zone when part of your brain is waiting for an operator. Our solution: We wanted to make it "one click" to reach a real person. How it works: You click on who you want to talk to (even a specific department, like the billing dept at…
FastCustomer is a service that eliminates time spent on hold with customer service. Users select a company and department, then the system automatically dials, navigates phone menus, and waits on hold. It only calls… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. "Never wait on hold again" service built with Rails and Twilio launched in 2011; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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NoSho.app▲271Grow your waitlist and fill availability fast with deposits
Nov 2025 · nosho.app · its alternatives →
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Waitlister▲264Hey! I've recently launched Waitlister, an app for creating product launch waitlist in minutes (or seconds if you wish to). Why you should build a waitlist before you launch your product? Because, - it'll help you validate your idea before spending too much time on building, - get first users that will potentially convert/sign up as soon as you launch, - and you can generate more buzz for your launch than you could without one. How does Waitlister help you with this? With it, you can: - create a hosted landing page, - create an embeddable waitlist form, - send automatic welcome emails,…
Apr 2026 · waitlister.me · its alternatives →
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I wrote this over the last couple of weeks using Rails 3, Twilio and a variety of Gems, putting in about 2 hours per day. I'd love any feedback from the HN community on any aspects of the site (design, API construction, documentation, marketing, pricing which is TBD). On a related note: I have to say that I'm really flying with Rails 3. Typically I roll with Django, but have been super impressed with the Rails 3. Feels really clean, and there are some Gems that make the more mundane parts of the webapp construction fun and agile: Haml/Sass, blueprint, Fancy-buttons, Devise. I'll probably…
2011 · phoneify.com · its alternatives →
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FastPass™▲83Let customers pay you to skip the line.
2021 · fastpass.swipepages.co · its alternatives →
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Uptime Robot (free) + App Engine (free) + Twilio (cheap) = almost free downtime alerts! Uptime Robot notices that your website is not responding. …
2014 · doublemap.github.io · its alternatives →
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Connect salespeople to clients with security and compliance
2022 · support.twilio.com · its alternatives →
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Waitwize▲79The future of queue management and order notification
2023 · waitwize.com · its alternatives →
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Call support. We'll wait on hold. You get your life back.
Apr 2026 · onholdmate.com · its alternatives →
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I built a little script that gives me a fake phone call to escape boring and awkward situations. I bought a virtual number from twilio and saved it as one of my relatives. Whenever I feel stuck, I just tap a button called “ESCAPE” on my phone. It sends a request to my remote server. The server runs a small Python script which schedules an actual call. After a minute, my phone rings and plays a pre-recorded audio. I simply say “sorry, I’m getting a call” and walk away. A tiny project, but it has saved me so many times. Script -…
2025 · its alternatives →
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Last Call cc▲71A marketplace to find local last-minute deals 🛍
2018 · kerven.org · its alternatives →
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Reachfast.ai▲33Find direct dials and emails of 385m+ professionals
2025 · reachfast.ai · its alternatives →
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When we were kids, adults were always setting boundaries and keeping us on task. We thought this was annoying and relished the day when we'd grow up and get to do whatever we want. And here we are with that freedom only to find it's not that simple. We try to stay off our phones but we keep picking it up in the bedroom costing us our sleep and making us late. We need to break through task paralysis but we end up waiting until the last minute instead. Now we realize how privileged we were to have someone on the outside keeping us in check. We try to solve the problem by beating ourselves up,…
2024 · iwillholdyouaccountable.com · its alternatives →
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Transforms pre-launch signups into a viral growth engine.
2025 · its alternatives →
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No Joke: Know Who’ll Buy From You In 10 Seconds
Apr 2026 · reachrobin.com · its alternatives →
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