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24 alternatives to Ocean

A Community of designers sharing feedback

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Ocean launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Cycles▲179

   Visual feedback and approvals for web development

   2016 · cycleshq.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Fizzl.io▲162

   The fastest way for UX designers to fetch feedback

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Wake Annotations▲110

   A more powerful way to give design feedback

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   QritiQ.me▲120

   A community for designers to share and learn

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   Designeer▲150

   Bringing the best of the internet together

   Sep 2026 · designeer.xyz · its alternatives →

6. 6
   FreshDesign.io▲219

   A curation of beautiful websites and designer resources

   2016 · freshdesign.io · its alternatives →

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   Moodboard▲104

   Share ideas with a link!

   2014 · gomoodboard.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Designer Chat▲148

   The Designer News community in a private Slack chat.

   2014 · designerchat.co · its alternatives →

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   Airgora▲130

   A visual community for physical product designers

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Lattice Feedback▲170

    Give co-workers feedback in the moment

    2017 · lattice.com · its alternatives →

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    Designspiration▲135

    Discover and share design inspiration

    2014 · designspiration.com · its alternatives →

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    Panda▲76

    Keeping designers inspired and informed

    2014 · usepanda.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Bridge▲78

    Connecting designers with top startups

    2014 · designerfund.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Design Talks▲89

    Give and get design feedback on the go w/ audio annotations

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Team Sketch▲118

    A community for Sketch designers powered by Slack.

    2015 · teamsketch.io · its alternatives →

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    Layout - No One's Trying to Make a Shitty Website▲67

    How to work and collaborate with developers

    2016 · layout.fm · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Designers MX▲143

    Curated playlists by designers, for designers.

    2014 · designers.mx · its alternatives →

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    CMYK▲89

    Real-time design feedback from your own network

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Gravit▲154

    Design better, collaborate faster

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Researchers.io▲203

    Product Hunt for UX research

    2014 · researchers.io · its alternatives →

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    Discussing Design▲68

    Improving communication and collaboration through critique

    2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →

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    Proofrr▲91

    One workspace for creative feedback, reviews, and approvals

    Aug 2026 · proofrr.com · its alternatives →

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    Desinion ▲115

    The place to give and get opinions on design.

    2015 · desinion.com · its alternatives →

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    Mental Notes▲127

    Bring a little psychology to Web design

    2014 · getmentalnotes.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 →