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. Octodex – Find People on GitHub launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Octohunt▲106

   find developers on github

   2016 · octohunt.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Octohub▲127

   The missing app for GitHub

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Octobot▲68

   Your friendly GitHub status app.

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Octotree▲133

   GitHub on steroids

   2019 · octotree.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Octolens▲354

   Hi Hacker News, Octolens is a social listening tool that helps early stage B2B software companies find social posts with buy signals. I use Octolens to grow our business daily, this is how: I track keywords related to our solved pain points, brand, and competitors. Octolens finds posts across sites like Reddit, X, LinkedIn, and more, then assesses them with AI for relevance and buying signals. I receive alerts about highly relevant posts in Slack. I then engage with these posts to connect and convert potential customers. As cold outbound becomes more challenging with AI automation and email…

   Jul 2026 · octolens.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Octo.ai▲172

   The open source analytics hypervisor

   2016 · nvidia.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   GitMap▲69

   A location based job board powered only by GitHub

   2016 · idoco.github.io · its alternatives →

8. 8OF
   Octohunt – Find Developers on GitHub▲16

   Octohunt allows you to search GitHub

   2016 · octohunt.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Hello Tech Pros: GitHub's Anti-Harassment Tools▲61

   and the open source Codes of Conduct

   2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Gitter▲131

    free public chat rooms for open source projects on GitHub

    2014 · gitter.im · its alternatives →

11. 11
    OctoArt▲119

    Generate beautiful GitHub octocat AI images with one click

    2023 · octoart.vercel.app · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Add a License Please▲87

    The open source vigilante bot that is cleaning up Github.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13OY
    Octobot – Your Friendly GitHub Status App▲37

    2015 · octobotapp.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Frankly▲101

    A dashboard of issues and PRs across GitHub repositories.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Octolink▲104

    Link sharing for GitHub repositories

    2022 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    OctoSearch▲74

    Search the repositories starred by your following on GitHub

    2018 · octosearch.dootech.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Github Serendipity▲82

    Smart way to explore popular github repo

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18SK
    Source Karma, discover how people react to you on GitHub▲7

    2021 · sourcekarma.vercel.app · its alternatives →

19. 19
    OctoHR▲6

    GitHub User Profile Summary

    2019 · octohr.info · its alternatives →

20. 20IB
    I built a service to find cool people on Github▲12

    2011 · githubfriends.swizec.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Octomaps▲4

    GitHub Repository Mapper

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22OT
    Octotree, the missing GitHub tree view▲7

    I started this as a weekend project and posted it on HN 5 years ago. 300,000 users later, I just released v4 today. Octotree [1] gives GitHub a sidebar that improves file navigation and code/pull request review. Works on Chrome, Firefox, Opera and Safari. Any comment or feedback is appreciated. [1]: https://www.octotree.io/

    2019 · its alternatives →

23. 23GP
    GitHub Party!▲7

    2015 · github.party · its alternatives →

24. 24GG
    GitHunt – GitHub Trending Page on Steroids▲6

    2018 · kamranahmed.info · its alternatives →

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