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24 alternatives to Onyx Beacons

Platform to develop context aware apps

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

1. 1
   Onyx▲92

   Talk w/ friends wherever there’s a mobile signal (pre-order)

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Beacon▲204

   Signal your availability and hang with friends

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3BI
   Beaconstac – iBeacon proximity platform for developers▲26

   2015 · developer.beaconstac.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Dot▲166

   Intelligent and contextual notifications

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Beaconstac▲68

   iBeacon proximity platform for developers

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Estimote Beacons▲114

   Real-world context for your app

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Lighthouse▲144

   Real-time monitoring and alerts for Slack administrators

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Kontakt▲10

   End-to-end Beacon platform

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Puck.js▲103

   The ground-breaking bluetooth beacon

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Restyaboard▲197

    An open source alternative to Trello

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11JA
    JanOS – A new OS that turns your smartphone into an IoT board▲123

    2015 · janos.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Glint▲69

    Real-Time Employee Engagement Platform

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Boundary Free▲74

    Server and App Monitoring

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Gleam.io▲85

    A metrics focused competition tool to drive user engagement

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    NewAer▲58

    Proximity platform & sdk.

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Onty▲67

    A connected MindMap for private sharing

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Onyx▲7

    Distributed computation for the cloud

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Rover▲14

    Unleashing the potential of beacons

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Enso Locate▲61

    Indoor location made easy. Beacons + cross-platform SDK.

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    HiveFlux + Slack▲93

    Real-time task management meets real-time communication

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Blinkenlights▲106

    A minimal status dashboard app

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Spiral 3.0▲81

    Proximity-based community forum

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Citus Cloud▲89

    A database for building real-time apps on billions of events

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Portworx▲60

    Container-Aware Infrastructure For Enterprise Applications

    2015 · 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 →