Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Open Makers

Community of makers who build in public

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Open Makers launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Publicly▲421

   Build in the open

   2017 · publicly.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Make▲240

   The all-in-one community for makers

   2022 · make.to · its alternatives →

3. 3
   launching.today▲528

   A place to launch and share your project

   2024 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Makers by Product Hunt▲816

   A place for Makers to share, connect, and reach their goals

   2018 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   I built a community for women entrepreneurs and makers▲345

   2020 · womenmake.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Maker Hunt▲268

   The knowledge-sharing community for Product Hunt makers

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Tools for Makers▲379

   A hand-curated directory of tools for indie makers.

   2018 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   MakerMapfree▲197

   A living map of makers and what they’re building

   26d ago · makermap.lol · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Open Startups▲439

   A list of startups making their stats public

   2019 · open-startups.xyz · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Tool Battles▲116

    Product launch discovery platform & maker community

    2024 · toolbattles.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Makers▲201

    A curated directory of tools for the makers

    2016 · themakers.io · its alternatives →

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    MakersTower▲147

    I built a site for micro SaaS makers. Its called MakersTower. Its a place for micro SaaS founders. They can show their products, they can share their storis in MakersTower.

    2024 · makerstower.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Product Makers▲116

    A Slack community to connect with other makers

    2021 · ayberkbozkus.wixsite.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Communities List▲178

    Find the best communities for makers & entrepreneurs.

    2017 · communitieslist.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    500 Makers▲292

    An updated list of the Top 500 Makers on Product Hunt

    2015 · 500makers.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Marketing4Makers Community▲246

    A feedback group of makers that want to learn marketing

    2021 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Work in Progress▲642

    A community of makers shipping together 🚧

    2018 · wip.co · its alternatives →

18. 18
    MakerBadge▲224

    An open-source badge to put your mark on every project.

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    #buildinpublic▲621

    Discover what people are building in public

    2021 · buildinpublic.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Women Make▲405

    Connect with other women makers 👱🏻‍♀️👩🏾‍🦱👩🏻

    2020 · womenmake.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    MakerLead▲434

    Find top 100 open startups with verified monthly revenue

    2021 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Build In Public Cheatsheet▲231

    All you need to know about building In public 🚀

    2021 · app.notion.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Makers Up▲277

    Community's #1 news source for all things indie maker 👨‍🎤

    2019 · makersup.xyz · its alternatives →

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    MakeHub▲317

    A crowdsourced list of startups made by solo developers

    2018 · 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 →