Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to OpenCollective

A virtual entity for your community, transparent by design.

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. OpenCollective launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   ConceptKicker▲63

   Crowdfunded 3D printed art

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   redditmade▲164

   Crowdfunding projects backed by Reddit community

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Artstarter▲158

   Kickstarter for unique art!

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Metaverse▲197

   Democratized augmented reality platform: AR for everyone!

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Freshpreneur▲124

   A peer-to-peer marketplace for crowdfunded products

   2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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   Open Game Art▲74

   Free Art, Music (even Code) for Indie Game Devs

   2015 · opengameart.org · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Unpatent▲128

   A crowdfunding platform to combat patent trolls

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Blenderfree▲309

   Creative Freedom Starts Here

   2017 · blender.org · its alternatives →

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   Persona▲152

   A new personal publishing platform from the makers of Cargo

   2015 · persona.co · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Art of Community▲70

    Awesome open source book to manage communities in general

    2016 · artofcommunityonline.org · its alternatives →

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    Generosity▲100

    A new fundraising community from the team at Indiegogo

    2015 · gofundme.com · its alternatives →

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    GetIncredibles▲102

    A curated marketplace of games/AR/VR talent

    2017 · getincredibles.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Obsidian▲99

    The open-source foundation your product needs to succeed.

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Render People▲130

    3D people for visualizations

    2017 · renderpeople.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Open Startups Initiative▲61

    Real-time revenue metrics of transparent startups

    2015 · baremetrics.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Airgora▲130

    A visual community for physical product designers

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Subbable▲73

    A new way to support the people who make content you love.

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Designbook▲88

    A new type of crowdfunding platform

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Gearaward▲72

    The gallery of digital artworks: inspiration is everywhere.

    2016 · gearaward.com · its alternatives →

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    Thematic▲71

    A new photo-based storytelling platform

    2015 · app.hellothematic.com · its alternatives →

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    CoContest▲93

    First crowdsourcing for interior design

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Particle▲8

    An open source blogging platform with inline editing

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Monocle▲71

    HN-like Community for Tech and Startups (now open source)

    2013 · monocle.io · its alternatives →

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    Papafund▲70

    Crowdfunding where backers support through votes, not money

    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 →