Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Pace

Minimalist task management and async comms app for dev teams

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Pace launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Slack▲2,714
Be less busy. Real-time messaging, archiving & search.
2013 · slack.com · its alternatives →
2
Pause▲396
A time-off tool that puts the team back in 'team planning'
2021 · getpause.com · its alternatives →
3
Twist 1.0▲413
More productive messaging for teams
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
4
Pacely Project Management▲122
Let AI learn your code and guide your development
2023 · its alternatives →
5
HuddleUp▲453
AI-driven pulse check-ins, kudos & more, right within Slack
2023 · huddleup.ai · its alternatives →
6
Flow▲438
Beautiful team chat with tightly integrated task management
2015 · its alternatives →
7
Teamfeed▲75
Easily update other teams about your work, through Slack.
2016 · its alternatives →
8
Ora▲322
Agile task management, kanban, scrum, sprints and timers
2017 · ora.pm · its alternatives →
9
Twist 2.0▲291
For teams burnt out by real-time chat, work async, not ASAP
2021 · twist.com · its alternatives →
10
Pulse▲110
Share, discuss, and collaborate asynchronously
2021 · pulseasync.com · its alternatives →
11
Pulse▲100
AI powered tasks, notes, and calendar in one workspace
2025 · trypulse.app · its alternatives →
12
Cadence▲262
Replace boring meetings with daily, async updates
2020 · its alternatives →
13
WorkPatterns▲169
The modern manager's toolkit: 1:1s, feedback, & recognition
2020 · predictiveindex.com · its alternatives →
14
Swipes for Teams▲223
Slack client with built-in task management
2015 · swipesapp.com · its alternatives →
15
Mindup▲238
Interactive meeting agendas for productive teams
2021 · mindup.co · its alternatives →
16
Hivel▲192
Build High Velocity teams
2022 · hivel.ai · its alternatives →
17
Conversational GitHub Project Management▲78
Track, report and automate GitHub workflows in Slack. Free
2020 · its alternatives →
18
Share company announcements in your coworkers' new tab▲71
Pulse is a platform for team alignment. Engineered to help modern teams stay more connected and aligned by communicating more openly and asynchronously.
2018 · sametab.com · its alternatives →
19
Shortcut▲144
Project management without all the management.
2015 · shortcut.com · its alternatives →
20LT
Linen.team – A lightweight, thread-first Slack alternative▲124
Hi HN! I'm Kam, the founder and one of the authors of Linen. Today, we are launching Linen.team (https://linen.team/), a lightweight threaded messaging app for your team. Modern workplace messaging apps (like Slack) are based on IRC, which is great for small groups, but as it scales, breaks down quickly: you either get overwhelmed by notifications or you have to turn them all off. Most chat apps have threads tacked on but aren't built from the ground up with this design in mind. We wanted to create a thread-first experience where you can organize and prioritize conversations…
2024 · its alternatives →
21
Gather▲79
Project management for people ops teams that live in Slack.
2020 · charthop.com · its alternatives →
22
TickTack▲80
Track every second, organize your work with your team.
2020 · its alternatives →
23
Clockify▲149
Time tracking tool for big teams
2017 · clockify.me · its alternatives →
24
Tempo▲79
Easy task and time tracking
2017 · sii.im · its alternatives →

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