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24 alternatives to Pact Plate

A Modular and Reconfigurable Base Plate System for Makers

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Pact Plate launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Plate▲107

    Plate is a task manager where AI agents work as part of your team. Assign an agent a task or @mention it in a comment, and it answers with real work — right where your team already is.

    May 2026 · plate.to · its alternatives →

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    Modo▲148

    I’ve built hardware projects for years, and the gap between “I want X” and “parts ordered, files ready to print” always took weeks. Modo compresses that. Describe what you want (e.g. “a portable CO2 monitor with a display and buzzer”) and it generates: - A bill of materials with real components (MPNs, not hallucinated parts) - A printable enclosure generated from actual part dimensions - Wiring diagrams, firmware boilerplate, and assembly instructions - Design validation (power budget, pin conflicts, mechanical fit) Everything streams in real time as each phase completes. The key idea is…

    Jan 2026 · modo.is · its alternatives →

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    Library of 537 blocks for desktop and mobile prototyping

    2019 · source.forpeople.studio · its alternatives →

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    Schedule, forecast, and manage human agents, BPO vendors, and AI agents in one platform. Trusted by Ramp, Canva, and HubSpot.

    2020 · assembled.com · its alternatives →

  5. 5PF

    Struts, nodes, and pins are reversibly assembled into fully 3D printed lattices, trusses, and tree-like structures spanning up to a few meters. I used the system to build a stand for an overhead table lamp which supports a ~1 m cantilevered arm using a tensioned floor-to-ceiling column. If you want to give it a try, find the *.stl files at the bottom of the page; figure ~1 kg of PLA and ~1 day of print time per meter of box truss; pay attention to print orientation; plz respect the license; and definitely print the pin trimming jig.

    2025 · zachfred.in · its alternatives →

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    Your hardware idea, inspected. Verdict, BOM, 3D model.

    Jul 2026 · canitbebuilt.ai · its alternatives →

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    Fast, easy + reliable testing for your microservices

    2019 · pactflow.io · its alternatives →

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    A free material design UI kit from Framer.

    2018 · framer.com · its alternatives →

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    Create your own 3D printable scenery, buildings and dungeons

    2021 · terraintinker.com · its alternatives →

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    Kniterate▲147

    3D Printing for your digital wardrobe

    2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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    A free design kit from Framer with customizable elements

    2018 · framer.com · its alternatives →

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    Blocco▲142

    Blocco is a customizable geometric pattern kit

    2020 · woohoo.design · its alternatives →

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    Built for designers in Figma, by a Figma community advocate

    2023 · figma.com · its alternatives →

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    A desktop pick-and-place machine

    2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

  15. 153P

    Commodity FDM print strength is limited by poor Z-axis layer bonding. Parts crack along Z under stress. MAGMA tries to fix this in software that works on any FDM 3D printer. It's a fork of OrcaSlicer with a new infill type that creates paired U-shaped vertical channels inside the print, plus G-code that injects molten plastic into those channels to bridge Z layer interfaces with continuous plastic. Big caveat: I have a junky Ender 3 and haven't gotten a clean physical print yet. Don't expect this to work out of the box! After months of tinkering, I'm releasing the software so the 3DP…

    Jun 2026 · mgunlogson.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Cubibot▲107

    The new standard for a consumer 3D printer.

    2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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    Streamline the way you source custom manufactured parts

    2021 · iq.prototek.com · its alternatives →

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    Wireless 3D Printing System on Kickstarter

    2014 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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    ZMorph▲88

    A multi-fab 3D printer that enables fast product prototyping

    2015 · zmorph3d.com · its alternatives →

  20. 20PD

    Spend less time in excel and more time doing science. Design a platemap in seconds, share it with your team, and reuse it for future experiments.

    2024 · plateplanner.nitro.bio · its alternatives →

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    3D Printing a personalized future

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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    Plates▲70

    Visual storytelling app for curation and co-creation

    2020 · platestheapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Custom 3D printed PCB-style mounting plate generator

    Jun 2026 · slabaxis.com · its alternatives →

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