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24 alternatives to Paperchain

Solving the problem of unpaid royalties in music industry

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Paperchain launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Chroma Fund▲92

   The blockchain IPO platform

   2015 · chroma.fund · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Paid▲124

   An API for invoicing

   2015 · paidapi.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Unpatent▲128

   A crowdfunding platform to combat patent trolls

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   BigchainDB▲105

   The scalable blockchain database.

   2016 · bigchaindb.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Papafund▲70

   Crowdfunding where backers support through votes, not money

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Stellar▲143

   Decentralized protocol for real-world currencies

   2014 · stellar.org · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Chainy▲62

   Connecting creative people

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Soound▲82

   Crowdsourcing platform for the music industry

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Stampd▲68

   A document blockchain stamping service

   2015 · stampd.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Shake▲129

    Simple legal document creation

    2013 · shakelaw.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Balanced▲66

    Payments for Marketplaces.

    2014 · balancedpayments.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Startup Documents▲123

    Redefining legal ease

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Business Blockchain▲91

    Promise, Practice, and Application of the Next Internet Tech

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Coindexter▲111

    A wiki for long-term investors in blockchain networks

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Bandcamp▲95

    Publishing platform for musicians

    2015 · bandcamp.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Audioknot▲114

    A curated audio feed for entrepreneurs

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    ujo music▲6

    @samenglund: REBUILDING THE MUSIC INDUSTRY ON THE BLOCKCHAIN

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Designbook▲88

    A new type of crowdfunding platform

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Paylike▲86

    A modern full-stack payment platform

    2015 · lunar.app · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Payola▲83

    A Rails engine for Stripe

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Currency▲77

    Content community for cryptocurrencies & the future of money

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Huzza▲101

    A live-streaming platform for musicians

    2015 · huzza.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Monegraph▲9

    Links artists to works using blockchain

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Bipsync▲77

    A research management platform for investors

    2014 · bipsync.com · 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 →