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24 alternatives to ParTcl

Tiny Tcl interpreter for embedded systems

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. ParTcl launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Tinycon▲197

   A small library for manipulating the favicon

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Littlebits▲93

   Programmable modules that snap together

   2013 · edu.sphero.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   LittleBits - the bitLab▲84

   The Marketplace For User-Generated Hardware

   2014 · edu.sphero.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   RAML▲62

   A Standard for API modeling, documentation and exploration

   2014 · raml.org · its alternatives →

5. 5
   BitScoop▲124

   Create software better, faster, smarter.

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Tessel 2▲75

   Hardware development for software developers.

   2013 · bairesdev.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Proto.io▲135

   Fast, fully-interactive, high-fidelity mobile prototypes

   2014 · proto.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   PUREmodules▲5

   Modular IoT hardware sensor prototypes

   2016 · puremodules.pureengineering.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Ring▲83

   A free software for distributed and secured communication

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    eGranary Pocket Library▲60

    A library on a chip: knowledge for those w/o internet access

    2015 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Netbeast API▲113

    An IoT development platform

    2016 · netbeast.co · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Codebender▲123

    Development platform for Arduino users, makers and engineers

    2014 · codebender.cc · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Particle Electron▲135

    Cellular IoT development board with a simple data plan

    2016 · store.particle.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Blockstack▲128

    A new internet for decentralized apps

    2016 · blockstack.org · its alternatives →

15. 15
    IoUT▲74

    The Internet of Useless Things

    2015 · internetofuselessthings.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Boundary Free▲74

    Server and App Monitoring

    2014 · domaineasy.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Particle▲73

    Prototype, scale, and manage your Internet of Things

    2015 · particle.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Spiral 3.0▲81

    Proximity-based community forum

    2014 · getspiralapp.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Lightweight Microservices Architecture for the Internet of Things▲94

    Open Source Lightweight Microservices Architecture for the Internet of Things. For developers. - lelylan/lelylan

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Re/code Decode - Y Combinator's Sam Altman▲92

    and the internet of things and Google

    2015 · serve.castfire.com · its alternatives →

21. 21EO
    Example of a Tcl extension in the Terra language▲7

    2016 · tcl.wiki · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Light-Bot▲84

    Programming Apps Teaching the Basics of Code

    2015 · lightbot.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    WireEdit▲68

    A Full Stack WYSIWYG Editor for Network Packets

    2014 · omnipacket.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    CircuitHub▲63

    AWS for hardware startups and makers.

    2014 · circuithub.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 →