Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Particle

An open source blogging platform with inline editing

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

1. 1
   Particle▲308

   An easier way to keep up with the news

   2024 · particle.news · its alternatives →

2. 2
   OpenCollective▲179

   A virtual entity for your community, transparent by design.

   2017 · opencollective.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   redditmade▲164

   Crowdfunding projects backed by Reddit community

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   particles.js▲113

   A lightweight JavaScript library for creating particles.

   2014 · vincentgarreau.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Postleaf▲260

   Simple & beautiful open source blogging platform.

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Silk for Journalism▲140

   An all-purpose tool for data journalism

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Contentify▲70

   a real-time collaborative content manager on top of Github

   2014 · thyb.github.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Freshpreneur▲124

   A peer-to-peer marketplace for crowdfunded products

   2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Persona▲152

   A new personal publishing platform from the makers of Cargo

   2015 · persona.co · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Kinase▲159

    A framework for building web scrapers for Chrome

    2017 · b12.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Edgee▲119

    A new medium to transcend tweeting, blogging and pinning

    2015 · edgee.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Particles – the URL contains the whole program code▲58

    2022 · easylang.online · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Fosshub▲79

    An open source for free and open source tools

    2015 · fosshub.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    PostHang▲71

    A real-time, collaborative tumblr

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Silk 2.0▲135

    Publish data online and create interactive visualizations

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Heap▲113

    Mobile blogging platform with beautiful multimedia posts

    2015 · thisisheap.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    backstitch▲90

    A content curation platform for individuals and teams

    2015 · backstit.ch · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Wick Editor▲88

    The Internet's free and open-source creation suite

    2016 · wickeditor.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Roojoom▲68

    A visually engaging content curation platform

    2014 · roojoom.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Particle - News, Organized▲29

    Hello HN! Particle News product engineer here. Keeping up with the news is overwhelming in an age of information overload. Particle reimagines the experience by organizing articles into comprehensive "Stories," offering clear, concise summaries to quickly grasp what matters. Today, we reached the #1 spot in "Newspapers & Magazine" on the iOS App Store—and I thought I'd share a bit of our backstory. I've been connected to this team for a long time. About 20 years ago, I shared a house with our CTO and co-founder Marcel Molina. I helped him get started with programming. Since then, Marcel has…

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Blot▲84

    The simplest way to blog

    2014 · blot.im · its alternatives →

22. 22
    embedtree▲71

    A simple service for curating and sharing great content

    2015 · embedtree.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    ⌘+SPACE▲103

    Instant design portfolios via dribbble

    2014 · cmdspace.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Sitedrop▲83

    A visual way to collaborate using Dropbox

    2014 · 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 →