Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Phaxio.com | A pay-as-you-go fax API for developers
URL: www.phaxio.com The concept behind Phaxio is pretty simple: Powerful fax API, simple pricing and a clean frontend. Built for developers. Response has been pretty good so far so I think we're ready for the HN critique. You can go to phaxio for a beta invite or you email me at info [at] phaxio [dot] com.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Phaxio.com | A pay-as-you-go fax API for developers launched in 2011; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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We built phaxio to be an awesome faxing API that developers would want to use. We released the send arm of phaxio a couple of weeks ago and today we're releasing the receiving side. With phaxio you don't need to rent a phone line or pay exorbitant prices. phaxio is 7c per page, pay-as-you-go. To receive faxes, drop a phaxio barcode onto any of the first five pages of your document and we'll take care of the rest. Phaxio also offers the option to host your document and dynamically generate and attach a barcode, which you can access via URL. Let us know what you think. Phaxio.com
2011 · its alternatives →
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F*ckSubscription▲418Simple, one-time payment alternatives to popular SaaS tools.
2025 · fcksubscription.com · its alternatives →
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Hey all, I just wanted to share a project I've been working on for the past month. After years of heavy frameworks, I really like the idea of using htmx, but it’s a little too low level for me and needs a thin layer above it to facilitate things like components, better syntax with complex JS inside of an attribute, etc To try and solve this problem with a very minimal stack (golang + htmx) that I've been really enjoying, I'm building this project to cater to my needs and was thinking it would be useful for other developers.
2024 · htmgo.dev · its alternatives →
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PrettyMux▲73I built PrettyMux as a native Linux terminal workspace for multitask workflows and keeping track of my agents. It’s a GTK4 app built on Ghostty/libghostty, with split panes, workspaces, vertical tabs, notifications, project-aware tabs (shows favicons/logo automatically), and an in-app browser so terminals and docs/tools can live side by side. I started it because I wanted something tmux-like for modern GUI workflows on Linux, but native and not Electron, there is cmux but only available on macos (prettymux compiles on windows and macos too but not tested for now there) It’s…
Apr 2026 · prettymux.com · its alternatives →
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Hi! I'm Marcell, and I'm working on FetchFox (https://fetchfoxai.com). It's a Chrome extension that lets you use AI to scrape any website for any data. I'd love to get your feedback. Here's a quick demo showing how you can use it to scrape leads from an auto dealer directory. What's cool is that it scrapes non-uniform pages, which is quite hard to do with "traditional" scrapers: https://youtu.be/wPbyPSFsqzA A little background: I've written lots and lots of scrapers over the last 10+ years. They're fun to write when they work, but the internet has changed in ways…
2024 · fetchfoxai.com · its alternatives →
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2017 · faxrocket.com · its alternatives →
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delegare▲70Hi guys, am building SecureLend.ai and when working on our underwriting agents (free trial, paid after) I had issues with seamless payment options. Of course I looked at x402 which I believe is a great protocol but not a fan of a) sharing private keys with the agent b) having a human in the loop or c) similar workaround e.g. pre-funded wallets So I started building out a solution. For my use case it was important to not only have stablecoins but also a fiat rail which is now implemented using Stripe. Initially I build a mandate system internally but am very glad and big shoutout to the guys…
Apr 2026 · delegare.dev · its alternatives →
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Small script to receive callbacks from a transactional mail service and send a fax - phaxio/mailphax
2014 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I'm a solopreneur and I made it very easy to integrate a credit system into your apps and games using Creduse. I built Creduse because more and more users want pay-as-you-go models, and founders need new ways to increase user engagement or nicely limit cost-intensive features (see AI). Creduse is built by a developer for developers. I hope it will help as many startups as possible. Feedback are very much appreciated. Francesco
2024 · creduse.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN. I'm the founder of Phoenix Labs (ex TikTok, Applied AI) and we're open sourcing our internal tooling today which is like a toolchain / meta-harness for CLI agents useful for really scaling eng and creative work. We are a very small team who's building a very ambitious product so we had to find ways to squeeze every ounce of efficiency that we could get our hands on. Harness strengths of different models (Claude, GPTs) and CLI-harnesses (Claude Code, Codex), safe/robust browser integration to speed up UX/QA testing, teams cli to speed up security reviews and parallelize…
May 2026 · agents-cli.sh · its alternatives →
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I got tired of collecting open source projects in my chrome bookmarks so I decided to compile a curated list of: - Recently active projects on GitHub - Mostly dev tools (but also productivity, analytics) - Projects which are "Alternative to X software" My bookmarks are finally empty:D If you have a great open source tool you use, I'd be glad to hear your suggestions. Also, any feedback is greatly appreciated.
2025 · alternativeoss.com · its alternatives →
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OneMux▲10Low-cost, OpenAI-compatible API for multiple AI models
Jul 2026 · onemux.net · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, I built an alternative to Google translate that's fast, accurate, and 1/30th the price. 20+ supported languages, not billed until 100k tokens, and already used thousands of times with real language learning users. The landing page has a demo for you to test performance yourself for free with no card required. (Also landing page says 1/13 the price because had to account for all 3 big names, with varying prices each). I built this as a workaround for my language learning startup, and it was perfect at a fraction of the cost. Hopefully it can help other devs in accessibility…
2023 · translateapi.web.app · its alternatives →
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Hey there! I'm Dmitry, a serial solopreneur and indie-hacker (check out my projects in my bio). Recently, I launched JustFax.online - An online fax service, with support of 50 countries, and a simple 3 step model: upload your fax, enter recipient's phone number, and pay. And in a few moments, your fax will be delivered. No account. No Subscription. Simple pricing. Appreciate any feedback, both positive, and constructive negative. Thanks!
2023 · justfax.online · its alternatives →
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Contribute to fabrix-framework/fabrix development by creating an account on GitHub.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I’ve always found it funny how simple feedback widgets end up as $20–$30/month products. The tech is dead simple, infra is cheap, and most of us here could rebuild one in a weekend. So as a “principle experiment” I built my own today as a side project and priced it at 1 dollar. Just because if something is cheap to run and easy to replicate, it should be priced accordingly, and it’s also fun marketing. 1$ feedback tool. Shipped today, got the first users/moneys today, writing this post today. Side Sunday project, then back to the main product tomorrow.
Dec 2025 · onedollarfeedback.com · its alternatives →
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