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24 alternatives to Project Maelstrom

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Project Maelstrom launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Project Maelstrom▲88

   An Internet Powered By You; Not A Central Server

   2014 · bittorrent.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Frame.io▲151

   Cloud-based collaboration for everything

   2015 · frame.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   BetaPage 2.0▲224

   Community of Hackers and Makers

   2017 · pitchwall.co · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Frame.io 2▲196

   A radically reimagined way to collaborate on video

   2017 · blog.frame.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Meteor▲107

   Platform for building web apps in a fraction of the time

   2014 · meteor.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Overv.io (beta)▲120

   We give GitHub Issues project-tracking superpowers.

   2014 · overv.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Frontends▲93

   A community for front-end developers

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   redditmade▲164

   Crowdfunding projects backed by Reddit community

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Developer Ipsum▲110

   Lorem for nerds

   2021 · developer-ipsum.netlify.app · its alternatives →

10. 10
    TextCraft▲66

    Slack as old-school MUD client

    2015 · textcraft.co · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Swagger▲78

    The World's Most Popular Framework for APIs.

    2014 · swagger.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Hawkee▲73

    A writing platform for web developers

    2014 · hawkee.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Sandstorm.io▲101

    A better way to run a personal server

    2015 · sandstorm.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Project V▲64

    A browser based scrolling shooter.

    2015 · projectv.bigvikinggames.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Webplate▲88

    A Framework Like No Other.

    2014 · getwebplate.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Viaduct▲66

    The ultimate hosting platform for developers

    2015 · viaduct.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    FoxyTasks▲70

    Visual Projects Portfolio Management

    2014 · foxytasks.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Swift Devs▲101

    A community for developers and students of Swift

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Reamaze▲84

    Helpdesk for sites and apps simplifed

    2015 · reamaze.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Innoz▲88

    Connecting the unconnected

    2014 · offlineinternet.org · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Sideproject▲57

    Posts about making stuff on the web

    2014 · park.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    vitaleads▲62

    Web dev and graphic design project community

    2014 · vitaleads.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Momentage▲54

    A Community for creatives

    2013 · momentage.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Does Not Compute Podcast▲26

    The lives and workflows of modern web developers.

    2015 · spec.fm · 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 →