Alternatives

Products that do what Publicly – Build in the Open does

1OB
Open by Design▲118
2021 · openby.design
2AO
An open science community▲70
2011 · science.io
3
Build In Public Cheatsheet▲231
All you need to know about building In public 🚀
2021
4OB
Opensource.builders, open-source alternatives to commercial software▲161
2020 · opensource.builders
5FC
Find creators who are building in public▲5
2021 · builtinpublic.dev
6NO
Nonprofit Open-Source Food Delivery and Local Shopping Platform▲154
2019 · nearbyshops.org
7IF
I founded a company and a platform to fund open source developers▲100
2019 · equalize.digital
8ON
Oya – New projects set up lightning fast▲116
2019 · oya.sh
9
Build In Public Swag▲109
Essential tees for makers building in the open 📣
2020
10OI
OpenHomes.in▲5
2015 · openhomesrealty.com
11AG
A GitOps development environment in the comfort of your own localhost▲63
2020 · kubestack.com
12DS
Design System Playground▲85
2019 · design-system-playground.netlify.com
13IL
Indoor Location you can try yourself▲52
2012 · play.google.com
14BA
Bowora – A launchpad for build-in-public founders▲5
Jun 2026 · bowora.com
15
Built In Public ▲3
real founders, real builders .
Mar 2026
16BA
Built a handmade product launch platform▲24
2019 · upakka.com
17TY
The Year-Long Open-Source Sabbatical▲30
2014 · indiegogo.com
18BA
Beginning, a work-in-progress init system▲22
2015 · github.com
19LA
Launch – A free fundraising and equity management platform▲36
2021 · carta.com
20RD
Recursive Donations to support Open Source maintainers▲15
2020 · recursive.gives
21
Launch In Public▲23
Stop building in silence. Launch in public.
Feb 2026
22PS
Private spaces for groups▲5
2014 · bundll.com
23OC
Open Companies – For profit orgs who open sourced their major products▲10
2019 · oo.t9t.io
24AC
A community-curated list of open companies▲7
2015 · github.com

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