Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Pulses

PowerUp your applications with realtime features.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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   Pulse▲75

   A simple tool to monitor your servers and sites

   2019 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Pulse for Elasticsearch and OpenSearch▲554

   Search Cluster Monitoring & Maintenance, Redefined

   2025 · neverblink.ai · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Pulse▲110

   Share, discuss, and collaborate asynchronously

   2021 · pulseasync.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Pulse▲90

   Lightweight real-time polls - open source & self-hosted

   Mar 2026 · demo.pulse.kartikeybhardwaj.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Netflare Pulse▲75

   Keep your web service alive with Pulse

   2023 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Pulse Metrics▲80

   GDPR compliant web and mobile analytics made simple

   2019 · pulsemetrics.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Pulsewave▲93

   The simplest uptime monitoring for developers & teams

   2019 · apps.shopify.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Share company announcements in your coworkers' new tab▲71

   Pulse is a platform for team alignment. Engineered to help modern teams stay more connected and aligned by communicating more openly and asynchronously.

   2018 · sametab.com · its alternatives →

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   Pulsetic▲407

   Know when your site is down before your customers do

   2020 · pulsetic.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Tempo-Pulse▲176

    AI-driven Haptic experience of music

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    SoundCloud Pulse▲110

    A new official mobile app built for SoundCloud creators

    2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Pulse▲128

    A community for technology leaders to learn from each other

    2021 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Product Pulse▲247

    A directory of 50+ winning product update emails for PMM’s

    2024 · floik.com · its alternatives →

14. 14PE
    Pulse – Empathize with your users via real-time heartbeats▲25

    2017 · pulse.crevalle.io · its alternatives →

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    Pulse▲100

    AI powered tasks, notes, and calendar in one workspace

    2025 · trypulse.app · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Pulse.red▲195

    A powerful time tracker for those who appreciate simplicity

    2018 · pulse.red · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Mention Pulse ™▲140

    Get real-time alerts for changing trends around your brand

    2016 · mention.com · its alternatives →

18. 18PA
    Pulse — A simple pulsating indicator.▲163

    Feel free to use it in your application. You can make it imageless but I used an image just because you can easily swap it out and its a little less code.

    2011 · moeedm.com · its alternatives →

19. 19LB
    Lightspeed, bidirectional WebSockets for Laravel (with asteroids demo)▲18

    Sep 2026 · its alternatives →

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    Pulse - Automatic Status for Slack▲127

    Status that updates with your cal, work hours, apps, & more.

    2022 · blog.mozilla.org · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Push-to-Talk for Pulseaudio▲71

    2020 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Pulse by Bench Accounting▲63

    See the financial health of your business in real-time.

    2019 · bench.co · its alternatives →

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    Pulse – Develop the Future of Energy Services▲43

    2016 · pulse.energy · its alternatives →

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    OnVoard Pulse▲75

    Free tool to turn "Join Now" into "Join 4500 Hunters"

    2019 · onvoard.com · its alternatives →

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