Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

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. Rabbitlol, an open source bunnylol clone running on Google App Engine launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   guilds.runfree tier, from $19/mo▲202

   The open-source Grok Bot alternative

   14d ago · guilds.run · its alternatives →

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   deepstreamHub▲87

   A faster Firebase with an open source core

   2017 · deepstreamhub.com · its alternatives →

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   Appto▲81

   An iOS app factory that runs on your own AI subscription

   18d ago · appto.store · its alternatives →

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   Flowhub▲85

   Let's Make Code More Playful (Beta Open)

   2014 · 12bet.review · its alternatives →

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   I made an open-source Replit▲9

   I spent the past few weeks making an open source cloud code editing environment with an AI copilot and multiplayer collaboration! It's fully self-hostable in 5-10 minutes. There's a lot of minor improvements to be made, and some are already listed in the Github issues. Let me know what you think and feel free to try it out.

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Gitsu.app – A Linear-alternative built on GitHub Projects▲5

   8d ago · gitsu.app · its alternatives →

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   A better deep cloning for JavaScript objects▲5

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Choo▲3

   A 5kb framework for creating sturdy frontend applications

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Project Jupyter▲9

   Live code notebook as an open source web app

   2016 · jupyter.org · its alternatives →

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    Linbox – a free, open-source Google Inbox alternative▲8

    2019 · linbox.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

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    engine262 - the self-hosted JavaScript engine▲5

    2019 · engine262.js.org · its alternatives →

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    Streaming GitHub Events on a Google Map, in 500 lines of JS▲9

    2014 · hubstre.am · its alternatives →

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    Croningen – cron for the cloud▲7

    2016 · croningen.io · its alternatives →

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    Whistle, a different way to build interactive web apps in Elixir▲7

    2018 · moboudra.com · its alternatives →

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    Rinocloud – GitHub for data▲8

    2016 · rinocloud.com · its alternatives →

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    Jinx – a link shortener you host free on GitHub Pages▲9

    Sep 2026 · jinx.fyi · its alternatives →

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    Wick▲5

    A free and open-source creation suite

    2016 · wickeditor.com · its alternatives →

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    Sumbli▲7

    Collaborative content

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    An opensource, distributed app store▲7

    2018 · appshare.co · its alternatives →

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    Openemacs – a tiny emacs clone, ≤ 1024 LOC (C), based on kilo (BSD)▲8

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Online and open source low-code platform with live collaboration▲9

    2018 · icodebetter.com · its alternatives →

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    Moon – a blazing fast, tiny UI library inspired by Vue▲9

    2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

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    Razorframe▲5

    a Node.js library for kickstarting real-time apps at scale

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Curveball, a microframework in TypeScript with AWS Lambda support▲7

    2020 · evertpot.com · 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 →