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24 alternatives to Rails For Zombies

Get your feet wet w/ out having to worry about configuration

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Rails For Zombies launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Drystorm▲27

   Lightning fast rails development

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Practicing Rails▲104

   Learn Rails without getting overwhelmed.

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   This Developing Story - 34: Rails Works Well Enough▲56

   talking about a blog post complaining about Rails

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Prelang▲82

   Automatic Rails Development

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Zombify▲106

   Transform yourself into a brain-eating zombie

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   HackerBracket▲219

   A community for sharing hacks

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Staked▲100

   The place for predictions

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Hide-A-Ride▲128

   Get your bike out of the way

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Canvanizer▲67

   Brainstorm better concepts together with your team

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Boxbee▲90

    Simple urban storage

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    EquipBoard▲106

    The Ultimate Gear Site for Fans

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Cotopaxi▲90

    Gear for Good

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Sandstorm.io▲101

    A better way to run a personal server

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Zombiesmack▲64

    Whack-a-mole for the AR world

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Thwipster▲94

    The marketplace for nerds

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Skitch▲64

    Get your point across with fewer words

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Flowhub▲85

    Let's Make Code More Playful (Beta Open)

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Skimfeed▲65

    Your tech news dashboard

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    GaffGun▲66

    Clever way to keep people from tripping on cables.

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Handlebars▲65

    Minimal Templating on Steroids

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Tech Threads▲80

    Developer T-Shirts

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    CompleteSet▲77

    A network for collectors - nerd alert! :-) (pre-launch)

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Apitronics▲75

    Nest for Farming

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Software Engineering Daily — The Evolution of Rails with David Heinemeier Hansson▲67

    DHH talks software, evolving Basecamp, and "unicorns"

    2016 · its alternatives →

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