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24 alternatives to Rantt

Speaking Truth to Power

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Rantt launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Vox▲124

   Understand the news.

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2GA
   Grasswire – an Internet newsroom curated and fact-checked by everyone▲115

   2014 · grasswire.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Grasswire▲102

   A real-time newsroom controlled by everyone

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   NewsBot AI▲200

   Bot that measures political bias in articles

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Boost the News▲73

   A thorough media monitoring tool.

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Newsvoice▲112

   Break your filter bubble and and understand the world

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Tally▲92

   People powered newsfeeds about anything

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Buzzminer▲159

   Quickly read latest news from different sites in one place

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   NewsBot▲189

   The fastest way to find related articles

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Inside 2.0▲194

    Curating the best journalism in real-time

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11HN
    Hacker News Comments▲189

    2012 · hncomments.nathancahill.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Grasswire▲98

    An open news service anyone can edit

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Open Faucet▲135

    Securely share documents with verified journalists

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Sidewire▲88

    News and analysis without the noise.

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Wonk▲111

    Chatbot to keep you informed about the presidential debates

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Silk for Journalism▲140

    An all-purpose tool for data journalism

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Intercept▲78

    Fearless, adversarial journalism.

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Emergent▲94

    Real-time news lead rumor tracker.

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    News Genius▲66

    Make sense of the news

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Slant News▲97

    Sharp angles on news and culture.

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Newscombinator▲115

    Like Google-News, but for hackers

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Candid▲71

    Speak your mind freely with communities that matter

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Clarity▲71

    AI-powered news reader to help reduce media bias

    2023 · its alternatives →

24. 24HN
    Hacker News Applets on IFTTT▲45

    2017 · ifttt.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 →