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24 alternatives to Rover

Unleashing the potential of beacons

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

1. 1
   Rover▲116

   iBeacon platform and open source SDK

   2014 · dev.roverlabs.co · its alternatives →

2. 2
   FloNew▲74

   Use beacons to navigate drones

   2015 · flonew.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Beacon▲204

   Signal your availability and hang with friends

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Rover▲84

   Rover brings context awareness to YOUR app

   2014 · roverlabs.co · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Kontakt▲10

   End-to-end Beacon platform

   2014 · kontakt.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Beacon▲107

   Directly fund long form content.

   2014 · beaconreader.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Apitronics▲75

   Nest for Farming

   2014 · apitronics.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   CARMAnation▲83

   The Airbnb for driveways

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Enso Locate▲61

   Indoor location made easy. Beacons + cross-platform SDK.

   2014 · ensolocate.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    MTN▲71

    A game of observation

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Puck.js▲103

    The ground-breaking bluetooth beacon

    2016 · puck-js.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Voyage▲113

    "Now deploying self-driving taxis in California"

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Too Embarrassed to Ask - Drones, Detroit and Dash w/ Steven Sinofsky ▲63

    How drones and cars are driving the future of tech?

    2016 · recode.net · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Radiotopia▲112

    A podcasting revolution: remaking public radio

    2014 · radiotopia.fm · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Self Driving Car▲72

    A very early version of Google's prototype vehicle

    2014 · blog.google · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Airfy Beacon▲76

    Imagination meets smart home automation (pre-launch)

    2014 · airfy.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Animal Robo▲117

    Uber for drones

    2014 · animalrobo-com.l.ink · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Estimote Beacons▲114

    Real-world context for your app

    2014 · estimote.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Wayfare▲60

    Meet the world

    2014 · gowayfare.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Roximity Model O▲101

    One of the smallest & most affordable beacons on the market

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Beaconstac▲68

    iBeacon proximity platform for developers

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Emberlight▲111

    Turn any light into a smart light

    2014 · collab-land-rares.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    IoUT▲74

    The Internet of Useless Things

    2015 · internetofuselessthings.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Glint▲69

    Real-Time Employee Engagement Platform

    2015 · techcommunity.microsoft.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 →