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24 alternatives to Ruby5 - Episode #633

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Ruby5 - Episode #633 launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Cody bot for Slack▲76

   Finally brings visual discussions to Slack (by Codesign.io)

   2016 · codesign.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Slack Vision Bot▲7

   Playing With Google Vision API And Ruby

   2016 · netguru.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Solid Bot for Slack▲128

   Easily manage your meetings from Slack

   2016 · getsolid.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Ruby on Rails Podcast - 202: Behind the scenes at Product Hunt▲98

   Launch of podcasts, API-first, React.js and Heroku

   2015 · 5by5.tv · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Stacktodo▲82

   A collection of bots, apps & web services for Slack

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Slack Variety Pack - Episode 1: Starter Pack▲67

   The debut of Slack's new podcast

   2015 · slack.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Growbot for Slack▲201

   Celebrate team wins in Slack

   2015 · growbot.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Suggestion Sam▲104

   A modern day suggestion box for Slack

   2016 · suggestionsam.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   a16z - A podcast about podcasts▲140

   Discussing podcast discovery & community w/ PH & Roman Mars

   2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Nowdue for Slack▲93

    Super fast invoicing bot for small teams

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Introbot for Slack▲143

    Your networking assistant inside Slack

    2016 · brandsly.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Slack Metabot▲86

    Whoa, a Slack command-line client inside Slack.

    2016 · slack-metabot.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    SlackBotList▲169

    A collection of some of the best Slack Bots

    2015 · slackbotlist.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Community Bot▲139

    Automate your Slack community management

    2016 · communitybot.co · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Howdy▲235

    Your new digital coworker for Slack!

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Hack To Start: Chris Messina [Ep #118]▲97

    Talking about the hashtag, Product Hunt, and MessinaBot

    2016 · hacktostart.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Slinky▲110

    Your slack links — organized!

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Ruby on Rails Podcast #204: Money and open source▲81

    Sean and Kyle talk the economics of open source software.

    2015 · 5by5.tv · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Fetch▲113

    Lead enrichment bot for Slack

    2016 · amplemarket.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Ruby on Rails Podcast - 201: API-first, planning-second▲91

    Building REST API's with Rails

    2015 · 5by5.tv · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Paperbot (Reloaded)▲144

    Slack meets Pocket

    2016 · paperbot.ai · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Ruby on Rails Podcast - 205: Webhooks 101 & 202▲81

    Implementing & scaling webhooks at GitHub

    2015 · 5by5.tv · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Slack▲93

    Platform for team communication

    2015 · slack.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Botbuzz▲127

    On-Demand chatbot developers

    2016 · buzz.ai · its alternatives →

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