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24 alternatives to Ruby5 - Episode #633

This week, we discuss Slack vision bot, a guide to library..

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 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Slack Vision Bot▲7

   Playing With Google Vision API And Ruby

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   a16z Podcast: Bots and Beyond ▲134

   How can we keep bots in perspective — beyond the fad?

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Solid Bot for Slack▲128

   Easily manage your meetings from Slack

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Botkit▲287

   Building blocks for building Slack bots

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Ruby on Rails Podcast - 202: Behind the scenes at Product Hunt▲98

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

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Sortd for Slack▲328

   Get Trello-style project boards right in your Slack!

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Stacktodo▲82

   A collection of bots, apps & web services for Slack

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Slack Variety Pack - Episode 1: Starter Pack▲67

   The debut of Slack's new podcast

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Growbot for Slack▲201

    Celebrate team wins in Slack

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Suggestion Sam▲104

    A modern day suggestion box for Slack

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    a16z - A podcast about podcasts▲140

    Discussing podcast discovery & community w/ PH & Roman Mars

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Nowdue for Slack▲93

    Super fast invoicing bot for small teams

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Introbot for Slack▲143

    Your networking assistant inside Slack

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Slack Metabot▲86

    Whoa, a Slack command-line client inside Slack.

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    SlackBotList▲169

    A collection of some of the best Slack Bots

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Community Bot▲139

    Automate your Slack community management

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Howdy▲235

    Your new digital coworker for Slack!

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Hack To Start: Chris Messina [Ep #118]▲97

    Talking about the hashtag, Product Hunt, and MessinaBot

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Slinky▲110

    Your slack links — organized!

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Ruby on Rails Podcast #204: Money and open source▲81

    Sean and Kyle talk the economics of open source software.

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Fetch▲113

    Lead enrichment bot for Slack

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Ruby on Rails Podcast - 201: API-first, planning-second▲91

    Building REST API's with Rails

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Paperbot (Reloaded)▲144

    Slack meets Pocket

    2016 · its alternatives →

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