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24 alternatives to Scuttlebutt

A a decent(ralised) secure gossip platform

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Scuttlebutt launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Speedback▲119

   Anonymous peer feedback via Slack

   2016 · speedback.co · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Attentiv 2.0▲80

   Simple collaboration with upvotes, polls and anonymity

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Onty▲67

   A connected MindMap for private sharing

   2016 · onty.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Swelly 3.0▲160

   A social voting app fully integrated in Messenger 🐳

   2017 · messenger.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Unhangout▲79

   An open source platform for running unconferences online

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   DBOT▲66

   Protecting you from malicious links while you "Slack"

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   BigchainDB▲105

   The scalable blockchain database.

   2016 · bigchaindb.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Scatterdot + Slack▲81

   Point at things in pictures & discuss them

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Wedgies▲143

   Realtime polling over social media

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Metachat▲76

    A news feed for unread Slack messages

    2016 · metachat.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Slack▲93

    Platform for team communication

    2015 · slack.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Babble▲92

    A more personalized social network

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    backstitch▲90

    A content curation platform for individuals and teams

    2015 · backstit.ch · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Ring▲83

    A free software for distributed and secured communication

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Emergent▲94

    Real-time news lead rumor tracker.

    2014 · emergent.info · its alternatives →

16. 16
    HiveFlux + Slack▲93

    Real-time task management meets real-time communication

    2015 · blog.hiveflux.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Honey▲72

    Enterprise social network for news sharing

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Flock▲118

    A messaging app for making plans

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Hacked - 1: E-Mail spoofing▲67

    A podcast about the curious underbelly of the internet

    2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Anonyfish▲104

    Chat anonymously with another Secret user

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Suggestion Sam▲104

    A modern day suggestion box for Slack

    2016 · suggestionsam.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    lurk▲110

    Free, open-source Reddit and Twitter lead monitoring

    23d ago · lurk.so · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Maslow▲78

    A new social opinions platform

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    OpenPaths▲62

    A secure data locker for personal location information

    2014 · openpaths.cc · 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 →