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24 alternatives to Sherlock

Hunt down social media accounts by usernames

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Sherlock launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   UserHunt▲145

   Hunt down accounts by username across social networks

   2021 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   User Searcher▲170

   Search usernames in 2000+ websites

   2024 · user-searcher.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Instant Username Search▲301

   Check out if your username is available

   2019 · instantusername.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   ProfileDiscover.com▲104

   Find anyone's social media profiles in seconds

   2024 · candidatechecker.io · its alternatives →

5. 5IB
   I built an app that scans every social media network for your username▲219

   2022 · handlefinder.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Get Social Domain▲131

   Search domain and username in the same place

   2022 · its alternatives →

7. 7US
   Using stylometry to find HN users with alternate accounts▲676

   Author here. This site lets you put in a username and get the users with the most similar writing style to that user. It confirmed several users who I suspected were alts and after informally asking around has identified abandoned accounts of people I know from many years ago. I made this site mostly to show how easy this is and how it can erode online privacy. If some guy with a little bit of Python, and $8 to rent a decent dedicated server for a day can make this, imagine what a company with millions of dollars and a couple dozen PhD linguists could do. Here's Paul Graham:…

   2022 · stylometry.net · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Product Hunt on Facebook▲205

   Get all the good hunts in yo Facebook

   2014 · facebook.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   NameChk▲271

   See if your username is available on 100+ social networks

   2015 · namechk.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    BrandHunt▲376

    Check domains and social media accounts for your startup

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Social History▲76

    A chrome extension to help you find profiles you browsed.

    2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Messenger Hunt▲170

    Browse the latest Products through Facebook Messenger

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Graph Search▲69

    Stalk your social network

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    SantaHunt▲222

    Secret Santa with the Product Hunt community

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    SantaHunt 2016▲215

    Secret Santa for the awesome Product Hunt community

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    CandidateChecker.io▲204

    Discover anyone's social media activity in seconds

    2022 · candidatechecker.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Clear▲140

    Find and clear potentially damaging social media posts

    2015 · heyclear.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Thread Hunt▲169

    Product Hunt but for Twitter threads 💬🐣

    2018 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Guess The Twitter Source▲123

    TechCrunch, Hacker News, Onion or Product Hunt?

    2014 · guessthetwittersource.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Human or Company?▲66

    AI-powered API to classify a Twitter username

    2018 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Sharrings▲64

    All your socials at one place

    2022 · sharrin.gs · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Reverse Username Search▲1

    Find Anyone Behind a username, email or phone number.

    2020 · usersearch.org · its alternatives →

23. 23
    SnapHunt▲133

    Product Hunt for Snapchat. Discover new people to follow.

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Socialhunt▲108

    Email reports for Twitter activity of people you care most

    2015 · udanarandka.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 →