Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Shorty Awards

Honoring the best of social media

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

1. 1
   Pocket Explore▲351

   A human curated version of the web

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Shortcutz▲91

   All your social profiles in one place

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Twitter▲37

   Really short blog posts, unclear if it'll take off at all

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Rise Awards▲361

   Awards series celebrating top talent, at all positions

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Swift Social▲98

   Smart and easy Twitter management

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   SocialGeek▲85

   Startup news for the Spanish-speaking world

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Charm▲180

   A little companion app for collecting Tweets

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   #getevents▲106

   Discover events on twitter

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   InWordy▲68

   The online library of thoughts

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    BetterCompany▲122

    The social network for your work life

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    ..▲106

    ..

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Little Bird▲120

    Social media influencer discovery and engagement tools

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Swelly 3.0▲160

    A social voting app fully integrated in Messenger 🐳

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Babble▲92

    A more personalized social network

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Hashtag Analytics▲120

    Visual insight for social campaigns

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    🐼▲122

    🐼🐼🐼

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Social Doe▲81

    Pinterest for creatives

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Whileaway▲97

    Never miss a tweet from your favorite tweeters.

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Random Medium▲82

    View a random day's top Medium post

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    WinsTheInternet Generator▲121

    Congratulate anyone on the Internet

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Voten▲73

    Social bookmarking for the 21st Century

    2017 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Outreach▲70

    Your most productive Twitter marketer

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Sporty▲101

    Beautiful app for creating/joining sports activities nearby

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    HelloTalk▲90

    The world's 1st Language Exchange Social Networking App

    2014 · 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 →