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24 alternatives to Silicon Island

A technology utopia off the coast of California

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Silicon Island launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Lifograph▲69

   Encyclopedia of people and companies in Silicon Valley

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Bay Area Teleport▲104

   Find the best place to live around Silicon Valley

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Trekonomics ▲76

   The economics of Star Trek

   2015 · inkshares.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Real SF Map▲124

   See which friends work close by

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   ForkFox▲52

   Culinary tours of SF

   2013 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Represent LA▲128

   An interactive map of the LA tech startup community

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Travelistly▲90

   Reddit for travel stories

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   journi▲160

   Travel Blogging Rediscovered

   2014 · journiapp.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Next Society▲73

   Network Smarter

   2014 · nextsociety.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Digital NYC▲86

    NYC's hub for tech and startups.

    2014 · digital.nyc · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Traba▲94

    Inside info on startups in the Bay Area.

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Indiethink▲85

    Thought provoking articles from independent bloggers

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Founders Grid▲77

    The Growth Network For Global Entrepreneurs

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Innoz▲88

    Connecting the unconnected

    2014 · offlineinternet.org · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Silicon Valley Stable▲72

    Silicon Valley stereotypes and GIFs in a quiz

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    fypio▲66

    Real Estate made beautiful

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Trip4Real▲64

    A marketplace for tourist activities organised by locals

    2014 · trip4real.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Nomad▲97

    Mark the places you discover

    2014 · weareallnomads.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Spacehive▲61

    Crowdfunding for local civic projects

    2015 · spacehive.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Startup▲4

    A Silicon Valley adventure

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Microcosm▲72

    A modern forum platform

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Spectafy▲93

    See what's happening anywhere in SF - powered by community

    2014 · spectafy.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Wayfare▲60

    Meet the world

    2014 · gowayfare.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    TechClack▲76

    Daily fact-packed curated tech stories

    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 →