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24 alternatives to Spotlight

A Creative Contest & Talent Development Platform

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

1. 1
   Kickstarter Spotlight▲117

   A page for funded creators to tell their story

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Spotlight▲78

   A new kind of online message board.

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Muse▲127

   Curated career platform.

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Chosen▲84

   The first video talent competition that anyone can play

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   TechSpiked▲151

   Entertainment for Techies

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Curated▲170

   Grow your audience by sharing content (pre-launch)

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Teamstory▲103

   A Community for Startups & Entrepreneurs

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Spotlight Tools▲112

   Quick access to common system tasks from Spotlight

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Thematic▲71

   A new photo-based storytelling platform

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Born▲88

    Crowdfunding for Beautiful Creations

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Momentage▲54

    A Community for creatives

    2013 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    ClickJolt▲69

    Research and Track Online Competition

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Chrome Experiments▲137

    Showcase of web experiments written by creative coders

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Talentshow▲98

    Product Hunt for discovering talented performers

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Voices▲72

    Voice-over marketplace for voice talent

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Chainy▲62

    Connecting creative people

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    See | Me▲78

    The Future of Online Creative Communities

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    OnSite▲109

    Quality curated freelance talent

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Storybird▲77

    Visual storytelling and poetry writing

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    STEAMrole▲93

    Talent marketplace for tech's gender & diversity gap

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Designspiration▲135

    Discover and share design inspiration

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Leap.it▲76

    A visual search engine for the web

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Penflip▲119

    A social writing platform

    2013 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Mastered▲72

    Transform your creative career

    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 →