Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Streaming GitHub Events on a Google Map, in 500 lines of JS launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   FlowTime▲72

   A Pomodoro-driven timer for Chrome

   2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   deepstreamHub▲87

   A faster Firebase with an open source core

   2017 · deepstreamhub.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Contentify▲70

   a real-time collaborative content manager on top of Github

   2014 · thyb.github.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Mapsense▲61

   The API for data-driven mapping

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   GitMap▲69

   A location based job board powered only by GitHub

   2016 · idoco.github.io · its alternatives →

6. 6AB
   A blog engine based on GitHub issue with the power of Next.js ISR▲6

   2022 · blog.sairinjs.com · its alternatives →

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   Collabinate▲68

   an API for hosted activity streams

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8HC
   heathub.co, live GitHub push events visualization.▲8

   2012 · heathub.co · its alternatives →

9. 9GA
   Gitsu.app – A Linear-alternative built on GitHub Projects▲5

   7d ago · gitsu.app · its alternatives →

10. 10TL
    Todo list inspired by GitHub’s contribution calendar▲23

    Made this todo list + calendar heat map over a couple of weekends, so its rough, but should be valuable enough to be used. Currently stores data in local storage, but I'm working on persisting data with auth + a database. Features coming in the couple weeks: (1) Search, (2) Categories. Hope you find it useful!

    2023 · todogrids.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Electron/browser-free reactjs slack app (40M usage)▲9

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12GA
    gallpeters – A website/API to create a simple, customizable world map▲8

    2022 · gallpeters.vercel.app · its alternatives →

13. 13AO
    An open source WebGL renderer in 300 lines of JavaScript with 30 maps▲5

    2018 · comanche3d.com · its alternatives →

14. 14IO
    I open-sourced the library I use to track ML experiments with GitHub▲5

    2024 · docs.cubyc.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    GitHub Pages Generator – Comprehensive scaffolding with frameworks, tools▲8

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Leaftlet▲9

    an OSS JS library for mobile-friendly interactive maps

    2016 · leafletjs.com · its alternatives →

17. 17GW
    GitHub Watches for User▲7

    2012 · gh.hnresources.com · its alternatives →

18. 18GR
    GitHub Radar (Real-time activity on a map)▲5

    2016 · github-radar.xyz · its alternatives →

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    Clickstreamr▲5

    Capture clickstream Google Analytics data on your own server

    2016 · clickstreamr.com · its alternatives →

20. 20SA
    StreamDuo – A platform for B2B data streaming▲7

    2022 · streamduo.com · its alternatives →

21. 21KM
    Krata Maps – open-source Figma like GeoJSON Editor▲8

    2024 · krata.app · its alternatives →

22. 22AS
    A Static Site Generator That Deploys to GitHub Pages▲6

    2017 · snazziewebsite.com · its alternatives →

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    Windsock.js – A flux inspired library for building web applications▲6

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24RA
    Rabbitlol, an open source bunnylol clone running on Google App Engine▲5

    2016 · rabbitlol.com · its alternatives →

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