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24 alternatives to The Data Drive

Alternate-world Facebook (creepy & entertaining art project)

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Data Drive launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   DataTau▲75

   HackerNews for Data Scientists

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Gum▲123

   The social network of things

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Swarmize▲82

   Data journalism platform from The Guardian

   2014 · alpha.swarmize.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Starlike▲103

   Your social feeds curated by your friends

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Timebomb▲69

   If Instagram, Whisper & Reddit had a baby

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   data.world▲7

   The social network for data people

   2016 · data.world · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Facebook Paper▲176

   Explore stories from friends and the world around you

   2014 · facebook.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Mixely▲69

   An offline social network

   2014 · mixely.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   GalleryTab by Vango▲116

   Art inspiration in every new tab

   2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Pixability▲68

    YouTube Big Data

    2014 · pixability.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Sketchbook Project▲87

    A crowd-sourced library of Sketchbooks

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Tondo▲88

    A social media platform for the art world

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Vida▲72

    Amazing Visualizations for Your Data

    2014 · vida.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Phantom▲82

    Self-Destructing Photos To Facebook, Twitter And More.

    2014 · phanto.mx · its alternatives →

15. 15
    DataMaid▲15

    Storytelling for busy people

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Serious▲78

    A GIF collection and curation app

    2015 · dns.google · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Sideproject▲57

    Posts about making stuff on the web

    2014 · park.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Stream▲64

    Random stuff that people anonymously share from the web

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    DataKind▲69

    A nonprofit connecting data workers and social orgs

    2014 · datakind.org · its alternatives →

20. 20
    NeonMob▲73

    Collect original digital art

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Weio▲66

    The Web of Things for Creators

    2014 · we-io.net · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Dot▲78

    Social maps for groups of friends

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Sprites▲105

    Infographic creation tool

    2014 · spritesapp.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Chainy▲62

    Connecting creative people

    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 →