Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to The History of the Web

The web's best stories, delivered each week.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The History of the Web launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Top▲240

   Get notified about the top 10 tech stories every day

   2016 · topnotifier.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Play for Web▲246

   Listen to articles from around the web

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   TheNeeds▲64

   Discover the best of the web based on your interests

   2014 · theneeds.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Better History▲93

   Your Chrome Browsing history. Better.

   2014 · better-history.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Tech Block▲83

   The best tech reads from around the web

   2014 · thetechblock.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Flipboard for the Web▲189

   Catch up on the stories and people that matter to you.

   2015 · flipboard.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Digest▲86

   Reddit newsletter based on your sub-reddits

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Folloh▲69

   It brings all the news you want from around the web

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Notey▲164

   Discover the Best Stories for You

   2015 · notey.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Sunday Dispatches▲109

    A newsletter for creativity, freelancing and life.

    2014 · usefathom.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Spotlight Newsletter▲78

    Surfacing underappreciated content once a week.

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Build The Web▲13

    Weekly newsletter for people who build stuff on the web

    2015 · buildtheweb.co · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Upvoted Weekly▲116

    Enjoy the best reddit content you may have missed

    2015 · reddit.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Web Tools Weekly▲94

    One email per week with the best front-end web tools

    2014 · webtoolsweekly.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Web Design Handbook▲158

    Design Amazing Websites

    2015 · rafaltomal.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Newspaper▲82

    Best content from your favorite topics, delivered to Slack.

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Internet Is Beautiful▲18

    A free weekly newsletter sharing the most interesting websites and useful tools on the internet, delivered every Wednesday.

    Aug 2026 · internetisbeautiful.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    GONG▲114

    The world's most shared stories

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Tools for Reporters▲72

    A newsletter with awesome tools for storytellers

    2014 · toolsforreporters.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    ReadThisThing▲81

    One fantastic piece of journalism delivered via newsletter

    2015 · readthisthing.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    TechBites▲113

    An overview of the top tech news from multiple sources

    2018 · techbites.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Messaging Weekly▲85

    The week's conversational commerce news, apps and opinions

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Sstories▲92

    Short-fiction stories for busy people

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Founch▲95

    A new way to explore the web (an advanced Wikipedia)

    2015 · founch.com · 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 →