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24 alternatives to The New York Times Election Bot

Receive live results & updates on the 2016 election in Slack

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The New York Times Election Bot launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Slack 538▲109

   Get latest presidential polling forecasts in Slack

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Too Embarrassed To Ask - Can a texting bot help you understand the presidential election?▲60

   Mobile news apps are dying, but texting is the future

   2016 · recode.net · its alternatives →

3. 3
   I Will Vote Bot▲79

   Register to vote or check/update voter info on Messenger

   2016 · messenger.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   2016 US Election Facebook Monitoring Tool▲82

   Receive alerts on the latest FB trends of the US Election

   2016 · samplify.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Simple Poll▲224

   The easiest way to create polls in Slack

   2016 · simplepoll.rocks · its alternatives →

6. 6
   New York Times APIs▲247

   Why just read the news when you can hack it?

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Make Twitter Great Again▲222

   Chrome extension that hides tweets about the 2016 election

   2016 · maketwittergreatagain.weebly.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   U.S. #ElectionStats▲92

   Track who’s winning the Primaries, social sentiment + more

   2016 · geckoboard.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Twitter Government Bot▲90

   Send a DM for personalized voter registration information

   2016 · gov.twitter.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Wordhop Live▲95

    Take over bots and chat live from Slack 🤖 + 💁🏻

    2017 · wordhop.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Wonk▲111

    Chatbot to keep you informed about the presidential debates

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    News Bot 4▲64

    Slack + Fantasy Football news

    2015 · news-bot.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Future States▲6

    Chatbot guide to the 2016 Presidential election.

    2016 · messenger.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    FastVoted▲121

    Get trending posts from PH, HN, reddit, & more in your Slack

    2015 · fastvoted.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Revealbot▲251

    Manage your Facebook & Instagram ad campaigns from Slack

    2016 · bir.ch · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Revealytics bot for Slack▲118

    Stripe analytics bot for Slack

    2016 · revealytics.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    TimeLord for Slack▲104

    Timezone converter bot for Slack

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    BuzzBot▲84

    BuzzFeed's latest (political) news bot

    2016 · messenger.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    NewsBot AI▲200

    Bot that measures political bias in articles

    2017 · newsbotai.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Purple 2.0▲155

    Interactive election updates on Messenger

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Solid Bot for Slack▲128

    Easily manage your meetings from Slack

    2016 · getsolid.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Google Posts▲118

    Hear from the US presidential candidates in real time

    2016 · google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Slack Message Builder▲109

    Preview the format of the messages produced by your bot

    2016 · davestevens.github.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    DiggBot for Slack▲140

    Discover the best of the web, right in Slack

    2016 · digg.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 →