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24 alternatives to The Sheriff

Blog network to rant about tech industry, anonymously

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

1. 1
   Insiderr▲93

   Tailor made anonymous business feed

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Anonyfish▲104

   Chat anonymously with another Secret user

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   HackerBracket▲219

   A community for sharing hacks

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   TenTwenty▲87

   Your local, anonymous message board

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   WUT▲117

   Anonymously chat with friends

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Streetchat▲70

   Anonymous local message boards

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7GI
   gist.io, blogless writing for hackers▲286

   2012 · gist.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Blind - Topics▲97

   An anonymous community for tech professionals

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   BetaPage 2.0▲224

   Community of Hackers and Makers

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Anomo▲66

    Anonymous Social Network

    2013 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Knozen▲88

    Rate & share personalities w/ co-workers anonymously

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Ghostery▲110

    See which companies are tracking you on websites

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Postatic▲196

    Create your own HackerNews

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Kindly▲218

    Chat with helpful strangers. Private, anonymous, & safe.

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    HNwatcher▲136

    Track keywords and users on Hacker News

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Backdoor▲104

    Honest and Anonymous Feedback About Colleagues

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Reveal▲130

    Simple, safe, and fun anonymous chat

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    MackerNews▲84

    Beautiful Readable Hacker News Articles

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Hacker News Search▲92

    a faster hnsearch

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20HN
    Hacker News Comments▲189

    2012 · hncomments.nathancahill.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Slack-HN▲99

    Read Hacker News right from Slack

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Breakr▲102

    Location-based anonymous chatrooms

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Reach▲99

    Chat with likeminded people nearby, anonymously

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Ladder▲94

    Find a new tech job anonymously

    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 →