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24 alternatives to The Sociable

Documenting how technology transforms societies

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

1. 1
   Vox▲124

   Understand the news.

   2014 · vox.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Gum▲123

   The social network of things

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Inside 2.0▲194

   Curating the best journalism in real-time

   2014 · inside.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Penflip▲119

   A social writing platform

   2013 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Reportedly▲83

   Native journalism for social media by those communities

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Swarmize▲82

   Data journalism platform from The Guardian

   2014 · alpha.swarmize.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Contributoria▲76

   Community funded, collaborative journalism

   2014 · idcard.eauedoyo.edu.ng · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Innoz▲88

   Connecting the unconnected

   2014 · offlineinternet.org · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Social Cops▲63

   Powering world's decisions through data from the grassroots

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Niche▲73

    All the world's social creators, in one place

    2014 · niche.co · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Next Society▲73

    Network Smarter

    2014 · nextsociety.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Cont3nt▲82

    Connecting citizen journalists and media companies

    2014 · cont3nt.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    peers▲76

    A resource for workers and consumers of the sharing economy

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    WorldState▲19

    Reimagining the consumption of news

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    SocialRadar▲70

    Real-time information about the people around you.

    2014 · socialradar.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Collaborative Economy▲66

    Weekly curated research on collaborative economy.

    2015 · collaborativeeconomy.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Slant News▲97

    Sharp angles on news and culture.

    2015 · secomint.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Refresh▲87

    Discover common ground for better conversations

    2013 · refresh.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    SAM▲92

    Social Media Workflows, Collaboration and Storytelling

    2015 · samdesk.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Quirell▲72

    A social network by and for marginalized people (Indiegogo)

    2014 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    WeWrite▲90

    Crowdsourced Storytelling

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Seen▲83

    A social summary of what’s happening

    2014 · tarikh.me · its alternatives →

23. 23
    TL;DR▲85

    Interesting content, summarized by real people

    2014 · tldr.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Synopsis▲83

    Need To Know News

    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 →