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24 alternatives to The State of Data Engineering

Digging deep into the data engineering talent shortage

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

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   Talentiq▲77

   Use data to source the best software engineers

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2AO
   Analysis of 2018 Hacker News “Who Is Hiring” Job Posts▲301

   2018 · letstalkalgorithms.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Data Engineering Book – An open source, community-driven guide▲251

   Hi HN! I'm currently a Master's student at USTC (University of Science and Technology of China). I've been diving deep into Data Engineering, especially in the context of Large Language Models (LLMs). The Problem: I found that learning resources for modern data engineering are often fragmented and scattered across hundreds of medium articles or disjointed tutorials. It's hard to piece everything together into a coherent system. The Solution: I decided to open-source my learning notes and build them into a structured book. My goal is to help developers fast-track their learning curve. Key…

   Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   DataQuest Beta▲219

   Codecademy for Data Science

   2015 · dataquest.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Sourcing.io▲98

   Source talented software engineers

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   SQL School▲144

   Data analysts training data analysts

   2014 · sqlschool.modeanalytics.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   DataCamp▲167

   Learn R & Become a Data Analyst

   2014 · datacamp.com · its alternatives →

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   Sourcing.io 2.0▲101

   A data platform for discovering the perfect engineering hire

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   State of Software Development 2019▲125

   Latest trends on hiring tech and more

   2019 · codingsans.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    JobsPikr▲99

    Up-to-date job data directly from company websites

    2017 · jobspikr.com · its alternatives →

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    JobSpade▲93

    A daily aggregator of design, development & engineering jobs

    2016 · jobspade.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Gradberry▲119

    Curated + code-verified software engineering talent

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Future Jobs▲86

    Discover machine learning, AI, and data science jobs

    2018 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Data Engineer Jobs▲10

    The #1 source for data engineering jobs

    2024 · dataengineerjobs.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    DataTau▲75

    HackerNews for Data Scientists

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Data Monkey▲244

    Codeacademy for data

    2014 · datamonkey.pro · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Tiny Stats▲160

    Analytics, sans dashboard.

    2017 · academicconsultant.co · its alternatives →

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    Dice Careers: Tech Jobs, Skills, and Salaries▲65

    Data-driven career direction for tech professionals

    2017 · dice.com · its alternatives →

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    We Need Developers▲92

    Amazing companies searching for the best dev talent.

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Fresh Talent▲122

    An evaluation too that helps you hire developers faster

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Velvet▲166

    Make everyone a data engineer

    2024 · usevelvet.com · its alternatives →

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    Populate▲99

    Centralized people data for analysis, planning and new hires

    2016 · populate.io · its alternatives →

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    2022 Gender Diversity In SWE Report▲90

    Stats on women in SWE, from startups to big tech, and more

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Software Development Trends 2018▲126

    Trends and data from 9 tech firms

    2018 · codingsans.com · its alternatives →

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