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24 alternatives to Theory of Everything - New York After Rent (post Prop F)

Airbnb has proved it can beat regulation, post-gentrified NY

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Theory of Everything - New York After Rent (post Prop F) launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Benjamin Walker's Theory of Everything- New York After Rent▲1

   The AirBnb economy in New York

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Airbnb Live There▲339

   Don’t go there. Live there.

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Airbnb for Work▲328

   There’s a new way to travel for work

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4ST
   Short-term rental estimate for sites like Airbnb▲220

   2017 · eliotandme.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Airbnb for Business▲325

   Redefine business travel for your team

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Hidden Brain: Update: #AirbnbWhileBlack▲61

   How hidden bias shapes the sharing economy

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   This Airbnb Does Not Exist▲88

   This person does not exist, but for airbnb

   2019 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Atmos Calculator▲206

   See what you can build outside of SF/NY for your rent price

   2020 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Airvestor▲99

   Real-time Airbnb & hotel income estimates from 500K cities

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10AI
    An interactive dashboard to explore NYC rentals data▲70

    historically, rentals in NYC have been pretty wild. the median 1BR in West Village as of July 2025 cost $5,750/month. about a month ago, NYC passed a law to ban broker fees which many predicted would have increased rents. I realized I had access to some original data from a previous project so I built a dashboard to help me visualize the changes and see for myself. you can filter by neighborhoods, bedrooms, original source where the rentals were posted, and select a timeframe. this is still a work in progress, so apologies in advance for any issues you encounter. I would love any…

    2025 · leaseswap.nyc · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Fundhomes▲230

    Invest in vacation rentals like stocks, start for $100

    2023 · fundhomes.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Houstr▲191

    Turn your Airbnb into a shoppable experience

    2024 · houstr.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    CARMAnation▲83

    The Airbnb for driveways

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Hostel Rocket▲110

    AirBnB for Hostels

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    O'Really Radar — Airbnb's Design Approach▲72

    Katie Dill on designing for seven billion people

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    How I Built This - Airbnb: Joe Gebbia▲115

    A chance encounter with a stranger

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17RD
    Rental data supplied by tenants in Ireland, searchable by all▲119

    I created https://www.howmuchrent.com last Friday to help bring this kind of transparency to Ireland, allowing people to submit their rents. Would love to get any HN feedback on the idea/website.

    2023 · howmuchrent.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Beyond Surge▲83

    Surge pricing for Airbnb hosts.

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    AirEnvy▲74

    Rental Management for Airbnb

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Airbnb vs. Berlin▲4

    What data tells us.

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Dollars to Donuts: Judd Antin of Airbnb▲70

    Judd Antin, the Director of Experience Research at Airbnb.

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Belong▲109

    Reinventing residential renting

    2019 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    SuperHost▲108

    Let us take care of your Airbnb listing

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Airbnb Bélo▲86

    Make a symbol that tells your story w/ Airbnb's toolkit

    2014 · its alternatives →

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