Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. triggerFS – A realtime messaging and distributed trigger system launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   HiveFlux + Slack▲93

   Real-time task management meets real-time communication

   2015 · blog.hiveflux.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   TriggerHappy▲145

   A self-hosted, open source alternative to IFTTT

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Trigger Happy▲89

   An open-source clone of IFTTT

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Code Podcast 3: Concurrency – Event Loop & Coroutines▲54

   Concurrency in UIKits, browsers and web servers

   2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

5. 5FA
   Forsta – A Signal based messaging platform for enterprises▲6

   2018 · forsta.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Afterparty▲84

   Automated actions for meeting deliverables

   17d ago · useafterparty.com · its alternatives →

7. 7PA
   Postways, a Message Management System for Transactional Messages▲5

   2016 · postways.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Scar – A programming language for easy concurrency and parallelism▲7

   2025 · scarlang.pages.dev · its alternatives →

9. 9ED
   Event-driven, user-space and highly-scalable TCP/IP stack [pdf]▲29

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10WT
    Ways to build real time interactions with Apache Spark▲9

    2017 · spoddutur.github.io · its alternatives →

11. 11OA
    Outkit – an abstraction layer for outbound messaging▲7

    2018 · outkit.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Slack▲16

    Real time messaging for teams.

    2014 · slack.com · its alternatives →

13. 13LP
    Lightbus – Python/Redis Message Bus for Eventing and RPCs▲6

    2019 · lightbus.org · its alternatives →

14. 14VM
    Volatile messaging (self hosted and open source)▲5

    2014 · volatile-msg.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Datasnap▲8

    Insight from proximity-triggered engagement

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16CA
    Choral, a Java-compatible language for type-safe multiparty protocols▲7

    2020 · choral-lang.org · its alternatives →

17. 176S
    6gunz – spreadsheet / programming language / microservices framework▲9

    2018 · 6gu.nz · its alternatives →

18. 18PU
    Pingrd – Uptime Monitoring Service▲5

    2015 · pingrd.com · its alternatives →

19. 19TI
    TimePanel: Incredibly fast time tracking and invoicing▲6

    2012 · timepanel.net · its alternatives →

20. 20SR
    Space Rock, a realtime JavaScript framework▲7

    2015 · space-rock.meteor.com · its alternatives →

21. 21TA
    TinySSE, an SSE server programmable with Lua▲5

    2025 · tinysse.com · its alternatives →

22. 22BI
    Bloop: Information-theoretically secure, expiring messages▲9

    2014 · bloop.mit.edu · its alternatives →

23. 23AA
    ATAC, an event verification platform evidence based▲8

    2025 · atac.seraum.com · its alternatives →

24. 24SA
    Starlette – An asyncio Web framework for Python▲8

    2018 · starlette.io · 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 →