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. Prices are shown for the 2 we have checked on their own sites, 2 of them free or with a free tier. User innovation with APIs launched in 2012; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1TT
   Turn the Web into an API – A case study▲8

   2016 · blog.extracty.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Userlens▲116

   AI agent to improve product adoption

   Apr 2026 · userlens.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Paid▲124

   An API for invoicing

   2015 · paidapi.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Exponent - 57: The user experience▲88

   The importance of the user experience

   2015 · exponent.fm · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Gleam.io▲85

   A metrics focused competition tool to drive user engagement

   2014 · gleam.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   We're building a set of API's to help web developers▲9

   2013 · hoistapps.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Campfirefree▲84

   The shared workspace for humans and coding agents

   23d ago · boringinfra.company · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Changelog - #189: JSON API with Yehuda Katz▲66

   Yehuda's start as a programmer and the spec for building API

   2016 · changelog.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Pushpin▲79

   Building and scaling realtime APIs made easy

   2015 · pushpin.org · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Whiteboard▲77

    the open-source IDE for thoughtful software design

    3d ago · dev.fast · its alternatives →

11. 11MA
    Molten, a modern API framework for Python▲7

    2018 · moltenframework.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Mantlefree tier▲58

    Open-source service builder for humans and AI agents

    Sep 2026 · mantle.tools · its alternatives →

13. 13TW
    Turn websites into structured APIs▲7

    2015 · kimonolabs.com · its alternatives →

14. 14WA
    Whistle, a different way to build interactive web apps in Elixir▲7

    2018 · moboudra.com · its alternatives →

15. 15CT
    Convergence: The first turn-key API for realtime collaboration apps▲8

    2017 · convergencelabs.com · its alternatives →

16. 16IM
    I made an API builder for side projects▲6

    2022 · getquickbase.com · its alternatives →

17. 17LC
    Low-code platform to build user flows with your current API or IdP▲9

    2021 · arengu.com · its alternatives →

18. 18AS
    A single point access to multiple apps via a generic API interpreter▲5

    2015 · getaugment.com · its alternatives →

19. 19AA
    An API for Customer Feedback▲7

    2014 · supportive.io · its alternatives →

20. 20AS
    Api-stuff: Making Twitter's API Easy Again▲5

    2014 · api-stuff.azurewebsites.net · its alternatives →

21. 21OT
    Our team built an API to help game devs Buff their games/apps▲7

    2019 · buffedapi.com · its alternatives →

22. 22AB
    A book on Building API's with Rails▲8

    2014 · apionrails.icalialabs.com · its alternatives →

23. 23SM
    Silk – Markdown driven API tests▲8

    2016 · medium.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Fixing the Enterprise UX Process▲7

    A 91-page playbook for product teams

    2017 · uxpin.com · 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 →