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24 alternatives to Village

Spontaneous Opportunities to Connect

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Village launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Shout▲207

   Exchange Anything with the people around you

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Moment▲87

   A fun way to share stories with friends

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Next Society▲73

   Network Smarter

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   CrowdHall▲55

   An online town hall

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Amigo▲79

   Meet with friends, simply

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Wiith▲98

   Create an event and hang out with a stranger nearby

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Jelly▲140

   Let's help eachother

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Let's Chat▲321

   Like Slack, but opensource and self-hosted.

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Connect▲73

   Map Your Friends

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    evitely▲72

    Plan fun. Together.

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Penflip▲119

    A social writing platform

    2013 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Coop▲85

    Find interesting things to do with like-minded people

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Couple▲86

    An app for two

    2013 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Naytev▲107

    Optimizely for social sharing

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Chatous▲99

    Meet new people and talk about what matters to you.

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    GetReal▲89

    Meet new people, in person

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Gum▲123

    The social network of things

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Peeps▲84

    See your friends

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Chainy▲62

    Connecting creative people

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Crowdforge▲137

    Where software projects & startups find collaborators

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Fluky▲105

    A friendly randomiser

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Teamstory▲103

    A Community for Startups & Entrepreneurs

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    WeWrite▲90

    Crowdsourced Storytelling

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Roger▲102

    The new way to exchange information with the people you meet

    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 →