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24 alternatives to Wake

A private space to share & discuss design work w/ your team

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Wake launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Wake▲309

   A private space to share & discuss design work w/ your team.

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Designer Chat▲148

   The Designer News community in a private Slack chat.

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Designspiration▲135

   Discover and share design inspiration

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Dwell▲267

   A social network for the design-obsessed

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Bridge▲78

   Connecting designers with top startups

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Teamstory▲103

   A Community for Startups & Entrepreneurs

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Wake Annotations▲110

   A more powerful way to give design feedback

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   HeyUpdate▲131

   Keep your team in sync

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Design Details Podcast▲258

   A show about the people who design our favorite products.

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    MakeSpace▲84

    Pop-Up Coworking Community

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Build It With Me▲179

    Connecting you with like-minded designers & developers

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Frontends▲93

    A community for front-end developers

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Good Morning from Highrise▲103

    A super simple way to manage a helpdesk or group inbox

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Little Big Details▲119

    Your daily dose of design inspiration

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Morning Person▲143

    Get a wake-up call from a real person (pre-launch)

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Twibfy▲84

    Curated design inspiration

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Arcbazar▲71

    Architectural Design for the Crowd by the Crowd

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Blind - Topics▲97

    An anonymous community for tech professionals

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    WAKE▲5

    The fastest way for designers to share work with their team.

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Chatous▲99

    Meet new people and talk about what matters to you.

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Share Some Style▲122

    Everyone deserves their own stylist

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Design Talks▲89

    Give and get design feedback on the go w/ audio annotations

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Muse▲127

    Curated career platform.

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Tlk ▲95

    A simple web chat

    2013 · 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 →