Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Waterbug

Your sidekick to grow your plants

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

1. 1
   Droplet▲82

   A Smarter Way To Water Plants

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Plant Link▲71

   Give your plants a voice

   2015 · scotts.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Blossom▲107

   The smart watering controller (pre-launch)

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   greenIQ▲77

   Your garden just got smarter

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Waterpebble▲71

   Your little water saver

   2014 · waterpebble.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   ecobud▲80

   A portable water filter and bottle

   2015 · ecobudusa.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   FarmLogs▲118

   Data Driven Farming

   2014 · bushelpowered.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Blossom▲68

   Smarter irrigation for your home

   2015 · scotts.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Planted▲154

   App for college grads to find non-tech jobs

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Apitronics▲75

    Nest for Farming

    2014 · apitronics.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Fountain▲96

    Instant home & garden advice from experts (limited beta)

    2014 · fountain.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    VineBoss▲59

    The best of vines

    2014 · vineboss.net · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Droplet Hub▲76

    Marketplace for Digital Ocean droplets

    2015 · droplethub.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Bouqs▲83

    A new approach to flowers

    2014 · bouqs.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Seedlings▲66

    Curative plants for healthy living

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Blossom▲67

    Agile Project Management

    2014 · blossom.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Plant Village▲4

    open plant knowledge

    2016 · plantvillage.psu.edu · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Pesticide▲65

    Faster CSS layout debugging

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Snapzu▲81

    Start your own web community, grow it, and make money.

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Plants, by Tinybop▲63

    Discover the green kingdom (for kids)

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Feedbunch▲74

    A simple and elegant feed reader

    2015 · feedbunch.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Beekeeper Data▲64

    Email reporting for your data

    2016 · beekeeperdata.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Seed▲81

    The smart bottle that never forgets about you

    2015 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    naturethings▲81

    Discover, shop and grow plants with AI powered guidance 🌱🚀

    2021 · getnaturethings.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 →