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24 alternatives to YC Hacks VR

A virtual hackathon available to anyone, anywhere

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

1. 1
   HackerBracket▲219

   A community for sharing hacks

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Ha.ckathon▲170

   Find the right Hackathons for you!

   2016 · ha.ckathon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Hacker Experience▲96

   Online hacking simulation game

   2014 · hackerexperience.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   HackerCouch▲188

   Couchsurfing for hackers, by hackers

   2015 · hackercouch.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Hackevents▲188

   The world's largest hackathon search engine 🚀

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Hackathons▲133

   The Tripadvisor of hackathon events

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   BetaPage 2.0▲224

   Community of Hackers and Makers

   2017 · pitchwall.co · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Hack Club▲182

   Free and open source high school coding clubs 👊💥

   2016 · hackclub.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Game of Hacks▲72

   Test your application hacking skills.

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    WhoWantsToHack▲66

    A simple app to create hackathon teams

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    HackerX▲83

    Hacker and Maker community on Slack

    2014 · typeform.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    hackster.io▲77

    Where hardware hackers and makers share their projects

    2014 · hackster.io · its alternatives →

13. 13CH
    Code.hackmit.org – Software for Hackathons▲140

    2016 · code.hackmit.org · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Major League Hacking▲102

    Find and compete at the best student hackathons in the world

    2014 · mlh.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    hackajob▲89

    Get Hired by Hacking

    2015 · hackajob.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    HackHub▲139

    Host tech events and hackathons with ease 👨‍💻🛠

    2018 · hackhub.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    AltspaceVR▲72

    The social platform for virtual reality (pre-launch)

    2014 · microsoft.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Marketplace Hacks▲86

    A slack community of marketplace founders & operators

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Hack Club Hackathons▲101

    Discover and join high school Hackathons near you 👩‍💻

    2018 · hackathons.hackclub.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    YC Hacks▲5

    The best of YC Hacks from lovely Mountain View

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    hacker.surf▲89

    All the hacker jobs in one place

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    UniVRsity▲69

    The Virtual Reality College Experience

    2015 · tilt.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Jaunt▲72

    Platform for creating cinematic VR experiences

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Venture News▲79

    Hacker News for Venture Capital

    2014 · fundersclub.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 →