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  Open-source alternatives to tools You pay for2023 · osssoftware.org · ▲245

  hey makers, I've spent the whole night to compile this list out of > winners of Product Hunt > best dev tools on DevHunt > recently active on GitHub > most internet backlinks > most mentions as "alternative to .." Let me know if I should add anything there.

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  Makerlist2015 · makerlist.io · ▲197

  A curated list of the best resources for makers

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  Makers Tools2015 · ▲130

  Discover new tools to build digital goodies

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  AlterBaseNov 2025 · alterbase.co · ▲189

  Hi, I'm software dev with 2x exit. I collected some affordable alternatives to expensive and well-known tools for a while. Mostly for personal use. Now I built the platform and added them here. Also, community help to grow with their tools and suggestions. Enjoy and if you have any alternative for popular softwares or have a suggestions please submit here to make it the internet's biggest alternative software platform.

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  The Ultimate Design Tool Picker2021 · bestdesignsoftware.io · ▲115

  Find the best design tool for your use case

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  Toolstash2024 · ▲54

  Largest growing directory of tools & resources for designers

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  /dev/null▲484

  a social network for devs

  Dev tools · 3d ago · dev-null.sh

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  Whiteboard (YC W26) – an open-source IDE for thoughtful software design▲423

  open-source IDE for thoughtful software design. Contribute to devdotfast/whiteboard development by creating an account on GitHub.

  Dev tools · 28d ago · github.com

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  Reladraw – A diagram language where you decide where to place things▲411

  Contribute to reladraw/reladraw development by creating an account on GitHub.

  Dev tools · 26d ago · github.com

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  OpenBot▲362

  Grok Bot alternative: free, local, open-source, multiplayer

  Dev tools · 23d ago · openbot.run

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  Talanoa▲346

  Hi HN, I’m a fullstack developer, and honestly, I’ve lost count of how many side projects I’ve worked on over the years. But one idea kept coming back to me: a different kind of email client. It first came to me in 2014: “What if we could handle emails more like conversations?” Every year, I’d revisit this concept in my “Build Notes.” Ten years later, no one had built exactly what I had in mind — so I finally decided to do it myself. That’s how Talanoa was born. I wanted something focused on people, not timelines. I was tired of marking messages as unread just to remember to reply later, or…

  Dev tools · 20d ago · talanoa.email

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  CoreSpeed▲332

  One MCP for everything your agents need: apps, memory, tools

  Dev tools · 28d ago · corespeed.io

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  Guideflow▲1,338

  Create interactive product demos and step-by-step guides in seconds with Guideflow, the leading AI-powered demo automation tool.

  AI · Nov 2025 · guideflow.com

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  I built a synth for my daughter▲1,278

  Hardware and software projects by Ali Roberts

  Life & fun · Nov 2025 · bitsnpieces.dev

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  Welltory▲1,028

  Measure your wellness. Use data to feel great every day.

  Work · Nov 2025 · welltory.com

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  Gemini 3▲1,016

  Bring any idea to life with multimodal capabilities

  AI · Nov 2025 · blog.google

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  TrustMRR▲833

  LLM Gateway is a b2b artificial intelligence based in United States, founded in 2025. $259,539/month in verified Stripe revenue. $78,764 MRR. Ahrefs Domain Rating 52/100. growing 55% month-over-month. Track LLM Gateway's verified metrics on TrustMRR.

  Growth · Nov 2025 · trustmrr.com

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  Boing▲782

  Life & fun · Nov 2025 · boing.greg.technology