Hacker News Alternatives

Hacker News is described as 'Social news website that caters to programmers and entrepreneurs, delivering content related to computer science and entrepreneurship' and is a very popular Social News in the news & books category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Hacker News, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Self-Hosted and Google Chrome apps. The best Hacker News alternative is Lemmy, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Hacker News are Reddit, Lobsters, Mbin and Steemit.

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  1. Raddle icon
     24 likes

    Unsatisfied with the few link sharing communities that were available and their proprietary, untransparent and non-secure nature, ziq made the original raddle.me (then known as raddit.me) with Wordpress, but it had a lot of limitations.

    93 Raddle alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
  2. Kontxt icon
     9 likes

    Kontxt is an inline communication and engagement tool that adds live collaboration and interactivity to digital content. Enterprise productivity. Remote education. Site owner revenue. Personal social news aggregation, rating, sharing, and discussion.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Wordpress
     
  3. MetaFilter icon
     11 likes

    Weblog that anyone can contribute a link or comment to. A typical weblog is one person posting their thoughts on the unique things they find on the web. This website exists to break down the barriers between people, to extend a weblog beyond just one person, and to foster...

    35 MetaFilter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. News as Facts icon
     17 likes

    Read the most important global news in minutes presented as quick and unbiased facts. Forever ad-free and privacy respecting.

    138 News as Facts alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  5. Hackertab.dev icon
     2 likes

    Hackertab.dev, a handy extension to help developers stay up-to-date with the latest tech happenings. It’s fully customizable, for frontend, backend, full-stack, mobile, data scientists… bref, for all developers.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Opera
    • Firefox
     
  6. Brutalinks icon
     3 likes

    Link aggregator inspired by Reddit using ActivityPub federation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Old Pluto icon
     7 likes

    Old Pluto is a news search engine. Rather than offering you recommendations of what to read like other websites, Old Pluto aims to give you tools to find what you think is important for yourself.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. daily.dev icon
     3 likes

    daily.dev is a community of developers getting together around discovering and exploring dev news. Join the movement to empower better software together.

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    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
  9. TechontheEdge compiles news and articles from 1000s of websites in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, web and mobile technologies. Readers take advantage of easy to use interface, powerful search engines and personalized newsletters.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  10. Ecency icon
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    Ecency is a Decentralized, opensource, rewarding, communities, non-censored social platform where users are incentivized to contribute and curate content. The users decide what is valuable by voting and content is rewarded with cryptocurrencies.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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