280 North alternatives
TL;DR: 12 companies doing similar work to 280 North in B2B, ranked by how closely they match what 280 North actually does — not just by category.
How this list was built: every company here is Y Combinator-backed and shares at least one category with 280 North. They are scored on how closely their own description overlaps with 280 North's, and all facts shown come from the YC company records — nothing is estimated.
What are the best alternatives to 280 North?
| Alternative | What it does | Batch | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BitSample | — | Winter 2008 | — | Inactive |
| Eivod | — | Summer 2007 | 51 | Inactive |
| Stackq | — | Summer 2009 | — | Inactive |
| Brushes | iPad drawing software. | Summer 2010 | — | Inactive |
| Insoshi | — | Winter 2008 | — | Inactive |
| Zenbu | The browser for agentic development | Spring 2026 | 1 | Active |
| Fithub | — | Winter 2010 | — | Inactive |
| OpenRelay | Distributed, hardware-agnostic AI inference | Summer 2026 | 2 | Active |
| Tumult | Tumult is building the next generation of apps for web design. Our… | Winter 2011 | 1 | Active |
| Atrisa | AI Agents for Analog Circuit Design | Spring 2026 | 3 | Active |
| SolidStage | Sysadmin as a service. We make deploying, configuring, monitoring,… | Winter 2012 | — | Inactive |
| Audobox | Audobox is a developer and user friendly tool for in-app feedback. | Summer 2013 | — | Inactive |
Is 280 North still active?
280 North has been acquired, which often means pricing, roadmap or support changes. That is the usual reason people start looking at this list.
How was this list put together?
Every company here is Y Combinator-backed and shares at least one category with 280 North. They are then ranked on how closely their own description overlaps with 280 North's, so the closest matches come first rather than whoever happens to share a tag.