TL;DR: If you are replacing Airmada, the closest options are ThereCraft, Boost Biomes, Maquoketa Research. The table below compares 12 alternatives on what they do, stage, size and status.
Every alternative below is compared on what it actually does, not just its category — so you can see which one genuinely replaces Airmada (YC Summer 2015).
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The three closest alternatives to Airmada are:
| Alternative | What it does | Stage | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ThereCraft | — | YC Summer 2017 | 1 | Active |
| Boost Biomes | — | YC Summer 2019 | 12 | Inactive |
| Maquoketa Research | The intelligence layer for drones | YC Spring 2026 | 5 | Active |
| Arc | aerial videography | YC Summer 2012 | 2 | Inactive |
| Daedalus | AWS for precision manufacturing | YC Winter 2020 | 7 | Active |
| StableBrowse | Building the Data Infrastructure layer for Physical AI. | YC Spring 2026 | 3 | Active |
| Nextera Robotics | DIDGE.ai | AI-native Robotics | YC Summer 2020 | 20 | Active |
| Shone | Shone makes existing cargo ships autonomous through retrofit. | YC Winter 2018 | 8 | Inactive |
| EPIC AEROSPACE | Last-mile delivery for satellites. | YC Summer 2019 | 14 | Active |
| Taobotics | Autonomous robots for retails. | YC Winter 2019 | 11 | Active |
| Parametric | Physical businesses that run themselves | YC Fall 2025 | 7 | Active |
| Phykos | Growing seaweed to stabilize the climate. | YC Summer 2021 | 2 | Active |
It depends on your size. ThereCraft is the closest match on what Airmada actually does. If you need something more established, sort the table by team size — larger teams generally mean more support and a longer track record. If budget is the constraint, the earlier-batch companies are usually the ones still competing on price.
Airmada is no longer listed as active, so anyone still relying on it should plan a migration to one of the alternatives above.
Every company here is Y Combinator-backed and was matched to Airmada on what it actually does — its own description of its product — rather than on a broad category label. Batch, team size and operating status come from the YC directory and are shown as-is. We do not rank by payment.
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