Craft Coffee alternatives: 12 options compared

TL;DR: If you are replacing Craft Coffee, the closest options are Fractal Labs, BrainTripping, Mixed Media Labs. 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 Craft Coffee (YC Summer 2014).

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What are the best alternatives to Craft Coffee?

The three closest alternatives to Craft Coffee are:

  1. Fractal Labs — works in the same Consumer category (YC Winter 2024).
  2. BrainTripping — works in the same Consumer category (YC Summer 2012).
  3. Mixed Media Labs — works in the same Consumer category (YC Winter 2010).

Craft Coffee alternatives compared

AlternativeWhat it doesStageTeamStatus
Fractal Labs—YC Winter 20244Active
BrainTripping—YC Summer 20121Inactive
Mixed Media Labs—YC Winter 2010—Inactive
Grid—YC Summer 2012—Inactive
Vote.org—YC Summer 2016—Active
MadEatsOnline delivery-only restaurant group in the PhilippinesYC Summer 2021—Acquired
ChariB2B e-commerce and fintech platform for traditional proximity storesYC Summer 2021100Active
PerfektoGrocery subscription service against food waste in LatamYC Summer 202133Inactive
Lucy Goods, IncLucy’s mission is to reduce tobacco-related harm to zero. We provide…YC Winter 20187Active
Sudden CoffeeCrystallized coffee that's better than fresh StarbucksYC Winter 20172Inactive
NaturAll ClubFrozen beauty products.YC Winter 201917Active
Racer15-minute food deliveryYC Summer 20207Inactive

Which Craft Coffee alternative should I choose?

It depends on your size. Fractal Labs is the closest match on what Craft Coffee 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.

Is Craft Coffee still active?

Craft Coffee 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 was matched to Craft Coffee 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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