Decent alternatives
TL;DR: 12 companies doing similar work to Decent in B2B, ranked by how closely they match what Decent 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 Decent. They are scored on how closely their own description overlaps with Decent's, and all facts shown come from the YC company records — nothing is estimated.
What are the best alternatives to Decent?
| Alternative | What it does | Batch | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fithub | — | Winter 2010 | — | Inactive |
| Insoshi | — | Winter 2008 | — | Inactive |
| Bryel | Devin for AI Research Engineering | Fall 2026 | 2 | Active |
| Heroku | Enabling developers to build and run applications in the cloud. | Winter 2008 | 300 | Acquired |
| primitive | communication for agents | Spring 2026 | 4 | Active |
| Bitnami | The App Store for Server Software | Winter 2013 | 75 | Acquired |
| Pachyderm | Data Versioning, Data Pipelines, and Data Lineage | Winter 2015 | 60 | Acquired |
| Clustrix | — | Winter 2006 | 51 | Acquired |
| Apportable | iOS porting | Winter 2011 | 51 | Acquired |
| Blockspring | Automate data collection for spreadsheets and productivity tools. | Summer 2014 | 3 | Acquired |
| Oway | The coordination OS for the physical economy. | Summer 2024 | 16 | Active |
| Context.dev | We give AI agents realtime web context via API | Summer 2026 | 6 | Active |
Is Decent still active?
Decent 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 Decent. They are then ranked on how closely their own description overlaps with Decent's, so the closest matches come first rather than whoever happens to share a tag.