TL;DR: If you are replacing One Degree, the closest options are CodeNow, mRelief, Bayes Impact. 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 One Degree (YC Winter 2014).
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The three closest alternatives to One Degree are:
| Alternative | What it does | Stage | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CodeNow | Our mission is to diversify the talent pipeline of students who… | YC Winter 2014 | 2 | Active |
| mRelief | mRelief has built an easy-to-use platform and web and text messaging… | YC Winter 2016 | 12 | Active |
| Bayes Impact | Tech nonprofit building the future of public services. | YC Summer 2014 | 11 | Active |
| OpenCurriculum | Helping K-12 teachers and school administrators build awesome… | YC Winter 2014 | — | Active |
| No Lean Season | A bus ticket out of poverty | YC Winter 2017 | — | Inactive |
| New Incentives | Cash transfers that save lives. | YC Summer 2016 | 51 | Active |
| 80,000 Hours | An online guide that tells talented graduates how to maximise the… | YC Summer 2015 | 13 | Active |
| SIRUM | SIRUM is a “match.com” for unused medicine. We connect institutional… | YC Winter 2015 | 15 | Active |
| Democracy Earth | Censorship resistant democracies. | YC Winter 2015 | 2 | Active |
| DevColor | We give Black software engineers support they need to advance in tech. | YC Winter 2016 | 7 | Active |
| Women Who Code | WWCode is a non profit that empowering diverse women to excel in tech. | YC Summer 2016 | 25 | Active |
| ACLU | Defender of rights and liberties | YC Winter 2017 | 501 | Active |
It depends on your size. CodeNow is the closest match on what One Degree 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.
One Degree is still operating, so switching is a choice rather than a forced migration. Compare on fit and price rather than urgency.
Every company here is Y Combinator-backed and was matched to One Degree 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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