Plexus alternatives
TL;DR: 12 companies doing similar work to Plexus in Consumer, ranked by how closely they match what Plexus 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 Plexus. They are scored on how closely their own description overlaps with Plexus's, and all facts shown come from the YC company records — nothing is estimated.
What are the best alternatives to Plexus?
| Alternative | What it does | Batch | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed Media Labs | — | Winter 2010 | — | Inactive |
| Sketchbox | Wordpress for AR & VR | Winter 2018 | 20 | Inactive |
| Supermedium | VR space of immersive utilities | Winter 2018 | 2 | Active |
| Matterport | Turn physical objects and environments into 3D models in seconds. | Winter 2012 | 201 | Public |
| North | Wearable computing hardware: biosignal gesture recognition | Winter 2013 | 51 | Acquired |
| Escher Reality | The backend for Augmented Reality. | Summer 2017 | 2 | Acquired |
| Wavy | Experience music and art in augmented reality | Winter 2017 | — | Acquired |
| Moonvalley | Building the next generation AI creative studio | Winter 2021 | 95 | Active |
| Scope AR | Scope AR is the leading provider of User Guided Augmented Reality… | Summer 2015 | 50 | Inactive |
| UNISON | Live between worlds, in UNISON, using the headset we're building! | Winter 2022 | 15 | Active |
| Mentra | Building the open source smart glasses operating system. | Winter 2025 | 12 | Active |
| Meta | Augmented reality glasses. | Summer 2013 | 11 | Inactive |
Is Plexus still active?
Plexus is still operating, so switching is a choice rather than a forced migration. Compare on fit and price rather than urgency.
How was this list put together?
Every company here is Y Combinator-backed and shares at least one category with Plexus. They are then ranked on how closely their own description overlaps with Plexus's, so the closest matches come first rather than whoever happens to share a tag.