Salus alternatives
TL;DR: 12 companies doing similar work to Salus in B2B, ranked by how closely they match what Salus 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 Salus. They are scored on how closely their own description overlaps with Salus's, and all facts shown come from the YC company records — nothing is estimated.
What are the best alternatives to Salus?
| 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 |
| Memorable | reducing agent reasoning into a graph search problem | Summer 2027 | 2 | Active |
| Magma | Monetize your agent's traces. | Summer 2026 | 1 | Active |
| primitive | communication for agents | Spring 2026 | 4 | Active |
| Terse | Durable state for AI agents | Fall 2026 | 2 | Active |
| PhoneSys | The Phone System for Sales Teams. | Summer 2011 | 4 | Inactive |
| Orthogonal | Agentic Payments for APIs | Winter 2026 | 2 | Active |
| Archal | API sandboxes, built for AI agents | Summer 2026 | 2 | Active |
| Compresr | LLM context compression for better accuracy | Winter 2026 | 3 | Active |
| IncidentFox | AI SRE agent that triages, coordinates, and fixes production incidents | Winter 2026 | 2 | Active |
Is Salus still active?
Salus 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 Salus. They are then ranked on how closely their own description overlaps with Salus's, so the closest matches come first rather than whoever happens to share a tag.