Trigger alternatives
TL;DR: 12 companies doing similar work to Trigger in B2B, ranked by how closely they match what Trigger 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 Trigger. They are scored on how closely their own description overlaps with Trigger's, and all facts shown come from the YC company records — nothing is estimated.
What are the best alternatives to Trigger?
| Alternative | What it does | Batch | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BitSample | — | Winter 2008 | — | Inactive |
| Eivod | — | Summer 2007 | 51 | Inactive |
| Stackq | — | Summer 2009 | — | Inactive |
| Brushes | iPad drawing software. | Summer 2010 | — | Inactive |
| Insoshi | — | Winter 2008 | — | Inactive |
| Fithub | — | Winter 2010 | — | Inactive |
| OpenRelay | Distributed, hardware-agnostic AI inference | Summer 2026 | 2 | Active |
| Atrisa | AI Agents for Analog Circuit Design | Spring 2026 | 3 | Active |
| SolidStage | Sysadmin as a service. We make deploying, configuring, monitoring,… | Winter 2012 | — | Inactive |
| Audobox | Audobox is a developer and user friendly tool for in-app feedback. | Summer 2013 | — | Inactive |
| Hoplite | Effortlessly deploy cloud software factories. | Summer 2026 | 2 | Active |
| Credictive | Attribution metatags for online content. | Summer 2012 | — | Inactive |
Is Trigger still active?
Trigger is no longer listed as active, so anyone still relying on it should plan a migration to one of the alternatives above.
How was this list put together?
Every company here is Y Combinator-backed and shares at least one category with Trigger. They are then ranked on how closely their own description overlaps with Trigger's, so the closest matches come first rather than whoever happens to share a tag.