Vessel alternatives
TL;DR: 12 companies doing similar work to Vessel in B2B, ranked by how closely they match what Vessel 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 Vessel. They are scored on how closely their own description overlaps with Vessel's, and all facts shown come from the YC company records — nothing is estimated.
What are the best alternatives to Vessel?
| Alternative | What it does | Batch | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eivod | — | Summer 2007 | 51 | Inactive |
| Stackq | — | Summer 2009 | — | Inactive |
| BitSample | — | Winter 2008 | — | Inactive |
| Brushes | iPad drawing software. | Summer 2010 | — | Inactive |
| Fithub | — | Winter 2010 | — | Inactive |
| Insoshi | — | Winter 2008 | — | 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 |
| Optilly/Installmonetizer | Fb ad optimization platform | Winter 2012 | 11 | Inactive |
| Atrisa | AI Agents for Analog Circuit Design | Spring 2026 | 3 | Active |
| SolidStage | Sysadmin as a service. We make deploying, configuring, monitoring,… | Winter 2012 | — | Inactive |
| Marft | Marft creates embeddable machine learning models for application… | Winter 2012 | 3 | Inactive |
Is Vessel still active?
Vessel 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 Vessel. They are then ranked on how closely their own description overlaps with Vessel's, so the closest matches come first rather than whoever happens to share a tag.