Software Alternatives & Reviews

🧟 Google Graveyard ⚰


Google Products that are shutting down or have already been discontinued
Average Lifespan: 5 Years and 5 Months
Total Products: 93

Discontinued Google Products (Page 1)

and their top alternatives on the right

  1. Google Domains

    Google Domains is designed and built to make getting online easy and managing your domains simple.

    🚀Jan 2014 - ⚰Sep 2023

    Lifespan: over 9 years

    Reason: efforts to sharpen our focus

    Categories: Domain Name Registrar, Web Hosting, Domains, Hosting

    News References

    1. 📰 Squarespace announced today that it “entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement with Google, whereby Squarespace will acquire the assets associated with the Google Domains business.” This includes “approximately 10 million domains hosted on Google Domains spread across millions of customers.” ~ 9to5google.com
  2. Android Things

    Build connected devices for a wide variety of consumer, retail, and industrial applications.

    🚀May 2015 - ⚰Jan 2022

    Lifespan: over 6 years

    Categories: Data Dashboard, Video, Home, Business Intelligence

    Android Things Alternatives

    1. ioBroker - flexible and modular application for the IoT and Smarthome
    2. Domoticz - Domoticz is a lightweight Home Automation System
    3. Home - Securely control all your HomeKit accessories from your favorite iOS device.
    4. » All Android Things alternatives
  3. Google Bookmarks

    With Google Bookmarks, you can save shortcuts to your favorite webpages and navigate to them in seconds from anywhere.

    🚀Oct 2005 - ⚰Sep 2021

    Lifespan: almost 16 years

    Categories: Bookmark Manager, Bookmarks, Social Bookmarking, Favorites

    Google Bookmarks Alternatives

    1. Raindrop.io - All your articles, photos, video & content from web & apps in one place.
    2. Diigo - Diigo is a powerful research tool and a knowledge-sharing community
    3. Pocket - When you find something you want to view later, put it in Pocket.
    4. » All Google Bookmarks alternatives
  4. Google Tour Builder

    visited and the experiences you had along the way.

    🚀Jun 2013 - ⚰Jul 2021

    Lifespan: about 8 years

    Categories: Augmented Reality, Photos & Graphics, Virtual Reality, 3D Rendering

    Google Tour Builder Alternatives

    1. VirtuallyShow.com - VirtuallyShow.com is an online affordable and feature-packed virtual tour service that allows you to create your residential and commercial real estate virtual tours in just a minute.
    2. Concept3D - Concept3D is a cloud-based software solution that helps businesses create and manage 3D maps and virtual and experiences in order to enhance engagement with visitors and clients.
    3. EyeSpy360 - EyeSpy360 is a world’s most leading self-service 360 virtual tour software platform that allows you to create a high-quality tour in a few minutes.
    4. » All Google Tour Builder alternatives
  5. Poly by Google

    Explore the world of 3D

    🚀Nov 2017 - ⚰Jun 2021

    Lifespan: over 3 years

    Categories: 3D, 3D Models Database, 3D Modeling, OS & Utilities

    News References

    1. 📰 Poly was introduced as a 3D creation tool optimized for virtual reality. Users could easily create low-poly objects with in-VR tools. The software was designed to serve as a lightweight way to create and view 3D assets that could in turn end up in games and experiences, compared to more art and sculpting-focused VR tools like Google’s Tilt Brush and Facebook’s (now Adobe’s) Medium software. ~ techcrunch.com
  6. Measure

    Measure typographic line lengths right from the page

    🚀Jun 2016 - ⚰Jun 2021

    Lifespan: about 5 years

    Categories: Augmented Reality, iPhone, Development, Audio Player

    Measure Alternatives

    1. TapMeasure - Smart Augmented Reality Measurement
    2. AirMeasure - Turn your phone into a ruler with the power of AR
    3. FeetMeter - App to measure your feet and check your shoe size
    4. » All Measure alternatives
  7. ZYNC Render

    Zync - Google Cloud visual Effects Rendering

    🚀Aug 2014 - ⚰Jun 2021

    Lifespan: almost 7 years

    Categories: 3D, Architecture, 3D Rendering, Online Services

    ZYNC Render Alternatives

    1. SheepIt Render Farm - A free distributed render farm for Blender
    2. TurboRender - Rendering at your workstation?
    3. SuperRenders Farm - SuperRendersFarm.COM is a CPU & GPU cloud render farm, supporting all 3D Render Engines: Arnold, Redshift, Octane, Vray, and more.
    4. » All ZYNC Render alternatives
  8. Google Public Alerts

    Tools, instructions, and support for providers of emergency alert data.

    🚀Oct 2012 - ⚰Apr 2021

    Lifespan: over 8 years

    Categories: Notifications And Alerting, Law Enforcement And Public Safety, Security, Security Information And Event Management (SIEM)

    Google Public Alerts Alternatives

    1. CityReporter - CityReporter is an inspection application that works on mobile devices and contains modules to handle the different needs of building permit inspections, playground safety, etc.
    2. Silvertrac Software - Real-time incident reporting software, guard tour system, and security officer management for in-house & contract security teams.
    3. Versaterm RMS - Versaterm empowers Public Safety Agencies with a full suite of integrated modules and configurable solutions.
    4. » All Google Public Alerts alternatives
  9. Google Crisis Map

    A collection of national and regional-scale layers related to weather, hazards, and emergency preparedness and response, mostly for the US.

    🚀Sep 2011 - ⚰Mar 2021

    Lifespan: over 9 years

    Categories: Crisis Management, Weather Forecasts, Weather Apps, Travel & Location

    News References

    1. đź“° Crisis Maps will no longer be available for editing or viewing, which includes maps created by Google. This means, links and embeds for published maps will stop working. ~ 9to5google.com
  10. Google Cardboard

    Cardboard + Smartphone = Virtual Reality Headset!

    🚀Jun 2014 - ⚰Mar 2021

    Lifespan: over 6 years

    Categories: Virtual Reality, Games, Communication, Electronics

    Google Cardboard Alternatives

    1. Nintendo Labo - DIY creations for the Nintendo Switch
    2. Pee World VR - Go virtually anywhere
    3. Cinera - An immersive personal theater headset
    4. » All Google Cardboard alternatives
  11. Loon

    Like Pocket, but for audio

    🚀Jun 2014 - ⚰Jan 2021

    Lifespan: over 6 years

    Categories: AI, Text To Speech, Podcast, Podcast Tools

    Loon Alternatives

    1. Play.ht - AI Voice and Speech Generation tool
    2. Blogcast - Turn your articles into audio
    3. Pocket Listen - Reading is hard. Listen to articles instead.
    4. » All Loon alternatives
  12. Google App Maker

    Low-code application development for G Suite

    âš° Shut down in Jan 2021

    Categories: No Code, Cloud Computing, Software Development Tools, Software Development

    News References

    1. đź“° The App Maker product will be shut down on January 19, 2021. To prepare, review your existing apps: If you no longer use an app, it will stop working according to the timeline in the next section. For active apps, transition the functionality to another product. Your app can't be directly migrated to another platform, but AppSheet, Apps Script, Google Forms, and App Engine offer many similar features. Learn more in the following sections. ~ support.google.com

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