Answers.Body: <ul>
  <li><a href="http://www.megabloks.com/" rel="nofollow">Mega Bloks</a>: the well-known Canadian brand</li>
  <li><a href="http://www.oxfordtoy.co.kr/eng/index/index.asp" rel="nofollow">Oxford toys</a> - <a href="http://thebrickblogger.com/2011/07/oxford-toys-overview/" rel="nofollow">review</a></li>
  <li>Hasbro <a href="http://www.hasbro.com/kre-o/" rel="nofollow">KRE-O</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.knex.com/" rel="nofollow">K'Nex</a> - yes, they do <a href="http://www.knex.com/building_toys/88_amp_energy_car.php" rel="nofollow">bricks</a> too (not sure about compatibility though)</li>
  <li><a href="http://www.cobi.com.pl/en/" rel="nofollow">Cobi</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.best-lock.com/" rel="nofollow">Best-Lock</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.character-online.com/products/Character-Building/" rel="nofollow">Character Building</a> from The Character Group, a range of licensed products including Dr Who, Deadly 60, HM Armed Forces and Ben 10 to name a few. </li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>Disclaimer: some of these retrieved from the <a href="http://www.lugnet.com" rel="nofollow">lugnet</a> <a href="http://news.lugnet.com/off-topic/clone-brands/" rel="nofollow">off-topic/clone-brands group</a>; they also mention <a href="http://www.artasylum.com/minisites/C3website/" rel="nofollow">"Art Asylum’s C3 Brand"</a> but the site doesn't seem to work.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Perhaps I phrased my question a little off. I want to know if there's any LEGO like bricks that's _not_ compatible with LEGO.
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Answers.Text: Both questions have merit, so you may want to edit your original question to ask for both.
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Answers.Body: <p>In terms of semi/incompatible systems, there's a number of them that are supported through the <a href="http://fffff.at/free-universal-construction-kit/" rel="nofollow">Free Universal Construction Kit</a> files for MakerBots and other 3D printers:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>The Free Universal Construction Kit offers adapters between Lego, Duplo, Fischertechnik, Gears! Gears! Gears!, K’Nex, Krinkles (Bristle Blocks), Lincoln Logs, Tinkertoys, Zome, and Zoob.</p>
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Answers.Body: <p>Besides the resources mentioned by others, you might also be interested in this excellent compilation of all LEGO knockoff products and competitors titled Communist LEGO. It is in a form of a PDF and is a highly enjoyable read: <a href="http://www.1000steine.com/brickset/miscellaneous/clonebrands.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.1000steine.com/brickset/miscellaneous/clonebrands.pdf</a></p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Wikipedia has a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_clone" rel="nofollow">pretty complete listing</a> as well.</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <ul>
    <li>Ausini</li>
    <li>BanBao</li>
    <li>Best-Lock</li>
    <li>Brictek</li>
    <li>Built to Rule</li>
    <li>Cobi</li>
    <li>Character Options</li>
    <li>CoCo</li>
    <li>Cogo</li>
    <li>Enlighten Brick</li>
    <li>K'nex (Note: some sets feature Lego-compatible studs)</li>
    <li>Kre-O</li>
    <li>Laser Pegs</li>
    <li>Lite Brix</li>
    <li>Mega Bloks</li>
    <li>Nintendo (Manufactured Nintendo Block, later rebranded N&amp;B Block)</li>
    <li>Oxford</li>
    <li>Rokenbok</li>
    <li>Sluban</li>
    <li>SY</li>
    <li>Star Diamond</li>
    <li>Tyco Super Blocks</li>
    <li>Super Blox</li>
    </ul>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>From the back of my head, I would also add</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Ionix (Tenkai Knights)</li>
  <li>Nanoblock</li>
  </ul>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Montini; made in the '60's in The Netherlands, but Lego put a stop to that. Compatible underside in alternative positions if Lego doesn't have hollow stud for ×2's (the ×1's okay), as has pins, studs taller so Lego plate leaves a gap.</p>
  <p>Large Mega Blocks fits atop Duplo, although they also make fully compatible.
  <p>Tente of Spain, hollow studs, brick with same N° of studs rests atop Lego, but not holding on.
  <p>Unknown British, a fraction smaller as using inches, used it at primary school in the 1960's.
  <p>Pennybrix, ~1964 by tri-ang. L-shaped studs.
  
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Answers.Body: <p>LEGO-like, but not compatible?
  Nano Blocks.
  <a href="http://www.mynanoblock.com/site/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mynanoblock.com/site/</a></p>
  
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Body: <p>I'm trying to find all the competitors to LEGO. I know there is MegaBloks. What are some more?</p>
  
  <p>The base idea is that they should be bricks and they need to connect to each other like LEGO. However, it does <em>not</em> need to be compatible with LEGO.</p>
  
  <p>Also open source designs are always welcome!</p>
  
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ThreadText: # LEGO brick competitors?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2012-10-03)
  
  I'm trying to find all the competitors to LEGO. I know there is MegaBloks. What are some more?
  
  The base idea is that they should be bricks and they need to connect to each other like LEGO. However, it does *not* need to be compatible with LEGO.
  
  Also open source designs are always welcome!
  
  **Tags:** 3rd-party
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: I don't think Playmobil really qualifies as "should be bricks and they need to connect to each other" - there are a few sets where you can build houses from a few different wall and floor pieces, but that was about it.  
  
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  ## 6 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_2 on 2012-10-03. Score: 7
  
  * [Mega Bloks](http://www.megabloks.com/): the well-known Canadian brand
  * [Oxford toys](http://www.oxfordtoy.co.kr/eng/index/index.asp) - [review](http://username_3.com/2011/07/oxford-toys-overview/)
  * Hasbro [KRE-O](http://www.hasbro.com/kre-o/)
  * [K'Nex](http://www.knex.com/) - yes, they do [bricks](http://www.knex.com/building_toys/88_amp_energy_car.php) too (not sure about compatibility though)
  * [Cobi](http://www.cobi.com.pl/en/)
  * [Best-Lock](http://www.best-lock.com/)
  * [Character Building](http://www.character-online.com/products/Character-Building/) from The Character Group, a range of licensed products including Dr Who, Deadly 60, HM Armed Forces and Ben 10 to name a few.
  
  Disclaimer: some of these retrieved from the [lugnet](http://www.lugnet.com) [off-topic/clone-brands group](http://news.lugnet.com/off-topic/clone-brands/); they also mention ["Art Asylum’s C3 Brand"](http://www.artasylum.com/minisites/C3website/) but the site doesn't seem to work.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Perhaps I phrased my question a little off. I want to know if there's any LEGO like bricks that's _not_ compatible with LEGO.  
  > **username_2**: Both questions have merit, so you may want to edit your original question to ask for both.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2012-10-04. Score: 4
  
  In terms of semi/incompatible systems, there's a number of them that are supported through the [Free Universal Construction Kit](http://fffff.at/free-universal-construction-kit/) files for MakerBots and other 3D printers:
  
  > The Free Universal Construction Kit offers adapters between Lego, Duplo, Fischertechnik, Gears! Gears! Gears!, K’Nex, Krinkles (Bristle Blocks), Lincoln Logs, Tinkertoys, Zome, and Zoob.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2015-09-07. Score: 1
  
  Besides the resources mentioned by others, you might also be interested in this excellent compilation of all LEGO knockoff products and competitors titled Communist LEGO. It is in a form of a PDF and is a highly enjoyable read: <http://www.1000steine.com/brickset/miscellaneous/clonebrands.pdf>
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_4 on 2015-09-10. Score: 1
  
  Wikipedia has a [pretty complete listing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_clone) as well.
  
  > * Ausini
  > * BanBao
  > * Best-Lock
  > * Brictek
  > * Built to Rule
  > * Cobi
  > * Character Options
  > * CoCo
  > * Cogo
  > * Enlighten Brick
  > * K'nex (Note: some sets feature Lego-compatible studs)
  > * Kre-O
  > * Laser Pegs
  > * Lite Brix
  > * Mega Bloks
  > * Nintendo (Manufactured Nintendo Block, later rebranded N&B Block)
  > * Oxford
  > * Rokenbok
  > * Sluban
  > * SY
  > * Star Diamond
  > * Tyco Super Blocks
  > * Super Blox
  
  From the back of my head, I would also add
  
  * Ionix (Tenkai Knights)
  * Nanoblock
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_5 on 2023-03-12. Score: 0
  
  Montini; made in the '60's in The Netherlands, but Lego put a stop to that. Compatible underside in alternative positions if Lego doesn't have hollow stud for ×2's (the ×1's okay), as has pins, studs taller so Lego plate leaves a gap.
  
  Large Mega Blocks fits atop Duplo, although they also make fully compatible.
  
  Tente of Spain, hollow studs, brick with same N° of studs rests atop Lego, but not holding on.
  
  Unknown British, a fraction smaller as using inches, used it at primary school in the 1960's.
  
  Pennybrix, ~1964 by tri-ang. L-shaped studs.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_6 on 2013-03-22. Score: 0
  
  LEGO-like, but not compatible?
  Nano Blocks.
  <http://www.mynanoblock.com/site/>
  
  
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