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24 alternatives to Airlock

The first API for higher education accreditation.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Airlock launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Odyssey▲526

   We're a learning DAO creating quality free web3 education

   2021 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Airschool▲311

   Shopify for course creators

   2021 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   AcademyCoin▲154

   Online education powered by the blockchain

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Claude for Education▲443

   AI for higher ed, with a new learning mode for students

   2025 · anthropic.com · its alternatives →

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   Metaschool▲212

   Become a Web3 dev hero by building and shipping dApps

   2023 · its alternatives →

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   Clema ▲94

   Your AI assistant for federal higher education data

   Feb 2026 · clema.ai · its alternatives →

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   Blockcred▲71

   Preventing academic credential fraud through the Blockchain.

   2019 · its alternatives →

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   Prisma▲109

   World's first co-learning network for educating kids K-12

   2020 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   CaktusAI▲66

   Everything you need for school in one place

   2023 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Learnex AI▲7

    World's First Fully AI Powered Education Platform.

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    Acadium▲23

    Empower your students, faculty & staff with best-in-class AI

    2025 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    A³Learn▲14

    Secure Testing & AI Learning Platform

    2025 · aaalearn.com · its alternatives →

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    Unlockian ™▲2

    World's First Work-Integrated Learning Platform

    May 2026 · unlockian.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Academia▲1

    Global Expert in Student Information Systems

    8d ago · academiaerp.com · its alternatives →

15. 15OA
    One API Key – Third-Party API Integrations with Zero Setup▲13

    Hey HN, we’ve been working on a way to simplify authentication with third-party APIs. This started because my co-founder andreterron (https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=andreterron) and I both built personal dashboards to track different health and productivity metrics, but it’s such an annoying chore to integrate with new APIs. First you read their docs to learn their authentication method, then build and deploy a custom server to receive OAuth callback requests or deal with CORS, register an app with them, then finally you can send the first request to their API. After the…

    2023 · oneapikey.com · its alternatives →

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    PromptLock▲5

    The AI firewall that understands compliance context

    Dec 2025 · promptlock.io · its alternatives →

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    Notation▲5

    The New Standard for Secure Assessment

    Jan 2026 · getnotation.app · its alternatives →

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    SIS Progress▲10

    Artificial Intelligence, Admissions Guidance, Education

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    DAWN▲6

    Revolutionalizing Education with Blockchain & AI

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Automated Learning Assistant (ALA)▲7

    Empowering students to learn faster and smarter

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Teachair▲6

    Modern AI-driven platform for online teachers and students

    2025 · teachair.app · its alternatives →

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    OS UNIVERSITY▲4

    World's Learning & Development Ledger on the Blockchain

    2018 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Uni-IP▲6

    1st & Largest University IP marketplace + AI diligence tools

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    Proof of Awesome▲11

    blockchain, achievement, peer review, ai

    2025 · proof-of-awesome.app · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →