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24 alternatives to Apono

Temporary elevated access for developers

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

1
Appwrite Cloud Beta▲486
Build like a team of hundreds
2023 · cloud.appwrite.io · its alternatives →
2
Permit.io▲677
The new Permit.io CLI brings developer-first workflows to access control. Define, test, deploy, and enforce fine-grained authorization using AI, CI/CD, GitOps, and OpenAPI — all from your terminal
2023 · permit.io · its alternatives →
3
AccessOwl 2.0▲369
Discover and manage your teams SaaS access
2023 · accessowl.com · its alternatives →
4
Oso Cloud▲143
Authorization for the next billion developers
2023 · osohq.com · its alternatives →
5
ASObot▲383
No subscription ASO tool in Slack & Telegram messengers
2023 · asobot.pro · its alternatives →
6
A Go Library for Better Access Control▲158
A SDK for access control policies: authorization for the microservice and IoT age. Inspired by AWS IAM policies. Written for Go. - ory/ladon
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
7
InstantDB▲320
Complete backend with auth and storage in one prompt
Apr 2026 · instantdb.com · its alternatives →
8
ASO.dev▲179
Optimize Meta, track unlimited keywords, analyze competitors
2024 · aso.dev · its alternatives →
9
Octo – Generate a serverless API from an SQL query▲241
2020 · octoproject.github.io · its alternatives →
10
UpScout▲125
Lightning-fast uptime monitoring, engineered in Rust.
2024 · upscout.io · its alternatives →
11
Oathkeeper – Cloud-Native Identity and Access Proxy▲174
A cloud native Identity & Access Proxy / API (IAP) and Access Control Decision API that authenticates, authorizes, and mutates incoming HTTP(s) requests. Inspired by the BeyondCorp / Zero Trust white paper. Written in Go. - ory/oathkeeper
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
12
strongDM 2.0▲91
Secure, manage, & audit access to anything a developer needs
2020 · strongdm.com · its alternatives →
13
Simple Uptime▲203
Monitor the health of your websites and servers inside Slack
2024 · simpleuptime.app · its alternatives →
14
ASO by 2Stable 3.0.0▲99
ASO tool by developers for developers
2023 · aso.2stable.com · its alternatives →
15
StrongDM – 1-click access to any database or server in any environment▲38
Secure and simplify infrastructure access with StrongDM’s Zero Trust PAM platform. Control, audit, and manage access across cloud, databases, servers, and apps from a single, unified solution.
2018 · strongdm.com · its alternatives →
16
Topaz: open-source authorization combining the best of OPA and Zanzibar▲132
Cloud-native authorization for modern applications and APIs - aserto-dev/topaz
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
17
Aserto▲112
Cloud-Native authorization as a service
2022 · aserto.com · its alternatives →
18
strongDM▲98
Trust strongDM to manage an engineers access to everything
2019 · strongdm.com · its alternatives →
19
1Password Developer Tools▲105
Develop faster, eliminate complexity, protect your secrets
2022 · 1password.com · its alternatives →
20
Robodash▲103
Cron and uptime monitoring dashboard
2019 · robodash.app · its alternatives →
21
Apollo▲101
Reliable uptime monitoring, status pages & much more
2020 · its alternatives →
22
Compito▲98
An open-source project management app
2021 · compito.adi.so · its alternatives →
23
Indent for Google Groups▲77
On-demand, auto-expiring access for Google Groups
2022 · indent.com · its alternatives →
24
ASO by 2Stable 2.0▲86
Track keywords & app rankings
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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