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24 alternatives to Beam

Encrypted router protecting your data, location and devices

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Beam launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
pcWRT Secure WiFi Router▲141
WiFi router for home with a focus on security and privacy
2023 · pcwrt.com · its alternatives →
2
Flter▲107
Privacy and security router. A filter for your internet
2017 · flter.me · its alternatives →
3
Beam▲132
The easiest wallet ever, no app, no signup — it just works
2023 · beam.eco · its alternatives →
4
Beam▲248
A smart projector that fits in any light socket
2015 · popexpert.com · its alternatives →
5
Beam Privacy▲3
#PrivacyMatters
2019 · beam.mw · its alternatives →
6
URL Lengthener▲80
Visual encryption for the links you share
2021 · its alternatives →
7
HTTPS Everywhere▲294
Chrome extension that encrypts and secures your browser
2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
8
Secret▲173
Send a message through a safe, private, and encrypted link
2017 · getsecret.vercel.app · its alternatives →
9
beame-insta-ssl▲4
free, encrypted tunneling for all (open source)
2016 · beame.io · its alternatives →
10
Retriever – Securely share secrets over the internet▲193
Retriever (https://retriever.corgea.io/), an open-source research project to help users receive secrets and sensitive information without needing a server in the middle. It works by using Public-key cryptography to coordinate the message sharing between the two devices. Read more on why we built it here: https://retriever.corgea.io/why.html
2024 · retriever.corgea.io · its alternatives →
11
Cryptee▲155
An encrypted home for your private photos, docs & notes.
2018 · crypt.ee · its alternatives →
12
BeamCall▲75
Phone 2.0 app that texts everything you speak!
2018 · its alternatives →
13
Search Encrypt▲69
The Privacy Based Search Engine
2017 · its alternatives →
14
Beam▲164
A video knowledge base
2021 · its alternatives →
15
Beam Privacy iOS Wallet▲3
Privacy matters
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
16
WifiLink▲40
Share WiFi & hotspot access without using a password
2020 · mywifilink.com · its alternatives →
17
Portal WiFi▲113
Ultra-fast, reliable, enterprise-grade wireless Internet
2016 · portalwifi.com · its alternatives →
18
An SSH based utility to transfer pipes across machines – beam▲28
Hey HN, At work, I was annoyed about having to download logs by writing them out to files and transferring them over to my local over HTTP (admittedly, this is because of a rather novel architectural situation). So, I built a tool in Go that lets you pipe contents into an SSH server for sending and reading them out on another connection. You can also use this tool to transfer files. Just cat the file on the sender end and redirect the output of the receiver end to a file. Please note that the transfer rate is heavily dependent on your connection and proximity to the public ssh.beam.camp…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Expose▲126
Share your local sites via secure tunnels
2021 · expose.dev · its alternatives →
20
Unshort.link▲70
Prevent short link services from tracking you 👀
2020 · unshort.link · its alternatives →
21
Linkbolt▲100
Seamless link sharing connecting devices, unify your links
2023 · its alternatives →
22
ProtectMyLink▲6
Protect your links with a password
2024 · its alternatives →
23
Cloak for Android▲137
Keeps you safe on public Wi-Fi
2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
24
Link37▲60
Your browser's start page, encrypted
2023 · its alternatives →

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