Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Bloop: Information-theoretically secure, expiring messages launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Bloop▲68

   Information-theoretically secure, expiring messages

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2EO
   EMP – Open Source Encrypted Messaging▲7

   2014 · emp.jar.st · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Ring▲83

   A free software for distributed and secured communication

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   ThinAir▲73

   The future of data security

   2015 · thinair.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Obfuscation▲53

   A user's guide for privacy and protest

   2015 · mitpress.mit.edu · its alternatives →

6. 6PA
   Postways, a Message Management System for Transactional Messages▲5

   2016 · postways.com · its alternatives →

7. 7OA
   Outkit – an abstraction layer for outbound messaging▲7

   2018 · outkit.io · its alternatives →

8. 8CA
   Certera – A central validation server for Let's Encrypt certificates▲8

   2019 · docs.certera.io · its alternatives →

9. 9NG
   NSA-grade encryption and anonymization for health and financial data▲9

   2018 · nukleosome.com · its alternatives →

10. 10VM
    Volatile messaging (self hosted and open source)▲5

    2014 · volatile-msg.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

11. 11FG
    Freenet Ghost Keys: Anonymous, Verifiable Identities▲6

    2024 · freenet.org · its alternatives →

12. 12
    crype – diffable/syncable encryption for files or shell pipes▲5

    2014 · code.ivysaur.me · its alternatives →

13. 13MS
    Minimalistic secure open source paste bin service▲9

    2016 · bin.so · its alternatives →

14. 14
    End-to-End Encryption through Kafka, with Ockam▲6

    2021 · youtube.com · its alternatives →

15. 15AP
    A privacy appliance for email over Tor▲5

    2015 · lookingglass.email · its alternatives →

16. 16BC
    Bailiff – Codecademy of Web App Security▲9

    2015 · bailiff.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Hoccer▲3

    A secure messenger for simplified data sharing

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18SD
    Secure Digital Archive for the Paranoid▲6

    2014 · goryachev.com · its alternatives →

19. 19AI
    “Anguish”: Invisible Programming Language and Invisible Data Theft▲8

    2016 · blogs.perl.org · its alternatives →

20. 20AP
    A plain-text eisenhower matrix with end-to-end encrypted sync▲6

    2020 · slymax.com · its alternatives →

21. 21FA
    Forsta – A Signal based messaging platform for enterprises▲6

    2018 · forsta.io · its alternatives →

22. 22TP
    Tamper-proof web-apps using Data URLs▲5

    2015 · geraintluff.bitbucket.org · its alternatives →

23. 23AE
    Algebraic — Effortless macOS file encryption, integrated with Finder.▲7

    2022 · algebraic.cc · its alternatives →

24. 24CA
    Choral, a Java-compatible language for type-safe multiparty protocols▲7

    2020 · choral-lang.org · 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 →