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. Built a secure 100% serverless WeTransfer replica in one day using AWS launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Apex▲14

   Serverless architecture with AWS Lambda

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   bawkterm: an open-source SSH/sFTP client▲66

   A desktop client for SSH, SFTP, Docker over SSH

   24d ago · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3EA
   Ebbflow – A Multi-Cloud Load Balancer and SSH Proxy. Host from Anywhere▲7

   2020 · ebbflow.io · its alternatives →

4. 4FS
   Flywheel.sh – the fastest way to build on AWS▲5

   2022 · flywheel.sh · its alternatives →

5. 5AC
   A Collection of User Management Examples on AWS Serverless▲8

   2019 · coderecipe.ai · its alternatives →

6. 6DA
   Daintree, an open source AWS webconsole▲7

   2020 · daintree.app · its alternatives →

7. 7SC
   Server configuration made easy▲9

   2014 · manageacloud.com · its alternatives →

8. 8PF
   PubStorm – Free CLI-based static web hosting with Let's Encrypt support▲9

   2016 · pubstorm.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Gatekeeper, a hobbyist DHCP server written Go▲7

   2022 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →

10. 10CA
    Certera – A central validation server for Let's Encrypt certificates▲8

    2019 · docs.certera.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    KeyBox-OpenShift – A web-based SSH console for OpenShift▲5

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12TC
    The cloud is rigged. we're building a better one▲8

    the cloud is a walled garden built for profit [ not efficiency ]. you’re paying for idle, autoscaling is too slow, and serverless is a scam. locked in, overcharged, and out of options. lttle.cloud is different. decentralized, open-source, and built for real performance [ sub-10ms cold start ], true pay-for-what-you-use pricing, and zero vendor lock-in. deploy anything as "serverless" from any docker image, no rewrites, no bullshit. powered by the blockchain and built in public, it’s transparent, efficient, and free from vendor lock-in. run your own private cloud or join the decentralized…

    2025 · its alternatives →

13. 13TA
    TinySSE, an SSE server programmable with Lua▲5

    2025 · tinysse.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    FaaS-netes – Porting Serverless FaaS to K8s▲5

    2017 · youtube.com · its alternatives →

15. 15SP
    Side project turned startup - Online Privacy via Client-side encryption▲5

    2011 · socialfortress.com · its alternatives →

16. 16WI
    WeTrust.io – Trusted Lending Circles, Decentralized with Blockchain▲7

    2017 · rosca.wetrust.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    borgmatic – simple, configuration-driven backup software for servers▲6

    2019 · torsion.org · its alternatives →

18. 18FT
    Fast, turnkey static web site recipe (Terraform and Jekyll and AWS)▲6

    2021 · peterkong.com · its alternatives →

19. 19LM
    Learn Modern Cloud Infrastructure Using AWS▲8

    2016 · badgerops.net · its alternatives →

20. 20RC
    Runbook.cloud – automated AWS troubleshooting▲6

    2018 · runbook.cloud · its alternatives →

21. 21DV
    Dedicated VPN Server(s) with Tor Bridges and a Tiny Hardware Client▲5

    2018 · blackholecloud.com · its alternatives →

22. 22CC
    Croningen – cron for the cloud▲7

    2016 · croningen.io · its alternatives →

23. 23VD
    VyomVault – Dropbox alternative, encrypted fully locked cloud storage▲7

    2019 · vyomvault.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    AWS EC2 & SQS▲10

    Resizable cloud hosting to make web-scale computing easier

    2014 · aws.amazon.com · 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 →