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. Bunjil – Secure authentication tokens for zero-trust micro services launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Tankman – An Open Source User Management and Authorization MicroService▲7

   2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2WT
   Web Tunnels – Passwordless authentication for the web▲6

   2024 · pico.sh · its alternatives →

3. 3CA
   Certera – A central validation server for Let's Encrypt certificates▲8

   2019 · docs.certera.io · its alternatives →

4. 4DA
   Decentralized Authentication Powered by Bitcoin Cryptography▲5

   2020 · starfish.computer · its alternatives →

5. 5SC
   Smart Contracts for Cracking Passwords▲9

   2017 · initialized.github.io · its alternatives →

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

   2024 · freenet.org · its alternatives →

7. 7AI
   An Introduction to Microservices▲8

   2021 · medium.com · its alternatives →

8. 8SP
   Side project turned startup - Online Privacy via Client-side encryption▲5

   2011 · socialfortress.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Secure end-to-end client sessions and API calls using crypto key pairs▲9

   Hello. I made this project as an experiment in using key cryptography for user identity in a client server model, and for some future peer to peer projects that I am working on. I am looking for feedback, please let me know what you think. Also, Merry Christmas to HN! :-)

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10MM
    MagicSquared – Magic Magic Link Authentication▲7

    2021 · magicsquared.net · its alternatives →

11. 11ET
    Express-tokenware – token-based authentication middleware for express▲7

    2015 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

12. 12MJ
    Machinomy, JavaScript library for micropayments in Ether over HTTP▲9

    2017 · machinomy.com · its alternatives →

13. 13SS
    Securing Services with Pipy and OpenID Connect▲5

    2022 · medium.com · its alternatives →

14. 14WA
    Wasp Auth UI – The first full-stack auth with self-updating forms▲5

    2023 · wasp-lang.dev · its alternatives →

15. 15NG
    NSA-grade encryption and anonymization for health and financial data▲9

    2018 · nukleosome.com · its alternatives →

16. 16CA
    Cheshire: a CryptoKitties developer sandbox▲7

    2018 · medium.com · its alternatives →

17. 17NA
    Nimiq: A Frictionless Payment Protocol Native to the Web▲8

    2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Trustful▲8

    Secure e-voting service, with blockchain security.

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19AB
    Aysha – Blockchain and cryptocurrencies made simple▲8

    2018 · aysha.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Password-less authentication via Ramanujan's 1/π series and Nvidia-B200▲5

    This preprint introduces a groundbreaking, zero-latency bank interaction framework that solves the Memory Wall problem in cybersecurity. By replacing memorized secrets with Silicon DNA (S-DNA) and securing the transaction layer with Ramanujan's transcendental 1/pi series, we establish a hardware-nat

    May 2026 · zenodo.org · its alternatives →

21. 21SA
    Sqreen API, a security toolbox for developers▲8

    2017 · sqreen.io · its alternatives →

22. 22CF
    Conclave - free, encrypted collaboration for personal and business▲5

    2017 · conclave.global · its alternatives →

23. 23ML
    Magic Login – Passwordless login and transactional emails as a service▲9

    2021 · magiclogin.net · its alternatives →

24. 24BB
    Browser-Based Blockchain Nimiq Token Sale▲5

    2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

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