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24 alternatives to CYPHR

Secure API Key storage 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.

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   Cyph – Encrypted chat in 30 seconds▲39

   Cyph is the most powerful & easiest to use encryption software available. Open source, audited, trusted. Secure your chats, video calls, files, and more.

   2014 · cyph.com · its alternatives →

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   EnvKey – securely manage API keys, credentials, and config▲116

   2017 · envkey.com · its alternatives →

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   Securely Handle Encryption Keys in Go▲119

   Software sandbox for storage of sensitive information in memory. - awnumar/memguard

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   EnvKey 2.0 – End-To-End Encrypted Environments (now open source)▲225

   Hey HN, I'm so happy to finally show you all this release after years of hard work. I posted the first version of EnvKey to HN back in 2017 (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15330757), then went through YC in W18 (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16569534). EnvKey is an end-to-end encrypted configuration and secrets manager. It protects your organization's API keys, encryption keys, credentials, and other secrets, and makes it easy to run servers, scripts, tests, and everything else with the latest config. It also helps you avoid duplication in your…

   2022 · v2.envkey.com · its alternatives →

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   EnvKey▲79

   Protect api keys and credentials. Keep config in sync.

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   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 →

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   Keyper▲1

   Secure API key storage with client-side encryption

   Mar 2026 · keypervault.com · its alternatives →

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   Lockenv – Simple encrypted secrets storage for Git▲105

   Hi! I got tired of setting up tools I can't explain to a team in a few words like sops or git-crypt, just to store few files with environment variables or secrets, so I built lockenv as a simple alternative. It's basically a password-protected vault file you commit to git. No gpg keys, no cloud, just lockenv init, set a password, and lock/unlock the secrets. This tool integrates with OS keyring, so you're not typing passwords constantly. Should work on Mac/Linux/Windows, but I tested it only on linux so far. I am not trying to replace any mature / robust solution, just…

   Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Keypub.sh – OAuth for the terminal using SSH keys▲222

   Hi HN! I built KeyPub.sh to solve the problem of user verification for CLI applications. It's essentially OAuth for the terminal, but using SSH keys that developers and users already have. - No installation needed - works with existing SSH setup - Privacy-focused: users control what email info is shared - Simple email verification process - Free public service - Perfect for CLI app developers who don't want to build user verification Try it with: `$ ssh keypub.sh about` Source code: https://github.com/skariel/keypub

   2024 · keypub.sh · its alternatives →

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    AxKeyStore▲31

    Hi HN, I built AxKeyStore, an open-source CLI tool for managing secrets that uses your own private GitHub repository as encrypted storage. The idea is simple: → All encryption happens locally. → Secrets are stored as encrypted blobs in your private repo. → GitHub is treated as untrusted storage. → No plaintext secrets ever leave your machine. → No plaintext secrets are stored on disk. Most secret managers either require a hosted backend, a self-hosted server, or trusting a SaaS provider. I wanted something that: → Requires zero infrastructure → Uses tooling developers already have → Keeps…

    Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Lemonade Password Manager▲98

    Simple, secure, with an Env Vault for your .env files

    Feb 2026 · lemonadepass.app · its alternatives →

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    1Password Developer Tools▲105

    Develop faster, eliminate complexity, protect your secrets

    2022 · 1password.com · its alternatives →

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    NordLocker▲87

    Store and share your files securely

    2020 · nordlocker.com · its alternatives →

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    keychains.dev▲177

    Hi HN — I’m a heavy OpenClaw user and, like many others, I’ve been thinking about how to give these new “unleashed” agents secure access to my accounts. Agents need API access to be useful. But API keys are long-lived secrets. And agents are not secure environments. So I built something for myself that quickly turned into a product: keychains.dev. The idea is simple: agents never see raw credentials. With Keychains.dev: • Agents make API calls via a drop-in replacement for curl or JavaScript’s fetch() • They use template variable names instead of embedding credentials • The request is…

    Feb 2026 · keychains.dev · its alternatives →

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    Simple in-memory key/value store written in Elixir using Shards▲80

    Simple in-memory Key/Value Store written in Elixir using `cabol/ex_shards` - cabol/kvx

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Cypht – Unique Open Source Webmail▲110

    Cypht is a lightweight, open-source webmail client that combines all your email accounts and RSS feeds into one unified, streamlined inbox. Supports IMAP, SMTP, JMAP, and EWS.

    2016 · cypht.org · its alternatives →

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    Krypton for Teams – Simple SSH Key Storage for DevOps▲53

    Unphishable, zero-touch two-factor logins

    2018 · krypt.co · its alternatives →

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    CyphrKey▲74

    WisprFlow for vibe coders w/ voice shortcuts

    Feb 2026 · churp.ai · its alternatives →

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    Cyphr▲4

    Secure messaging made easy - encrypted, private & 100% yours

    2015 · goldenfrog.com · its alternatives →

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    Creds – manage API keys with GPG on the command line▲42

    [DEPRECATED] Simple local encrypted credential management with GPG 🔐 - joemiller/creds

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    InstantCryptor – AES256 Encryption for Dropbox and Google Drive▲35

    2015 · instantcryptor.com · its alternatives →

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    Kryptor – A simple, modern, and secure encryption tool▲78

    2021 · kryptor.co.uk · its alternatives →

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    Guardian Network - Keyper▲72

    Never worry about crypto seed phrases again

    2022 · myguardian.network · its alternatives →

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    Keepr – A Secure and Offline Open Source CLI Password Manager▲17

    Hi HN, I made Keepr, a simple offline CLI password manager for developers who prefer keeping secrets local and working entirely in the terminal. Everything is stored in an encrypted SQLCipher database, protected by a master password. A time-limited session keeps the vault unlocked while you work, so you don’t need to re-enter the password constantly. Keepr never touches the network. It includes commands to add, view, search, update, and delete entries, plus a secure password generator and clipboard support. Technical details: - AES-256 via SQLCipher - PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA256 (1.2M iterations) for…

    Nov 2025 · its alternatives →

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