Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

DNS Live on Handshake is a service for accessing and managing domain names on the Handshake blockchain network. It allows users to register, transfer, and manage decentralized domains as an alternative to traditional… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. DNS Live on Handshake launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   DNS.Live - A Handshake Barometer▲2

   See who has joined the new internet.

   2020 · imperialfamily.com · its alternatives →

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   Handshake (HNS)▲279

   Dismantling the monopoly on top-level domains

   2020 · handshake.org · its alternatives →

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   Handshake Protocol▲6

   Decentralized naming and certificate authority

   2021 · handshake.org · its alternatives →

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   Handshake▲217

   Put promises on the blockchain

   2018 · autonomous.ai · its alternatives →

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   aliveDomain▲256

   Advanced domain tracking tool for individuals and agencies

   2021 · alivedomain.com · its alternatives →

6. 6WD
   Which DNS servers are you pointing to?▲283

   2020 · which.nameserve.rs · its alternatives →

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   DN$ – an innovative, ad-supported DNS resolver▲294

   Tired of companies snooping through your DNS traffic? Don't you wish you could get advertisements with your DNS records? Today we're introducing the innovative, privacy-focused, ad-supported DNS resolver - DN$! Traditional DNS resolvers provided by your internet service provider, cloudflare, or google could be tracking your internet activity and selling it to third-party data vendors. We at DN$ want to fix that and cut out these nefarious actors (until we've amassed a critical number of users to exploit). In order to support such a radically new business model, our service needs to serve…

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   nextdns.io – A Combination of Cloudflare DNS and Pi-Hole▲372

   NextDNS protects you from all kinds of security threats, blocks ads and trackers on websites and in apps and provides a safe and supervised Internet for kids — on all devices and on all networks.

   2019 · nextdns.io · its alternatives →

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   Free web hosting for handshake TLDs, no account required▲44

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    ShakeStation▲2

    Simplifying handshake

    2023 · shakestation.io · its alternatives →

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    Essential Dynamic DNS▲17

    2014 · slimdns.com · its alternatives →

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    I made a registrar for domains on handshake TLDs▲15

    2020 · gateway.io · its alternatives →

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    "q", a DNS query tool with support for UDP, TCP, DoT, DoH, DoQ and ODoH▲140

    A tiny command line DNS client with support for UDP, TCP, DoT, DoH, DoQ and ODoH. - natesales/q

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    dLinks▲179

    An easy to use, no-code site builder for Web 3.0

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    A simple-to-update dynamic DNS service▲30

    2014 · dhcp.io · its alternatives →

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    DNSimple CLI▲99

    Manage Your DNS from the Command Line with DNSimple CLI

    May 2026 · dnsimple.com · its alternatives →

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    Momento▲140

    A powerful platform to help you monitor your domains

    2020 · domexus.com · its alternatives →

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    Make domain verification as easy as verifying an email or phone number▲86

    Hi HN, This is a project [1] I've been working on for a little while and I'm interested in your feedback and point of view. Many of us would have verified a domain name by pasting a string into a DNS TXT record. Some providers ask us to store this DNS TXT record at a domain using a DNS label like "_provider" e.g. _provider.yourdomain.com, and some providers ask that you do it at the zone apex (God help us [2]). The Domain Verification protocol stores a DNS TXT record at a DNS name derived from a hashed "verifiable identifier" (think email, telephone, DID), enabling anyone that can prove…

    2023 · domainverification.org · its alternatives →

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    Ethereum Name Service▲95

    Like DNS, but for Ethereum wallet addresses

    2018 · ens.domains · its alternatives →

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    The Shake▲77

    Your guide to Handshake and the Decentralized Web

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Local development with .local domains and HTTPSfree tier, from $8/mo▲84

    Hi HN! I'm Jarek, and I've built this tool that allows publishing .local domains on the local network using mDNS. It also has a reverse proxy that handles HTTPS termination and port forwarding. I'm working on adding more features, like an index page with all available domains or allowing proxy redirects, so you could redirect from HTTP to HTTPS. Let me know if you have any questions or feedback!

    2023 · localcan.com · its alternatives →

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    Bob – A GUI for DNS Record Management and Name Auctions on Handshake▲66

    Bob Wallet is a GUI for DNS Record Management and Name Auctions on Handshake. It includes an integrated full node: hsd - bob-wallet/bob-wallet

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Privacy DNS – free, encrypted, no-logs, DoH, DoT, DoQ, DNSProxy▲14

    2024 · privacy-dns.pw · its alternatives →

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    Varo▲2

    Registrar/DNS Host for Handshake

    2023 · its alternatives →

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