Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Gotkey.io

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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. Gotkey.io launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Keygen – A dead-simple software licensing API built for developers▲190

   Keygen is a powerful software licensing API for desktop apps, on-premise software and other software products written in Go, Rust, JS, C/C++, C#, Swift, Java, Kotlin and more.

   2017 · keygen.sh · its alternatives →

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   Keydock▲133

   Painless license key generation for products you develop.

   2018 · keydock.app · its alternatives →

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   Permit.io▲677

   The new Permit.io CLI brings developer-first workflows to access control. Define, test, deploy, and enforce fine-grained authorization using AI, CI/CD, GitOps, and OpenAPI — all from your terminal

   2023 · permit.io · its alternatives →

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   Keygen▲252

   A dead-simple software licensing API built for developers

   2016 · keygen.sh · its alternatives →

5. 5
   AgentKeyfree tier▲400

   One-stop live data marketplace for your agent

   Jul 2026 · agentkey.app · its alternatives →

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   PayPI Beta▲98

   Sell your API, with just a link.

   2021 · its alternatives →

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   Add license key verification to your apps▲131

   Open Source License Key Generation and Verification Tool written in Go - furkansenharputlu/f-license

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   KeysForWeb▲83

   Request & share passwords securely and with 0 errors

   2021 · its alternatives →

9. 9E2
   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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    Turnkey▲71

    Simple APIs to securely manage your crypto private keys

    2023 · turnkey.com · its alternatives →

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    Passkeys.io▲94

    A passkey authentication demo and info page

    2022 · passkeys.io · its alternatives →

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    Easy-to-use licensing library for .NET apps▲54

    This free, open-source .NET library allows you to license your non-free applications through activation keys. Follow the quick start instructions and try it out in 5 minutes! Available on: NuGet https://www.nuget.org/packages/SNBS.Licensing.ActivationKeys... Website (full docs, downloads) https://snbslibs.github.io/Licensing.ActivationKeys GitHub (downloads, full docs, release notes etc.) https://github.com/SNBSLibs/Licensing.ActivationKeys

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Passkey Ready▲156

    Find out if your users are ready for passkeys

    2024 · 1password.com · its alternatives →

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    Keyforge▲8

    Hey HN, A few months ago I realized licensing my app wasn't as straightforward as I expected. There was too much setup just to create a license, and the customer experience was not great. All I wanted was for licenses to be generated automatically when I got paid, and for customers to manage their own licenses. So I built Keyforge, a simple software licensing platform for developers. It integrates with Stripe so that licenses are created automatically when someone purchases or subscribes to your product. There's also a self-serve customer portal where users can manage their licenses,…

    2025 · keyforge.dev · its alternatives →

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    EnvKey▲79

    Protect api keys and credentials. Keep config in sync.

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    The Passkey Journey▲146

    Custom user report to make passkey adoption easy

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    A Go Library for Better Access Control▲158

    A SDK for access control policies: authorization for the microservice and IoT age. Inspired by AWS IAM policies. Written for Go. - ory/ladon

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    KeyMe▲126

    Copy keys. Solve lockouts.

    2014 · key.me · its alternatives →

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    Rent AI Key▲69

    Rent real keyboard keys that redirect to your link

    Apr 2026 · rentaikey.com · its alternatives →

20. 20ES
    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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    State of Passkeys▲61

    Get Live Passkey-Readiness Data

    2024 · state-of-passkeys.io · its alternatives →

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    Open-source API Key server written in Go by Ory▲35

    Web-scale and security-hardened API key server for users, services, machine to machine, and AI agents. Token derivation brings fine-grained capability tokens to avoid common API key pitfalls. Apache2 open source for indie deployments, commercial for scalable and HA. - ory/talos

    Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Keymint▲12

    Modern software licensing made simple

    2025 · keymint.dev · 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 →