Alternatives

Products that do what Handshake (HNS) does

Dismantling the monopoly on top-level domains

1. 1
   dLinks▲179

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

   2020

2. 2FW
   Free web hosting for handshake TLDs, no account required▲44

   2020 · github.com

3. 3HD
   HN Domain Leaderboard▲266

   2018 · hnleaderboard.com

4. 4TB
   Top, but for Nginx▲219

   2020 · github.com

5. 5
   Serverless Headless CMS by Webiny▲124

   Go serverless with Webiny and save 60-80% on hosting costs

   2020

6. 6IM
   I made a registrar for domains on handshake TLDs▲15

   2020 · gateway.io

7. 7
   DMARKOFF▲88

   Simplified and total DMARC control

   Apr 2026

8. 8
   Cloudflare Registrar▲223

   A no-markup domain registrar

   2018

9. 9TL
   tld-list.com – 818 Top Level Domains and Their Cheapest Registrars▲101

   2015 · tld-list.com

10. 10
    Serverless Express▲114

    Easily host Express.js apps on AWS serverless infrastructure

    2020

11. 11
    Top Five Domains▲173

    Discover makers' best domains and share your own.

    2017

12. 12
    Conduit▲137

    Fix the tool-list bloat slowing your AI agent

    Jun 2026

13. 13AD
    A DNS server that removes the top million domains▲48

    2012 · millionshort.com

14. 14
    dailydomains.io▲169

    Handpicked domains, delivered to your inbox

    2023

15. 15UW
    Unregistered word.tld domain names for your project▲128

    2014 · dictionarydomains.co

16. 16
    Namecheap Auctions▲131

    200,000+ active no reserve premium domain auctions live now

    2021

17. 17DB
    DNS-based alternative to Semantic Web – 23M data points now in DNS▲25

    We’ve just launched NUM [1] in the UK, it’s an alternative to the semantic web [2] but based in DNS. We’ve published 23 million data points about 4.8m UK businesses. We had some really interesting HN feedback when we previously posted about one of our example apps [3] so keen to hear what the community has to say this time round. 1. https://www.num.uk 2. https://num.uk/blog/we-crawled-5m-uk-websites-and-published-23m-data-points-to-dns 3. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27598164

    2021

18. 18DL
    DNS Live on Handshake▲48

    2020 · live.ix

19. 19DP
    DNS-powered website with no back end▲83

    2021 · companydirectory.uk

20. 20FH
    Free Handshake TLD Hosting, no account required▲5

    2020 · github.com

21. 21
    FranklyMail▲9

    Email on your own domain. $9 a year, unlimited mailboxes

    4d ago · franklymail.com

22. 22
    GoSign.work▲37

    A DocuSign Alternative You Can Self-Host. Truly Unlimited!

    Feb 2026

23. 23HM
    How much is your domain name worth? A new site for domain appraisals▲18

    2021 · peerideas.com

24. 24
    DomainDetails.com - Free & Private WHOIS▲26

    Free & Private domain research - right in your browser

    Dec 2025

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