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24 alternatives to Handshake Protocol

Decentralized naming and certificate authority

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Handshake Protocol launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Handshake (HNS)▲279

   Dismantling the monopoly on top-level domains

   2020 · its alternatives →

2. 2DL
   DNS Live on Handshake▲48

   2020 · live.ix · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Handshake▲217

   Put promises on the blockchain

   2018 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Shake▲77

   Your guide to Handshake and the Decentralized Web

   2023 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Pubky Core▲126

   Open-source protocol for a decentralized, user-owned web

   2024 · pubky.org · its alternatives →

6. 6
   DNS.Live - A Handshake Barometer▲2

   See who has joined the new internet.

   2020 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Sendforsign▲437

   Making digital contracts frictionless

   2023 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Handshake▲76

   Expert matchmaking for brands and agencies

   2021 · its alternatives →

9. 9BA
   Bob – A GUI for DNS Record Management and Name Auctions on Handshake▲66

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    ShakeStation▲2

    Simplifying handshake

    2023 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Handshake▲123

    Connecting companies, college students and universities

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12FW
    Free web hosting for handshake TLDs, no account required▲44

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Passport Protocol▲111

    Programmable and distributed key management network

    2023 · its alternatives →

14. 14IM
    I made a registrar for domains on handshake TLDs▲15

    2020 · gateway.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    dLinks▲179

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

    2020 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Lokal.so▲257

    Share your localhost with public and https .local address

    2024 · lokal.so · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Protocol Jobs▲143

    A centralized job board for a decentralized world

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18RD
    Recursive DNS Server Fingerprint▲120

    2017 · recdnsfp.github.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Ethereum Name Service▲95

    Like DNS, but for Ethereum wallet addresses

    2018 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    ENS▲189

    Your web3 username, name for your crypto addresses, & more

    2021 · its alternatives →

21. 21PV
    PJON v11.1 an independent, decentralized, open-source protocol▲56

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22RT
    Running the second public ODoH relay▲125

    Every privacy-focused DNS service requires an account: NextDNS, Cloudflare for Families, Apple's iCloud Private Relay (paid, iOS-only). The protocol that doesn’t require one - ODoH - had basically one well-known public relay operator (Frank Denis on Fastly Compute, default in dnscrypt-proxy). I built a second one and the client to talk to it.

    May 2026 · numa.rs · its alternatives →

23. 23QA
    "q", a DNS query tool with support for UDP, TCP, DoT, DoH, DoQ and ODoH▲140

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Rarible Protocol▲143

    An open-source, cross-chain tool for NFT innovation

    2021 · 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 →