Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

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.

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   Handshake (HNS)▲279

   Dismantling the monopoly on top-level domains

   2020 · handshake.org · its alternatives →

2. 2DL
   DNS Live on Handshake▲48

   2020 · live.ix · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Handshake▲217

   Put promises on the blockchain

   2018 · autonomous.ai · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Shake▲77

   Your guide to Handshake and the Decentralized Web

   2023 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   handshake▲6

   Digital Business card

   2020 · handshakee.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Pubky Core▲126

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

   2024 · pubky.org · its alternatives →

7. 7
   DNS.Live - A Handshake Barometer▲2

   See who has joined the new internet.

   2020 · imperialfamily.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Sendforsign▲437

   Making digital contracts frictionless

   2023 · sendforsign.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Handshake▲76

   Expert matchmaking for brands and agencies

   2021 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    ShakeStation▲2

    Simplifying handshake

    2023 · shakestation.io · its alternatives →

11. 11RD
    Recursive DNS Server Fingerprint▲120

    2017 · recdnsfp.github.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Handshake▲123

    Connecting companies, college students and universities

    2017 · joinhandshake.com · its alternatives →

13. 13AD
    A decentralized Internet identity system I'm working on.▲67

    2013 · nameblossom.org · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Free web hosting for handshake TLDs, no account required▲44

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Handshake▲81

    Let's agree to agree

    2023 · hand-shake.dev · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Passport Protocol▲111

    Programmable and distributed key management network

    2023 · 0xpass.io · its alternatives →

17. 17IM
    I made a registrar for domains on handshake TLDs▲15

    2020 · gateway.io · its alternatives →

18. 18HA
    Handshake - a Haptic Effects Library for HTML5▲23

    2014 · o2labs.github.io · its alternatives →

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    A decentralized semantic web built atop Activity Pub▲141

    Chatter Net is a modern decentralized semantic web built atop self-sovereign identity. This is a very early prototype. Help, comments, criticisms are all needed to help the project move forward.

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    termique▲90

    A free SSH client for Mac, Windows and Linux. Every host in one place, with end-to-end encrypted sync, SFTP, SSH key management, and an AI terminal assistant.

    Jun 2026 · termique.app · its alternatives →

21. 21
    dLinks▲179

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

    2020 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Protocol Jobs▲143

    A centralized job board for a decentralized world

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    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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    "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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