Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Investigating WhatsApp Backups - Enable End-To-End Encrypted Backups! launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   WhatsApp Status▲260

   An encrypted Snapchat Stories clone

   2017 · blog.whatsapp.com · its alternatives →

2. 2IW
   Is WhatsApp secure?▲5

   2018 · medium.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   WhatsApp end-to-end encryption▲33

   Cross platform end-to-end encryption for 1:1 & group chat 🔒

   2016 · blog.whatsapp.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Sunshine▲140

   Instant file sharing without cloud storage

   2015 · sunshineapp.com · its alternatives →

5. 5EO
   EMP – Open Source Encrypted Messaging▲7

   2014 · emp.jar.st · its alternatives →

6. 6
   AnySync - open source sync/backup app▲7

   Cloud/Self-hosted sync/backup app, zero-Knowledge encryption

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7CA
   Certera – A central validation server for Let's Encrypt certificates▲8

   2019 · docs.certera.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Stackfield▲60

   Real-time collaboration with end-to-end encryption

   2015 · stackfield.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Tresorit▲20

   Encrypted cloud storage and sharing

   2014 · tresorit.com · its alternatives →

10. 10EC
    Encrypted Chat Rooms.▲6

    2013 · tesla.im · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Let's Encrypt▲26

    A new Certificate Authority - free, automated, and open.

    2015 · letsencrypt.org · its alternatives →

12. 12SW
    Ssh – WhatsApp Incognito Mode (with Backstory)▲16

    2014 · tryshh.com · its alternatives →

13. 13OS
    Open-Source, End-to-End Encrypted, Anywhere-to-Anywhere, RPCs▲6

    2020 · telekinesis.cloud · its alternatives →

14. 14
    WAV-VALT

    WhatsApp DECRYPTER

    Mar 2026 · claude.ai · its alternatives →

15. 15BI
    Bloop: Information-theoretically secure, expiring messages▲9

    2014 · bloop.mit.edu · its alternatives →

16. 16SP
    Side project turned startup - Online Privacy via Client-side encryption▲5

    2011 · socialfortress.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Duplicati 2.0▲5

    Store securely encrypted backups on cloud storage services

    2016 · duplicati.com · its alternatives →

18. 18NG
    NSA-grade encryption and anonymization for health and financial data▲9

    2018 · nukleosome.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Chat Hoarding App▲6

    Chat Hoarding for Mac decrypts your Android WhatsApp backup locally, renders a browsable archive, and saves a portable .tarc bundle that survives a lost phone, a deleted account, or a switched number. $99 one-time, 2 Macs, no subscription, no cloud upload.

    May 2026 · chathoarding.app · its alternatives →

20. 20EF
    Encrypted Filedrop: Receive files protected by end-to-end encryption▲7

    2022 · encryptedfiledrop.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    We built an end-to-end encrypted alternative to Notion▲7

    Hello HN, Over the last year we've been building snote.app, a Privacy focused, End-to-End Encrypted alternative to Notion. You can write, plan, collaborate and get organized - it allows you to take notes, store files, add tasks, manage projects & more. Whether you're working solo or in a team. We are hoping to use this post as an opportunity to collect feedback from fellow hackers. If there's anything we can do better, please let us know

    2023 · snote.app · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Crypto data from multiple exchanges to multiple storage systems-Updated▲8

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Encryps▲7

    Encrypt unlimited bits.

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Vesper▲10

    Unbreakable encrypted messaging

    2025 · rkeshri04.github.io · 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 →