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24 alternatives to Keybase

A public directory of publicly auditable public keys

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Keybase launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Keybase filesystem▲21

   Keybase filesystem

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   KeyBox▲70

   A web-based SSH console

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Keybase for Mobile▲159

   End-to-end encryption messaging platform

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   KeyMe▲126

   Copy keys. Solve lockouts.

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Keybase Chat▲253

   End-to-end encrypted chat built into Keybase

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6AD
   A database of everything (over 55M keys)▲97

   2016 · outpan.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   HackerBracket▲219

   A community for sharing hacks

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   KeepKey▲67

   Bitcoin hardware wallet

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Keybase for Chrome▲174

   A secure chat button for every profile

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Common Key▲87

    Team Password Management

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    KeyDisk 2▲100

    Awesome replacement to stupid key rings

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Beautiful Open▲132

    Beautiful sites for Open Source projects

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Keycafe▲67

    Key storage at local cafes

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    TechKeys▲57

    Custom keys for mechanical keyboards.

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Authorea▲94

    GitHub for scientific works

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Orchestrate▲120

    Making databases simple again

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17AC
    A combination of passwordstore.org and keybase.io▲7

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Keycloak▲8

    Open Source Identity and Access Management

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    CoinBase▲67

    Simple and secure BitCoin wallet and merchant toolset

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Programmar▲88

    A place for developers to read and write

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Keybase▲26

    Get a public key just w/ someone's social media username

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Codebase▲72

    Code hosting & project management software

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    HashKey▲81

    A dedicated 1-key keyboard for the hashtag

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24KA
    Kbsecret – A secret manager backed by Keybase and KBFS▲14

    2017 · github.com · 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 →