Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Keybase Teams
A fully encrypted Slack-like communications tool
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Keybase Teams launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Slack▲2,714Be less busy. Real-time messaging, archiving & search.
2013 · slack.com · its alternatives →
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End-to-end encryption messaging platform
2017 · keybase.io · its alternatives →
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A secret manager backed by Keybase and KBFS. Contribute to kbsecret/kbsecret development by creating an account on GitHub.
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A secure chat button for every profile
2017 · book.keybase.io · its alternatives →
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Switchfree▲527Bring any AI agent into Slack, Teams & Discord. Open-source.
Aug 2026 · flintai.dev · its alternatives →
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Unphishable, zero-touch two-factor logins
2018 · krypt.co · its alternatives →
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Wire▲301Great conversations. Built for mobile, tablets, & desktop.
2014 · wire.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Chat for small teams — encrypted and decentralized
2019 · blockslack.io · its alternatives →
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2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Stackfield 3▲65Projects, tasks & team communication - encrypted
2017 · stackfield.com · its alternatives →
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Simple & secure password manager for teams & individuals
2018 · pcrypt.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I'm Kam, the founder and one of the authors of Linen. Today, we are launching Linen.team (https://linen.team/), a lightweight threaded messaging app for your team. Modern workplace messaging apps (like Slack) are based on IRC, which is great for small groups, but as it scales, breaks down quickly: you either get overwhelmed by notifications or you have to turn them all off. Most chat apps have threads tacked on but aren't built from the ground up with this design in mind. We wanted to create a thread-first experience where you can organize and prioritize conversations…
2024 · its alternatives →
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Keybase▲90A public directory of publicly auditable public keys
2014 · keybase.io · its alternatives →
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Cryptoshift▲71End-to-end push technology encryption for the 21st century.
2015 · crypto.kwikdesk.com · its alternatives →
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Remote.Team▲87A few years ago, we (Tile.Expert, an online ceramics retailer in the EU) needed an internal tool to coordinate tasks and communicate asynchronously. Existing solutions lacked the security we required, so we built our own. It was strictly internal and unavailable to the public until recently, when we launched it as Remote.Team. The core differentiator is verifiable end-to-end encryption. Unlike standard platforms that just use TLS and hold your data on their servers, our E2EE is client-side. You can verify that we physically cannot read your tasks or messages. This architecture comes with…
2021 · remote.team · its alternatives →
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Easily transmit text or files fully encrypted
2021 · bitwarden.com · its alternatives →
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Manage and share passwords securely with Passbolt. Open source, audited and built for teams that need collaboration, compliance and control.
2016 · passbolt.com · its alternatives →
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