Dev tools · 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. Keyper – SSH Key Based Authentication Manager is now open source launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Keypub.sh – OAuth for the terminal using SSH keys▲222

   Hi HN! I built KeyPub.sh to solve the problem of user verification for CLI applications. It's essentially OAuth for the terminal, but using SSH keys that developers and users already have. - No installation needed - works with existing SSH setup - Privacy-focused: users control what email info is shared - Simple email verification process - Free public service - Perfect for CLI app developers who don't want to build user verification Try it with: `$ ssh keypub.sh about` Source code: https://github.com/skariel/keypub

   2024 · keypub.sh · its alternatives →

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   Keyper▲3

   SSH Key Based Authentication Manager

   2020 · keyper.dbsentry.com · its alternatives →

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   bawkterm: an open-source SSH/sFTP client▲66

   A desktop client for SSH, SFTP, Docker over SSH

   23d ago · github.com · its alternatives →

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   KeyBox-OpenShift – A web-based SSH console for OpenShift▲5

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Invite friends to SSH into your laptop using their GitHub handle▲334

   We talk about a new feature in Teleconsole:\ you can turn any laptop into a secure and publicly accessible SSH server which uses Github SSH keys for authentication.

   2017 · gravitational.com · its alternatives →

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   KeyBox▲70

   A web-based SSH console

   2014 · sshkeybox.com · its alternatives →

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   SSOReady▲144

   Open source developer tools for enterprise single sign-on

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   A password manager using Keybase for encryption and storage▲172

   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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   Authorize SSH public keys from trusted online identities▲9

   2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Keycat – A self-hosted end-to-end encrypted password manager▲87

    2019 · key.cat · its alternatives →

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    Keycloak▲8

    Open Source Identity and Access Management

    2017 · keycloak.org · its alternatives →

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    SecurSSH▲57

    SSH access for developers. Secure, European, done right.

    May 2026 · securssh.com · its alternatives →

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    SSH Now – a terminal into any machine▲9

    2022 · ssh-now.com · its alternatives →

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    Let's Encrypt▲26

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

    2015 · letsencrypt.org · its alternatives →

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    Tankman – An Open Source User Management and Authorization MicroService▲7

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    SSH Authenticator▲21

    MFA for your servers without having to enter 2FA codes.

    2020 · getidee.com · its alternatives →

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    Authorizer▲21

    Open-source auth for enterprise applications, and AI agents

    Sep 2026 · authorizer.dev · its alternatives →

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    Open-Source Enterprise SSO with Support for OpenID Connect and SAML▲10

    Hi, I'm currently working as a dev on the BoxyHQ team, providing an OSS platform for devs to quickly plug-n-play enterprise features into their products. Jackson is one of our core offerings which enables SSO integration for your SaaS apps. We had support for SAML Identity Providers from day one. Today, I am excited to share that we now support OpenID Connect Providers also. With this change, we hope to cover almost all the SSO use cases out there. It would be great to get your feedback, please reach out to me at [email protected] Read more about it in our blog post:…

    2022 · boxyhq.com · its alternatives →

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    Secure end-to-end client sessions and API calls using crypto key pairs▲9

    Hello. I made this project as an experiment in using key cryptography for user identity in a client server model, and for some future peer to peer projects that I am working on. I am looking for feedback, please let me know what you think. Also, Merry Christmas to HN! :-)

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    An Admin-Friendly, User Management Server (With Passkeys and JWTs)▲17

    An admin-friendly, User Management Server (with Passkeys & JWTs) - for seamless and secure integration of user authentication - authcompanion/authcompanion2

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Keyper▲6

    Secure credential management

    2025 · keyper.pinkpixel.dev · its alternatives →

22. 22OS
    Open-Source, End-to-End Encrypted, Anywhere-to-Anywhere, RPCs▲6

    2020 · telekinesis.cloud · its alternatives →

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

    2019 · docs.certera.io · its alternatives →

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    Open source password manager for GNU/Linux▲11

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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