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. Magic Login – Passwordless login and transactional emails as a service launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Magic▲517

   Make passwords disappear with a touch of Magic

   2020 · magic.link · its alternatives →

2. 2PL
   Passwordless Login as a Service▲8

   2024 · gopasswordless.dev · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Magic Link Auth (by WorkOS)▲164

   Fastest way to add passwordless login to your app for free

   2020 · workos.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   MojoAuth▲263

   Simple & Easy passwordless authentication for website & apps

   2021 · mojoauth.com · its alternatives →

5. 5MM
   MagicSquared – Magic Magic Link Authentication▲7

   2021 · magicsquared.net · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Magic Password▲157

   Forget your pass****. Log in by scanning a magic code

   2017 · magicpassword.io · its alternatives →

7. 7SC
   Smart Contracts for Cracking Passwords▲9

   2017 · initialized.github.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Vault Vision▲90

   Passwordless login-as-a-service technology by Vault Vision

   2022 · vaultvision.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Authentiq▲157

   Strong authentication, without the passwords

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Just Mail▲64

    Secured email platform based on distributed storage network

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    MagicSet▲96

    Automated B2B Email Outreach

    2024 · magicset.ai · its alternatives →

12. 12PI
    passwd.io - a no frills no setup password store▲6

    2012 · passwd.io · its alternatives →

13. 13WT
    Web Tunnels – Passwordless authentication for the web▲6

    2024 · pico.sh · its alternatives →

14. 14NA
    NullPass, a stateless password manager written in JavaScript▲6

    2014 · nullpass.org · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Magic Login▲8

    Passwordless authentication for WordPress

    2021 · handyplugins.co · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Magic – Easiest way to add passwordless authentication to your app▲5

    We've onboarded 50 million people to the world's leading apps. We're trusted by over 200,000 developers. We're Magic.

    2020 · magic.link · its alternatives →

17. 17
    magiclinks.dev▲3

    Open-source email magic links and one-time passwords

    2024 · magiclinks.dev · its alternatives →

18. 18
    An open source OAuth/auth system▲9

    Can be deployed to Cloudflare or fully selfhosting. A simple demo site available with only Password Sign-in/Sign-up, OTP MFA, Passkey enrollment features enabled, no real email needed: https://auth-demo.valuemelody.com/

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19AP
    A privacy appliance for email over Tor▲5

    2015 · lookingglass.email · its alternatives →

20. 20BS
    Bunjil – Secure authentication tokens for zero-trust micro services▲6

    2017 · owenkelly.com.au · its alternatives →

21. 21
    magiclinks.dev▲6

    Developers, use magic links for authentication.

    2023 · magiclinks.dev · its alternatives →

22. 22
    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 →

23. 23
    End-to-End Encryption through Kafka, with Ockam▲6

    2021 · youtube.com · its alternatives →

24. 24SS
    Securing Services with Pipy and OpenID Connect▲5

    2022 · medium.com · its alternatives →

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