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. MagicSquared – Magic Magic Link Authentication 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. 2ML
   Magic Login – Passwordless login and transactional emails as a service▲9

   2021 · magiclogin.net · its alternatives →

3. 3
   magiclinks.dev▲6

   Developers, use magic links for authentication.

   2023 · magiclinks.dev · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Authy▲177

   Dead simple two-factor authentication optimized for devs

   2014 · authy.com · its alternatives →

5. 5FG
   Freenet Ghost Keys: Anonymous, Verifiable Identities▲6

   2024 · freenet.org · its alternatives →

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

   2024 · pico.sh · its alternatives →

7. 7BS
   Bunjil – Secure authentication tokens for zero-trust micro services▲6

   2017 · owenkelly.com.au · its alternatives →

8. 8DA
   Decentralized Authentication Powered by Bitcoin Cryptography▲5

   2020 · starfish.computer · its alternatives →

9. 9
   magiclinks.dev▲3

   Open-source email magic links and one-time passwords

   2024 · magiclinks.dev · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Magnet Link Generator▲5

    A simple utility to convert Torrent Hash to Magnet Link.

    2020 · its alternatives →

11. 11HH
    Helping Humans Detect Bad URLs and Avoid Email Attacks▲6

    2020 · emailade.com · its alternatives →

12. 12AP
    A privacy appliance for email over Tor▲5

    2015 · lookingglass.email · its alternatives →

13. 13CA
    Certera – A central validation server for Let's Encrypt certificates▲8

    2019 · docs.certera.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Easy magic-link authentication – Cierge▲11

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15SA
    SimonSays, a Rails gem for declarative, role-based authorization▲7

    2014 · simonsays.onsimplybuilt.com · its alternatives →

16. 16TP
    Tamper-proof web-apps using Data URLs▲5

    2015 · geraintluff.bitbucket.org · its alternatives →

17. 17SA
    Sqreen API, a security toolbox for developers▲8

    2017 · sqreen.io · its alternatives →

18. 18SS
    Securing Services with Pipy and OpenID Connect▲5

    2022 · medium.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Dharma▲7

    An open protocol for borrowing/lending cryptoassets

    2018 · dharma.io · its alternatives →

20. 20CA
    Cheshire: a CryptoKitties developer sandbox▲7

    2018 · medium.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    KeeNotes - a Privacy-First Personal Knowledgebase Tool▲8

    2021 · github.com · 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
    Nuxt Magic Auth Starter▲2

    Passwordless auth for Nuxt — magic links, prod ready

    Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24DT
    DEXbot - The sidecar to your cryptocurrency wallet▲5

    2022 · dexbot.io · its alternatives →

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