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. Securing Services with Pipy and OpenID Connect launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   OpenPaths▲62

   A secure data locker for personal location information

   2014 · openpaths.cc · its alternatives →

2. 2SA
   Sqreen API, a security toolbox for developers▲8

   2017 · sqreen.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Ring▲83

   A free software for distributed and secured communication

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4SC
   Smart Contracts for Cracking Passwords▲9

   2017 · initialized.github.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Hacked - Honeypots, Evil Twins, and the Perils of Open WIFI▲70

   An approachable look at security and its impact on us all

   2015 · hackedpodcast.com · its alternatives →

6. 6CA
   Certera – A central validation server for Let's Encrypt certificates▲8

   2019 · docs.certera.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Let's Encrypt as a Service (SSL Custom Customer Domains)▲8

   2016 · clearalias.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Tankman – An Open Source User Management and Authorization MicroService▲7

   2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9SP
   Side project turned startup - Online Privacy via Client-side encryption▲5

   2011 · socialfortress.com · its alternatives →

10. 10FF
    Fixbounty – Find security issues in open source projects▲8

    2021 · spatcher.io · its alternatives →

11. 11CF
    Conclave - free, encrypted collaboration for personal and business▲5

    2017 · conclave.global · its alternatives →

12. 12PF
    PubStorm – Free CLI-based static web hosting with Let's Encrypt support▲9

    2016 · pubstorm.com · its alternatives →

13. 13EO
    EMP – Open Source Encrypted Messaging▲7

    2014 · emp.jar.st · its alternatives →

14. 14BS
    Bunjil – Secure authentication tokens for zero-trust micro services▲6

    2017 · owenkelly.com.au · its alternatives →

15. 15AP
    A privacy appliance for email over Tor▲5

    2015 · lookingglass.email · its alternatives →

16. 16BC
    Bailiff – Codecademy of Web App Security▲9

    2015 · bailiff.io · its alternatives →

17. 17SI
    SecureSend.io, two-factor encrypted messages▲5

    2015 · securesend.io · its alternatives →

18. 18FG
    Freenet Ghost Keys: Anonymous, Verifiable Identities▲6

    2024 · freenet.org · its alternatives →

19. 19
    EasyLDAP – A “Dockerized” LDAP management tool▲8

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    End-to-End Encryption through Kafka, with Ockam▲6

    2021 · youtube.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Programmable network proxy for the cloud, edge and IoT▲10

    *Pipy* is an [open-source](https://github.com/flomesh-io/pipy), lightweight, high-performance, modular, programmable, cloud-native network stream processor that is ideal for a variety of use-cases like edge routers, load balancers & proxy solutions, API gateways, static HTTP servers, service mesh sidecars, policy agents, and other applications.

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22BI
    Bloop: Information-theoretically secure, expiring messages▲9

    2014 · bloop.mit.edu · its alternatives →

23. 23PP
    Pied Piper has an API▲9

    2015 · piedpiper.3scale.net · its alternatives →

24. 24ML
    Magic Login – Passwordless login and transactional emails as a service▲9

    2021 · magiclogin.net · 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 →