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24 alternatives to ShakeStation

Simplifying handshake

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. ShakeStation launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Handshake (HNS)▲279

   Dismantling the monopoly on top-level domains

   2020 · its alternatives →

2. 2DL
   DNS Live on Handshake▲48

   2020 · live.ix · its alternatives →

3. 3
   dLinks▲179

   An easy to use, no-code site builder for Web 3.0

   2020 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Handshake Protocol▲6

   Decentralized naming and certificate authority

   2021 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Blockstack Browser▲384

   A gateway to a new, decentralized internet

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6FW
   Free web hosting for handshake TLDs, no account required▲44

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Pubky Core▲126

   Open-source protocol for a decentralized, user-owned web

   2024 · pubky.org · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Origin Protocol▲132

   Sharing economy built on blockchain

   2018 · its alternatives →

9. 9LA
   Legion, an as-simple-as-possible blockchain server written in Haskell▲239

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10DB
    DPAGE – build and publish webpages on the decentralized internet▲161

    2018 · dpage.io · its alternatives →

11. 11WL
    We launched a new web browser▲203

    My company launched a new open source web browser built on Chromium. It supports decentralized domains on Handshake and is the first browser to support .eth DNS. It is also the first browser to support secure web browsing with DANE. Check it out: https://impervious.com/beacon https://github.com/imperviousinc/beacon

    2022 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    ZeroNet▲119

    Decentralized websites using Bitcoin cryptography

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13QA
    "q", a DNS query tool with support for UDP, TCP, DoT, DoH, DoQ and ODoH▲140

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    DNSimple Slack App▲107

    Register and manage domains directly from your Slack channel

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    DNS.Live - A Handshake Barometer▲2

    See who has joined the new internet.

    2020 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Saturn▲150

    Decentralized WeTransfer without any limits

    2021 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Blockstack▲128

    A new internet for decentralized apps

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Blockstack Browser for the Web▲145

    A browser to explore a new internet for decentralized apps

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19IM
    I made a registrar for domains on handshake TLDs▲15

    2020 · gateway.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Protocol Jobs▲143

    A centralized job board for a decentralized world

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Metapad▲4

    Securing platforms in the decentralized web

    2023 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    IPFS▲84

    Peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol for Blockchain powered web

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23BA
    Bob – A GUI for DNS Record Management and Name Auctions on Handshake▲66

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24GB
    GitHub-based DNS Hosting▲37

    2014 · dns-api.com · 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 →