Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to YubiKey NEO
Hardware-based authentication
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. YubiKey NEO launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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A Virtual FIDO2 USB Device. Contribute to bulwarkid/virtual-fido development by creating an account on GitHub.
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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YubiKey 5Ci▲129Security key with dual support for USB-C and Lightning
2019 · yubico.com · its alternatives →
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Yubico's latest USB-C & NFC, Multi-Protocol, Security Key!
2020 · yubico.com · its alternatives →
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OnlyKey DUO▲88Open source Yubikey alternative with dual USB-C and USB-A
2021 · onlykey.io · its alternatives →
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yubikey-agent is a seamless ssh-agent for YubiKeys. - FiloSottile/yubikey-agent
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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## Auto-archived due to inactivity. ## YubiKey at Datadog - DataDog/yubikey
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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NFC based identity verification, secure, instant & reliable
2021 · shuftipro.com · its alternatives →
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Notify when YubiKey needs touch on macOS. Contribute to noperator/yknotify development by creating an account on GitHub.
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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PassportReader▲118Allow users to verify their identity instantly by tapping their ID or passport. Integrate by using our apps, or iOS/Android SDK if you have an app of your own.
Apr 2026 · passportreader.app · its alternatives →
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Solo 1 firmware in C. Contribute to solokeys/solo1 development by creating an account on GitHub.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hey y'all, This is something I've been working on for a few months. It is a passkey system, similar to Apple Passkeys or a Yubikey, but it is entirely software based so you can sync credentials between devices. Passkeys (and FIDO devices in general) allow you to use public keys instead of passwords or codes to authenticate. For instance, you can just click "Approve" on the device/software instead of having to copy a code, and there are no passwords to phish. This is a new piece of tech, so website support for logins are still limited, but it can currently be used for 2FA anywhere a…
2022 · bulwark.id · its alternatives →
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Sign, authenticate and encrypt with a USB dongle at the cost of a soda. The goal here was to easily program around ~20 Gnuk devices at the budget of a single dongle of the commercial solution. Contains every step and fixes to get it running on current and next Ubuntu and Debian versions.
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Use Touch ID / Secure Enclave for SSH Authentication! - sekey/sekey
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Wallet Login SDK▲103Wallet-based authorization and authentication, made simple
2022 · its alternatives →
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