Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Zerion
Encrypted P2P messenger over Tor. No servers, no accounts.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Decentralized anonymous blockchain messenger. Crypto In-Chat
2020 · adamant.im · its alternatives →
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CypherChat▲69Secure. Encrypted. Peer-to-Peer. No Personal Info Sign-up.
2022 · cypherchat.app · its alternatives →
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Tor Messenger▲117The easiest app yet for anonymous, encrypted IM
2015 · blog.torproject.org · its alternatives →
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TerminalPhone is a single, self-contained Bash script that provides anonymous, end-to-end encrypted voice and text communication between two parties over the Tor network. It operates as a walkie-talkie: you record a voice message, and it is compressed, encrypted, and transmitted to the remote party as a single unit. You can also send encrypted text messages during a call. No server infrastructure, no accounts, no phone numbers. Your Tor hidden service .onion address is your identity.
Feb 2026 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →
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🔏 End-to-End Encrypted Facebook Messenger. Contribute to tomquirk/zuccnet development by creating an account on GitHub.
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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This is a project I made to learn more about crypto. I've also written a [post](https://vaktibabat.github.io/posts/ecurvechat/) that explains all the crypto concepts and algorithms used in the project, and how I implemented them. I'd be very glad for any feedback about both the code and the post :)
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A zero knowledge messaging system built on zcash. Contribute to firmalabs/zmsg development by creating an account on GitHub.
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · niltalk.com · its alternatives →
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2018 · stealthy.im · its alternatives →
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Hey, we built an open-source CLI in Go purposed to help you answer security questions across your cloud, code and runtime. It connects to your GitHub, GitLab, AWS, GCP, Azure & K8s using the credentials that are already in your shell, while limiting itself to read-only. The core innovation here is the trust boundary - our agent has a built-in code execution sandbox with no host or network access; it is exposed to an internal tool which we call an “action gate” that performs read-only HTTP requests to your own infrastructure. Since the cloud providers constantly expand actions and services,…
Jul 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hello HN, I have been working on a desktop P2P messenger called Kiyeovo for the last ~8 months, and I just published its beta version. Quick backstory: It started out as a CLI application for my Graduate Thesis, where I tried to make the most secure and private messenger application possible. Then, I transformed it into a desktop application, gave it "clearnet" support and added a bunch of features. Short summary: The app runs in 2 completely isolated modes: - fast mode: relay/DCUtR -> lower latency, calls support - anonymous mode: Tor message routing -> slower, anonymous These modes…
Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2017 · darkwire.io · its alternatives →
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ZeroDB▲119An open-source, end-to-end encrypted database protocol
2015 · zerodb.io · its alternatives →
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Chat for small teams — encrypted and decentralized
2019 · blockslack.io · its alternatives →
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group chat with end-to-end encryption. Contribute to jeztek/deadchat development by creating an account on GitHub.
2013 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Encrypted P2P messaging with user controlled data
2018 · eventbrite.com · its alternatives →
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