OpenSSL Alternatives

OpenSSL is described as 'Framework which implements the secure socket layer. It ships with a program/library which gives you access to all those functions' and is an app in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to OpenSSL for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best OpenSSL alternative is LibreSSL, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like OpenSSL are mbed TLS, GnuTLS, Themis and Network Security Services.

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OpenSSL alternatives page was last updated Aug 27, 2024
  1. LibreSSL icon
     8 likes

    LibreSSL is a version of the TLS/crypto stack forked from OpenSSL in 2014, with goals of modernizing the codebase, improving security, and applying best practice development processes.

    5 LibreSSL alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    LibreSSL Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  SSL
    LibreSSL iconOpenSSL Icon

    LibreSSL VS OpenSSL

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    Comments about LibreSSL as an Alternative to OpenSSL
     
    Guest

    Cleaned up. Removed crap like SSL, SHA-0 and many other things.

    Positive commentFeb 16, 2020
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    • LibreSSL is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to OpenSSL.

    • LibreSSL is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to OpenSSL.

    • LibreSSL is Free and Open SourceOpenSSL is also Free and Open Source
  2. mbed TLS icon
     3 likes

    Mbed TLS (formerly known as PolarSSL) makes it trivially easy for developers to include cryptographic and SSL/TLS capabilities in their (embedded) products, facilitating this functionality with a minimal coding footprint.

    6 mbed TLS alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD

    mbed TLS Features

    1.  SSL
    mbed TLS iconOpenSSL Icon

    mbed TLS VS OpenSSL

    Is mbed TLS a good alternative to OpenSSL?
     
    • mbed TLS is the most popular Android alternative to OpenSSL.

    • mbed TLS is Free and Open SourceOpenSSL is also Free and Open Source
  3. GnuTLS icon
     10 likes

    GnuTLS (the GNU Transport Layer Security Library) is a free software implementation of the SSL, TLS and DTLS protocols. It offers an application programming interface (API) for applications to enable secure communication over their network transport layer, as well as interfaces...

    8 GnuTLS alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    GnuTLS Features

    1.  SSL
    GnuTLS iconOpenSSL Icon

    GnuTLS VS OpenSSL

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  4.  6 likes

    Themis is a cryptolibrary, providing high-quality security services for secure messaging and encrypted storage. Themis is aimed at modern development practices, with wrappers for Ruby, Python, PHP, Java / Android and iOS / OSX.

    4 Themis alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Themis Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Encrypted Connection
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    Themis VS OpenSSL

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    • Themis is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to OpenSSL.

    • Themis is Free and Open SourceOpenSSL is also Free and Open Source
  5.  2 likes

    Network Security Services (NSS) comprises a set of libraries designed to support cross-platform development of security-enabled client and server applications with an option support for hardware SSL acceleration on the server side and hardware smart cards on the client side.

    5 Network Security Services alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Network Security Services Features

    1.  SSL
    2.  S/MIME Support
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  6. SecureBlackbox® icon
     2 likes

    Software components for Data Protection, Secure Storage, and Secure Transfer. Trusted in high security, mission-critical applications for decades.

    6 SecureBlackbox® alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    SecureBlackbox® Features

    1.  OpenPGP
    2.  Support for FTP
    3.  Support for SFTP
    4.  SAML Single Sign-On
    SecureBlackbox® iconOpenSSL Icon

    SecureBlackbox® VS OpenSSL

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    • SecureBlackbox® is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to OpenSSL.

    • SecureBlackbox® is the most popular commercial alternative to OpenSSL.

    • SecureBlackbox® is Paid and ProprietaryOpenSSL is Free and Open Source
  7. wolfSSL icon
     2 likes

    wolfSSL (formerly CyaSSL) is a small, fast, portable implementation of TLS/SSL for embedded devices to the cloud. http://www.wolfssl.com.

    5 wolfSSL alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Embeddable
    2.  SSL
    wolfSSL iconOpenSSL Icon

    wolfSSL VS OpenSSL

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  8. SharkSSL icon
     1 like

    The SSL/TLS and Certificate tutorial for Windows enables you to fast track your understanding of the SSL/TLS protocol, Certificate Management, and secure communication. The download includes many C source code examples, including a secure WebSocket tutorial.

    6 SharkSSL alternatives
    secure socket examples

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    SharkSSL Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  SSL
    SharkSSL iconOpenSSL Icon

    SharkSSL VS OpenSSL

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    Comments about SharkSSL as an Alternative to OpenSSL
     
    Guest

    According to the description here, SharkSSL is a tutorial about SSL, not an SSL implementation . Either the description is wrong or it has been put on the wrong list .

    Negative commentJun 15, 2024
    0
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    • SharkSSL is Free Personal and ProprietaryOpenSSL is Free and Open Source
  9. Ciphey icon
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    Ciphey aims to be a tool to automate a lot of decryptions & decoding's such as multiple base encodings, classical ciphers, hashes or more advanced cryptography. Automatically decrypt encryptions without knowing the key or cipher, decode encodings, and crack...

    6 Ciphey alternatives
    Ciphey screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Ciphey Features

    1.  Natural Language Processing
    2.  Cipher
    Ciphey iconOpenSSL Icon

    Ciphey VS OpenSSL

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  10.  Like this app

    Using certificates from real certificate authorities (CAs) for development can be dangerous or impossible (for hosts like example.test, localhost or 127.0.0.1), but self-signed certificates cause trust errors.

    1 mkcert alternatives
    mkcert screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux

    mkcert Features

    1.  Localhost
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  11. showcert icon
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    Simple OpenSSL for humans: all you need for X.509 TLS certificates (and nothing more).

    1 showcert alternatives
    showcert screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    showcert Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  OpenSSL
    4.  SSL
    showcert iconOpenSSL Icon

    showcert VS OpenSSL

    Is showcert a good alternative to OpenSSL?
     
    Comments about showcert as an Alternative to OpenSSL
     
    Guest

    This is a document about OpenSSL, not an alternative .

    Negative commentJun 15, 2024
    0
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    • showcert is Free and Open SourceOpenSSL is also Free and Open Source
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