Alternatives

Alternatives to YubiKey

5 Hardware Security Keys rivals, ranked by the same evidence-graded leaderboard — YubiKey itself ranks #1 with a PA Score of 18/100. Every “beats YubiKey on” below comes from a judged head-to-head round with cited evidence — see the methodology.

#2
Nitrokey
Nitrokey GmbH
PA Score 17/100vs YubiKey →
coverage
23.5/100
Beats YubiKey on: Read the product's source under an open license · Use an official CLI
#3
Token2
Token2 Sàrl
PA Score 15/100vs YubiKey →
coverage
20.3/100
Beats YubiKey on: Export all of my data in open formats and leave · Read the product's source under an open license
#4
SoloKeys Solo 2
SoloKeys
PA Score 6/100vs YubiKey →
coverage
16.5/100
Beats YubiKey on: The firmware is open source or independently audited, so I don't have to take the vendor's word for what runs on the device · Read the product's source under an open license
#5
Feitian FIDO Keys
Feitian Technologies
PA Score 3/100vs YubiKey →
coverage
15.3/100
Beats YubiKey on: The vendor documents a credible lockout-recovery strategy — registering a backup key, and what is and is not recoverable if a key is lost · Self-host the core product
#6
Google Titan Security Key
Google
PA Score 0/100vs YubiKey →
coverage
7.2/100
Beats YubiKey on: The vendor documents a credible lockout-recovery strategy — registering a backup key, and what is and is not recoverable if a key is lost · Tap the key on my phone over NFC to authenticate in mobile browsers and apps

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