Alternatives
How blockchain timestamping compares with the usual ways of proving a document existed — and when each one is the right tool.
An Alternative to Copyright Registration
Looking for an alternative to copyright registration? A blockchain timestamp gives instant, low-cost dated proof you created your work — a complement to copyright.gov.
Read moreA Blockchain Alternative to DocuSign
A blockchain alternative to DocuSign for proof, not signatures. Record a tamper-proof, independently verifiable timestamp that a document existed and is unchanged.
Read moreAn Alternative to an Online Notary
An alternative to an online notary for proving a document existed. A blockchain timestamp is a digital notary — no appointment, no webcam, independently verifiable.
Read moreAn Alternative to WGA Registration
An alternative to WGA registration for screenwriters. A blockchain timestamp creates the same dated proof your script existed — permanent, and for any work.
Read moreA Real Alternative to Poor Man's Copyright
The 'poor man's copyright' — mailing yourself your work — doesn't hold up. A blockchain timestamp is the real, tamper-proof alternative for dated proof.
Read moreAn alternative to OpenTimestamps
OpenTimestamps is free, open source and excellent. Here is honestly when it is the right choice, and when a managed Ethereum timestamp with a certificate suits you better.
Read moreAn alternative to OriginStamp
OriginStamp is an established timestamping provider aimed at API integration and enterprise. Here is how it compares if you just need to timestamp a document.
Read moreAn alternative to ScoreDetect
ScoreDetect is a content-protection subscription built around integrations. Here is an honest comparison for the case where you need to prove one confidential document, not monitor a content library.
Read moreAn alternative to WIPO Proof
WIPO Proof was discontinued in January 2022 and no new tokens can be created. Here is what happened, what your existing tokens are worth, and how to replace the service.
Read moreAn alternative to WordProof
WordProof timestamps published web content through CMS plugins, for trust and SEO. Here is how that differs from timestamping a private file you have not published.
Read moreAn alternative to Bernstein
Bernstein pairs Bitcoin anchoring with qualified timestamps and sells legal-grade IP evidence to law firms and enterprises. Here is an honest comparison, including what we cannot match.
Read moreAn alternative to ProofStamper
ProofStamper issues free RFC 3161 timestamps and, like us, never uploads your file. Here is the real difference: a standards-based token versus a public blockchain record.
Read moreAn alternative to FreeTSA
FreeTSA is a free RFC 3161 timestamping authority for people comfortable with openssl. Here is when that is exactly right, and when you need a certificate instead of a token.
Read moreAn alternative to the e-Soleau envelope
INPI's e-Soleau is France's official proof-of-anteriority deposit — but you upload the file, and the record expires. Here is how a blockchain timestamp compares.
Read moreAn alternative to BlockchainyourIP
BlockchainyourIP holds the strongest credential in this field — a French court accepted its proof in March 2025. Here is what that actually establishes, and when a simpler tool fits better.
Read moreProve it without sharing it
Timestamp any file and get a lifetime certificate that it existed today. Your file never leaves your browser.