Quick answer
Yes — Keyloop is a one-time-purchase alternative to 1Password. It costs $19 once, while 1Password runs $2.99+/mo — about $36 per year, every year. A desktop TOTP authenticator with an encrypted local vault and encrypted, QR and URI exports. It is for people who want the job done on their own hardware without a renewal date — not for teams that live inside 1Password's ecosystem.
The verdict
Switch to Keyloop if you are an individual or small team paying 1Password $2.99+/mo for work your own machine can do. Seven months of 1Password 2FA costs more than Keyloop, which then never bills you again and, unlike Authy, always lets you walk away with your secrets.
Stay with 1Password if your workflow depends on its integrations, you need enterprise features (SSO, admin controls, SLAs), or your team is large enough that per-seat collaboration tooling is worth the bill. Keyloop does not try to replicate those.
Head to head
| Keyloop | 1Password | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19 once | $2.99+/mo |
| 3 years | $19 | ~$108 |
| Export your secrets | Yes — encrypted file + QR sheet + URIs | Partial |
| Works fully offline | Yes | No |
| Encrypted local vault | Yes, AES-256-GCM | Yes |
| Your data leaves the machine | Never | Always |
| Desktop-first | Yes | Yes |
| 5-year cost | $19 | $180 |
Where 1Password still wins
- Ecosystem and integrations. Established tools accumulate years of third-party integrations, templates and add-ons. If your workflow is wired into 1Password's ecosystem, switching means rebuilding that plumbing — a real cost.
- Team and enterprise features. Shared workspaces, granular permissions, SSO, audit logs and a vendor to call when something breaks — that is what the higher subscription tiers actually buy, and a pay-once app does not come with it.
- Familiarity and hiring. 1Password is the name people already know. Onboarding a team onto a tool nobody has used before takes time the subscription never charges for.
Where Keyloop wins
- Price, permanently. $19 once versus $36/yr for as long as you use it. There is no renewal, no seat count and no tier gate.
- Live 6-digit codes. Per-account countdown rings and click-to-copy with a clipboard that auto-clears.
- Add accounts three ways. Scan a QR screenshot, paste an otpauth:// URI, or type the secret manually, with SHA1/256/512, 6-8 digits and custom periods.
- Encrypted local vault. scrypt key derivation into AES-256-GCM using Node built-in crypto; the master password is never stored and it auto-locks after five minutes idle.
The math
Seven months of 1Password 2FA costs more than Keyloop, which then never bills you again and, unlike Authy, always lets you walk away with your secrets.
- After 1 year: Keyloop has cost you $19 total — 1Password has cost $36.
- After 3 years: Keyloop is still $19 — the subscription is at $108.
- After 5 years: Keyloop is still $19 — the subscription is at $180.
Common questions
Is it really free on GitHub?
Yes. Keyloop is MIT-licensed at github.com/bensblueprints/2fa-authenticator-backup-mvp and always will be. The $19 buys the packaged Windows installer; building from source is free.
Does anything leave my computer?
No. Keyloop makes no network calls at all, has no accounts and no telemetry; the encrypted vault lives only on your disk.
What if I forget my master password?
With no backup you are locked out, because there are no custom primitives and no reset. Keyloop gives you three backup formats (encrypted file, QR paper sheet, URI list); use one. A paper QR backup holds your raw secrets, so store it like cash.
Is this a subscription in disguise?
No. $19 once, no renewal, no cloud, no license server. The app keeps working offline forever.
Try Keyloop — $19, one time
Or get Keyloop plus every other app in the suite: the OneTimeSuite bundle is currently $97, one time.