Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. I created the first BitTorrent Sync service launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   I wrote a BitTorrent Client from scratch▲211

   I picked up programming in late 2023 and been enjoying it now. Wanted to challenge myself and set a stretch goal, so set out to build a bittorrent client.

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Syncthing▲75

   Open Source Dropbox and BitTorrent Sync Replacement

   2014 · syncthing.net · its alternatives →

3. 3
   BitTorrent Shoot▲20

   Sync easily moves anything, anywhere.

   2015 · resilio.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Sync by BitTorrent▲131

   Fast, private file sharing for teams and individuals

   2015 · resilio.com · its alternatives →

5. 5IM
   I Made a Decentralized Web Browser Built Built on BitTorrent Sync▲59

   2014 · jack.minardi.org · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Relic▲84

   A private, synced vault of everything you copy

   Sep 2026 · relic.space · its alternatives →

7. 7IB
   I built a dead simple, free, and secure file sharing web app▲5

   2019 · indigopilot.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   BitCannon▲69

   A torrent index archiving, browsing, and backup tool

   2015 · anlatted.in.net · its alternatives →

9. 9MF
   My first paid product / Open source Elm and Rust / E2E encryption▲7

   2020 · bolster.pro · its alternatives →

10. 10
    I made a music player inspired by late 90s peer-to-peer sharing▲5

    Aug 2026 · jdanwire.jordanscales.com · its alternatives →

11. 11TP
    TorrentNet – Peer-To-Peer Sites Using BitTorrent and SQLite▲5

    2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

12. 12IR
    I reverse engineered Byte and created my own Byte web app▲8

    2020 · byte.community · its alternatives →

13. 13MF
    My first web app - HN Channel▲9

    2013 · hnchannel.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Aether, bittorrent for text▲8

    2013 · getaether.net · its alternatives →

15. 15MF
    My First App, Realll, Reindexing the Web by the Power of Human▲9

    2021 · realll.co · its alternatives →

16. 16TF
    The first incremental game on the blockchain▲7

    2017 · blinc.click · its alternatives →

17. 17M1
    my 1st web app, a p2p rental marketplace. Thoughts?▲6

    2013 · rentything.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Put.io▲8

    Hassle-free torrenting in the cloud

    2014 · put.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Zif, peer-to-peer torrent indexing in Go▲9

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20II
    I introduced link sharing to Gmail▲8

    2022 · mailie.app · its alternatives →

21. 21MS
    My Startup – GigDog, Internet Radio for Local Music▲9

    2013 · cville.gigdog.fm · its alternatives →

22. 22IM
    I made the first search engine for Remote Only jobs▲7

    2022 · remoteonlyengineers.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Transmission▲5

    A fast, easy and free bittorrent client for Mac

    2017 · transmissionbt.com · its alternatives →

24. 24UP
    Using P2P tech to build a sharing platform 23x faster than Dropbox▲8

    2015 · infinit.io · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →