Dev tools · 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. Open-Source Peer-to-Peer Network to “Decentralize the Cloud” launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Freenet, a peer-to-peer platform for decentralized apps▲390

   For the past 5 years or so I've been working on a ground-up redesign of Freenet, my peer-to-peer project from the early 2000s (now renamed Hyphanet). The new Freenet has been up and running since December along with some early applications like River[1], our decentralized group chat and Delta - a decentralized CMS. Users have already started to build their own apps on Freenet including games, and we have some interesting apps in development like Atlas, a search/recommendation engine. Architecturally, this new Freenet is a global, decentralized key-value store where keys are webassembly…

   May 2026 · freenet.org · its alternatives →

2. 2PT
   Peer-to-Peer Direct Connections▲7

   2024 · roberts.pm · its alternatives →

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   CloudPeeps▲166

   The marketplace for remote community managers

   2014 · its alternatives →

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   Stellar▲143

   Decentralized protocol for real-world currencies

   2014 · stellar.org · its alternatives →

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   Onyx▲7

   Distributed computation for the cloud

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   PPIO Decentralized Storage Network▲6

   A peer-to-peer based decentralized storage network

   2018 · its alternatives →

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   Datomic▲73

   Distributed immutable transactional database for the cloud

   2014 · datomic.com · its alternatives →

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   Tutum▲86

   Docker containers as a cloud service

   2014 · its alternatives →

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   Decentralized networking library for (not only) games▲9

   Lightweight Peer-to-Peer networking engine for real time applications - inetic/libclub

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    IPFS▲84

    Peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol for Blockchain powered web

    2015 · about.ipfs.io · its alternatives →

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    Overlaycloud – A New Type of Cloud Computing Platform▲9

    2018 · medium.com · its alternatives →

12. 12UP
    Using P2P tech to build a sharing platform 23x faster than Dropbox▲8

    2015 · infinit.io · its alternatives →

13. 13AA
    Atorable, a peer-to-peer solution for high demand content▲5

    2022 · atorable.com · its alternatives →

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    Decentralized P2P comments on every webpage, opensource▲5

    2022 · licom2.surge.sh · its alternatives →

15. 15CC
    Croningen – cron for the cloud▲7

    2016 · croningen.io · its alternatives →

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    Open-Source Decentralized Cloud Gaming Service, Demo:Clouddiablo.com▲10

    Decentralize, Self-host Cloud Gaming/Application. Contribute to giongto35/cloud-morph development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Put.io▲8

    Hassle-free torrenting in the cloud

    2014 · put.io · its alternatives →

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    Unfurl Cloud – A free and open cloud▲7

    Building a free and open cloud

    2022 · unfurl.cloud · its alternatives →

19. 19EA
    Ebbflow – A Multi-Cloud Load Balancer and SSH Proxy. Host from Anywhere▲7

    2020 · ebbflow.io · its alternatives →

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    ROOK▲9

    Open, Cloud Native, and Universal Distributed Storage

    2016 · rook.io · its alternatives →

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    Bosh▲5

    An open source tool for distributed systems

    2016 · bosh.io · its alternatives →

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    i2Hub▲7

    A peer-to-peer file sharing service for college students

    2014 · en.wikipedia.org · its alternatives →

23. 23TC
    The cloud is rigged. we're building a better one▲8

    the cloud is a walled garden built for profit [ not efficiency ]. you’re paying for idle, autoscaling is too slow, and serverless is a scam. locked in, overcharged, and out of options. lttle.cloud is different. decentralized, open-source, and built for real performance [ sub-10ms cold start ], true pay-for-what-you-use pricing, and zero vendor lock-in. deploy anything as "serverless" from any docker image, no rewrites, no bullshit. powered by the blockchain and built in public, it’s transparent, efficient, and free from vendor lock-in. run your own private cloud or join the decentralized…

    2025 · its alternatives →

24. 24SA
    StreamDuo – A platform for B2B data streaming▲7

    2022 · streamduo.com · 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 →