Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to PacketStream

World's 1st peer-to-peer privacy marketplace

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. PacketStream launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Peerdium▲155
World's first decentralised P2P publishing platform
2018 · its alternatives →
2FA
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 →
3PT
Peer-to-Peer data transfer tool based on libp2p▲129
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
4
Spectero▲69
The world's first P2P VPN marketplace
2018 · its alternatives →
5PT
Peer-to-peer secure file transfer using WebRTC▲239
2016 · bitf.ly · its alternatives →
6
Sync by BitTorrent▲131
Fast, private file sharing for teams and individuals
2015 · its alternatives →
7
Paxful▲76
Peer-to-peer digital marketplace for bitcoin
2019 · its alternatives →
8DP
DirtyShare, Pure JavaScript P2P File Sharing (in Node.js + Socket.io)▲75
2012 · gun.io · its alternatives →
9
Freeport – a P2P ride-hailing marketplace I built on Nostr▲67
Freeport is a decentralized peer-to-peer marketplace for rides, services and goods. No middleman, no commission, no account — your keys, your price.
Jul 2026 · ptrinh.github.io · its alternatives →
10
Origin Protocol▲132
Sharing economy built on blockchain
2018 · its alternatives →
11AE
A example of running P2P network in browser (WASM+WebRTC+Chord DHT)▲35
2023 · rings.rs · its alternatives →
12PJ
Pure JavaScript P2P file sharing in the browser▲59
2013 · whatareyoudownloading.com · its alternatives →
13WS
Wormhole – Simple, private file sharing▲97
2021 · wormhole.app · its alternatives →
14DL
Decentralized LAN based P2P file sharing commandline application- iWant▲24
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
15DP
Decentralized P2P Messaging with Blockchain Verified Identities▲95
2018 · stealthy.im · its alternatives →
16
Flow▲78
The Blockchain for Open Worlds ⛓️🌎
2019 · its alternatives →
17
IPFS▲84
Peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol for Blockchain powered web
2015 · its alternatives →
18WS
Wave-share – serverless, peer-to-peer, local file sharing through sound▲49
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
19
Crossy World▲67
Peer to peer, disposable & secure video chat.
2019 · its alternatives →
20
bmy.guide▲51
"Search, find inspiration, book, and share your adventures"
2024 · about.bmy.guide · its alternatives →
21OS
Open-source P2P file transfer▲49
I have decided to open source this project to increase trust even further. In case you have seen my previous posts, this is an update for berb.app, a WebRTC file sharing app. My goal is simple: send files between devices in real-time without installing crap or uploading to any servers.
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
22PE
Packetriot – Expose Local Services to the Internet▲7
2019 · packetriot.com · its alternatives →
23
Utopia▲61
Decentralized blockchain network Utopia
2021 · its alternatives →
24PM
P2P Marketplace for renting stuff▲17
2012 · rentzar.co · its alternatives →

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