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. PJON network protocol specification v2.0 launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   PJON network protocol stack specification▲12

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   PJDL an open alternative to 1-wire with a range of 2000m▲337

   PJON (Padded Jittering Operative Network) is an experimental, arduino-compatible, multi-master, multi-media network protocol. - PJON/src/strategies/SoftwareBitBang at master · gioblu/PJON

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   PJON – Digital communication framework for IOT▲25

   PJON (Padded Jittering Operative Network) is an experimental, arduino-compatible, multi-master, multi-media network protocol. - gioblu/PJON

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   PJON v11.1 an independent, decentralized, open-source protocol▲56

   PJON (Padded Jittering Operative Network) is an experimental, arduino-compatible, multi-master, multi-media network protocol. - Release 11.1 · gioblu/PJON

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5PP
   PJON – Padded Jittering Operative Network▲17

   2017 · pjon.org · its alternatives →

6. 6
   PJON 6.1 is out▲18

   PJON (Padded Jittering Operative Network) is an experimental, arduino-compatible, multi-master, multi-media network protocol. - Release 6.1 · gioblu/PJON

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   PJON – Open-source Arduino multimaster communications bus system▲38

   PJON (Padded Jittering Operative Network) is an experimental, arduino-compatible, multi-master, multi-media network protocol. - gioblu/PJON

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   PJON – Communications bus system for Arduino▲44

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   VoCore▲75

   A coin-sized Linux computer with wifi

   2014 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

10. 10ED
    Event-driven, user-space and highly-scalable TCP/IP stack [pdf]▲29

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11RA
    Ranvier, a Node.js based telnet MUD codebase▲5

    2017 · ranviermud.com · its alternatives →

12. 12TR
    Towards route-less HTTP services in Scala▲8

    2017 · blog.buildo.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Slon – A Mastodon-compatible Fediverse server for TempleOS▲5

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14ES
    Etherpoke – scriptable network session monitor▲9

    2015 · codeward.org · its alternatives →

15. 15CA
    CapacitorJS – a webcomponent based client side router▲9

    2020 · capacitor.non.io · its alternatives →

16. 16SC
    ServsUp.co – Server status monitor designed for local/private networks▲6

    2016 · servsup.co · its alternatives →

17. 17
    FaaS-netes – Porting Serverless FaaS to K8s▲5

    2017 · youtube.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    A new Bluebook implementation of the Smalltalk-80 VM▲11

    A compiler and IDE for the Luon programming language - a liaison beween Lua and Oberon+ - targeting LuaJIT - Luon/testcases/Smalltalk80 at master · rochus-keller/Luon

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19DA
    DN42 – a free, BGP-routed VPN▲7

    2023 · dn42.dev · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Pytalk.js – Bidirectional Communication Between Node.js and Python▲8

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Gatekeeper, a hobbyist DHCP server written Go▲7

    2022 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →

22. 22FE
    First ever MQTT and XMPP dual-protocol server▲8

    2018 · blog.process-one.net · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Probe API – Utilities for distributed network testing▲8

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24FA
    Fallen: A simpler daemon library for Ruby processes.▲6

    2012 · inkel.github.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 →