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24 alternatives to PPIO Decentralized Storage Network

A peer-to-peer based decentralized storage network

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. PPIO Decentralized Storage Network launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Decentrafile▲144

   Free anonymous decentralized cloud storage for everyone

   2021 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Peer-to-Peer data transfer tool based on libp2p▲129

   📦 Command line peer-to-peer data transfer tool based on libp2p. - dennis-tra/pcp

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Filecoin▲121

   The decentralised storage network

   2014 · filecoin.io · its alternatives →

4. 4OS
   Open-Source Peer-to-Peer Network to “Decentralize the Cloud”▲6

   2021 · hurracloud.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Bitcasa▲75

   Free up disk space with system-integrated cloud storage

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Sunshine▲140

   Instant file sharing without cloud storage

   2015 · sunshineapp.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   IPFS▲84

   Peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol for Blockchain powered web

   2015 · about.ipfs.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   go-storage▲86

   An application-oriented unified storage layer for Golang.

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   A proof-of-concept FoundationDB based network block device backend▲192

   A totally proof-of-concept FoundationDB based network block device backend - dividuum/fdb-nbd

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Stellar▲143

    Decentralized protocol for real-world currencies

    2014 · stellar.org · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Tebi▲67

    Geo-distributed object storage solution

    2021 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Storj▲81

    Decentralized file storage using a blockchain (pre-launch)

    2014 · storj.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    mountOS▲13

    Accessing cloud storage as local storage

    2024 · mountos.app · its alternatives →

14. 14
    BitCannon▲69

    A torrent index archiving, browsing, and backup tool

    2015 · anlatted.in.net · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Peerio▲2

    Secure messaging and file sharing made easy.

    2015 · workjam.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    3Box▲100

    Secure, private, decentralized user data storage

    2019 · 3box.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    ROOK▲9

    Open, Cloud Native, and Universal Distributed Storage

    2016 · rook.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Drivebase▲98

    Unified file manager for all your cloud storage with E2EE

    Feb 2026 · drivebase.io · its alternatives →

19. 19FA
    FileRock, a Secure Dropbox Clone, goes Open Source▲97

    2013 · blog.filerock.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Syncthing▲75

    Open Source Dropbox and BitTorrent Sync Replacement

    2014 · syncthing.net · its alternatives →

21. 21PA
    Pfs – A Git-like distributed file system for the Docker ecosystem▲74

    2014 · pachyderm-io.github.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Clip2p – open-source decentralized file sharing from the menu bar▲16

    Decentralized file sharing right from the menu bar (based on the Dat Protocol). - alvesjtiago/clip2p

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Portal▲92

    Zero-config P2P encrypted folder syncing, not the 2007 game

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Datomic▲73

    Distributed immutable transactional database for the cloud

    2014 · datomic.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 →