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Sandstorm Personal Cloud Platform Demo is a cloud storage system that lets users host and manage their own applications and data. It's designed for people who want to run web apps on personal servers rather than… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Sandstorm Personal Cloud Platform Demo launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    A better way to run a personal server

    2015 · sandstorm.io · its alternatives →

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    Hi all, This project release is a long time coming. It was a big uphill battle, and by far my largest endeavor so far. I built it for Sandstorm because I believe in Sandstorm's model, and I wanted to show that there's still life and potential in it. If you're inspired, joining our OpenCollective would be really helpful: https://opencollective.com/sandstormcommunity (keeping in mind that Sandstorm has now moved from its original leadership to a community project https://sandstorm.org/news/2023-11-03-from-io-to-org). You can also join our mailing list or…

    2023 · sandstorm.org · its alternatives →

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    Platform connecting brands with top metaverse builders

    2022 · sandstorm.co · its alternatives →

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    Ghost▲350

    Open-source, self-hosted game servers

    May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A reimagined PaaS (Platform as a Service) for all your apps

    2020 · digitalocean.com · its alternatives →

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    ✅ Français ✅ Open source ✅ Sécurisé ✅ Gratuit jusqu’à 5 Go de stockage

    2013 · cozy.io · its alternatives →

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    an agentic cms self-hosted on cloudflare, for podcasts, blogs, photos, videos, documents, and curated urls. - microfeed/microfeed

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Deploy your applications to any cloud provider or your own servers. No lock-in, full control. From 1 to 1000 servers with Cloud 66

    2013 · cloud66.com · its alternatives →

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    The free cloud for doers & dreamers

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Use your home PC as your own personal cloud storage server.

    2016 · basefolder.com · its alternatives →

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    Iterate on cloud apps in milliseconds, not minutes

    2024 · winglang.io · its alternatives →

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    JAMstack platform let you collaborate and deploy for free

    2021 · cloudflare.com · its alternatives →

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    E2B Desktop Sandbox for LLMs. E2B Sandbox with desktop graphical environment that you can connect to any LLM for secure computer use. - e2b-dev/desktop

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    zCloud▲96

    The cloud platform you run by talking to it

    2023 · quave.one · its alternatives →

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    Craft CMS hosting you can trust

    2024 · craftcms.com · its alternatives →

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    Personal Cloud Storage and File Management Solution with Privacy and Security - doshareme/desktop

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    We make your cloud management simple and secure

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    A browser-based serverless platform that is open-source

    2021 · moderncloud.io · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN! Sina here. i wanted to share this open source project (apache 2.0) that i've been working on for the past month or so. it's called hotcell and it lets you create/pause/manage sandboxes on any device (your laptop, linux vm, bare metal). i've tested it against various benchmarks that i found on computesdk (https://www.computesdk.com/benchmarks/sandboxes/) as well as the one shared by dax (cofounder of open code) on twitter recently (link to his original thread and my reply https://x.com/sinasanm/status/2078158598996443346) and…

    Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, I'm Alon, and I'm building Alien, an open-source platform for deploying your software into your customer's environment and keeping it fully managed. In my previous startup, I heard the same question from every single enterprise customer over and over again: "My data is sensitive. Can I deploy your product to my own cloud account?" Self-hosting is becoming very popular because it lets users keep their data private, local, and inside their own environment. Unfortunately, self-hosting breaks down when someone starts paying for your software. Especially if it's an enterprise customer.…

    Apr 2026 · its alternatives →

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    D2C▲100

    Configure, deploy & scale your apps in cloud or own servers.

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Create a proposal, accept bids, and hire metaverse builders

    2022 · sandstorm.co · its alternatives →

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