IPFS Alternatives

The Invisible Internet Project or I2P for short is a fully encrypted private network layer that has been developed with privacy and security by design in order to provide protection for your activity, location and your identity. I2P ships with a router that connects you to the network and applications for sharing, communicating and building a fully encrypted private network layer.

Pydio is an open-source and self-hosted file-sharing and synchronisation software that you can run on your own server. Pydio fits right into your data management policy, as it provides audit and reporting tools. With Pydio you can empower your organization by letting them control and manage content on the server while at the same time complying with the company security rules.

Librevault allows you to transfer data directly from one device to another, securely. Librevault is a free and open-source peer-to-peer file synchronization software, designed with convenience. privacy and security in mind. The software encrypts all data with AES-256 and uses TLS for all transmissions. Their goal is to make a better alternative to BitTorrent Sync and Syncthing.

With Keybase you can communicate with friends and co-worker and store your group’s photos, videos, and documents with end-to-end encryption. Keybase is a free and open-source security app for mobile phones and computers.

Perkeep is a set of free and open-source formats, protocols, and software for modeling, storing, searching, sharing and synchronizing data in the post-PC era. Data may be files or objects, tweets or 5TB videos, and you can access it via a phone, browser or FUSE filesystem. Perkeep is openly and actively developed and anyone is free the contribute to the project.

Help build the internet of tomorrow with GNUnet. It's a software framework for fully decentralized, peer-to-peer networking that offers link encryption, peer discovery, resource allocation, and secure communication. The goal of the project is to replace the old insecure Internet protocol stack. GNUnet includes a fully decentralized DNS (Domain Name System) that utilize a directed graph instead of the hierarchical system implemented today. It also has it's own identity system re:claimID, a decentralized Identity Platform that is baked into GNUnet.

ZeroNet is a decentralized web-like network of peer-to-peer users. It's basically BitTorrent thrown at the problem of web hosting and networking. With ZeroNet you can create open, free and uncensorable websites using cryptograic features of Bitcoin. ZeroNet uses .bit domain names and a decentralized domain regestry using Namecoin.

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Icedrive provides the next generation of cloud storage​​​​​​. With apps for a wide variety of platforms, you can easily store and manage your files in the cloud with icedrive. Icedrive is used by professional from all industries to store files saftley in the cloud. Create an account today and get 10GB free cloud storage.

Sia is a decentralized storage platform secured by blockchain technology. The Sia Storage Platform leverages underutilized hard drive capacity around the world to create a decentralized data storage marketplace that is more reliable and lower cost than traditional cloud storage providers. With Sia you can store files in the decentralized cloud without signup requirements, servers and trusted third-party providers. On average, Sia's decentralized cloud storage costs 90% less than incumbent cloud storage providers. Storing 1TB of files on Sia costs about $1-2 per month, compared with $23 on Amazon S3.

Freenet is a peer-to-peer platform for censorship-resistant communication and publishing. With the Freenet client you can browse websites, post on forums, and publish files within Freenet network with strong privacy protections.

Storj is an open-source and decentralized cloud storage platform. The storage infrastructure is builtup by a decentralized network of nodes to host user data. The data is stored and secured by individuals on the network that gain rewards in the form of storj coins to maintain the network. Storj is used by individuals and organizations across the globe for secure file storage, music and video streaming, software distribution, backups and hosting of cloud native applications.