IPFS is described as 'Global, versioned, peer-to-peer filesystem. It combines ideas from Git, BitTorrent, Kademlia, SFS, and the web. It is like a single bittorrent swarm, exchanging git objects. IPFS provides an interface as simple as the HTTP web, but with permanence built in' and is a very popular File Sync tool in the file sharing category. There are more than 50 alternatives to IPFS for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best IPFS alternative is I2P, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like IPFS are ZeroNet, Hyphanet, Spideroak One Backup and Nym.
Storj Object Storage is a distributed cloud object storage which is fully Amazon S3-compatible, globally distributed and encrypted.
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Peergos is a secure and private online space where you can store, share and view your photos, videos, music and documents.
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A Dropbox-like file manager that let you manage your data anywhere it is located: FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Git, S3, Minio, Dropbox, Google Drive.
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SparkleShare is a Free Open Source syncing tool. Its light, secure and easy to use. SparkleShare allows you to setup your own servers so you always keep control on your data.
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Hypercore Protocol is a peer-to-peer data network built on the Hypercore logs. Hypercores are signed, append-only logs. They're like lightweight blockchains without the consensus algorithm. As with BitTorrent, as more people "seed" a dataset it will increase the...
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SugarSync is the best way to backup, access, sync, and share all your files and folders including documents, photos, videos, and music — from any computer or mobile device.
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Perkeep is a set of open source formats, protocols, and software for modeling, storing, searching, sharing and synchronizing future-proof data. Data may be files or objects, tweets or 5TB videos, and you can access it via a phone, browser or FUSE.
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Librevault is an open-source peer-to-peer file synchronization program, designed with convenience and privacy in mind. Our goal is to make a better alternative to BitTorrent Sync and Syncthing.
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The InterPlanetary File System is a peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol designed to make the web faster, safer, and more open.
IPFS Companion harnesses the power of your locally running IPFS node (either through the IPFS Desktop app or the command-line daemon) directly inside your favorite Chromium-based or Firefox browser, enabling support for ipfs:// addresses, redirecting content-addressed websites...
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Syncany is an open-source cloud storage and filesharing application. It allows users to backup and share certain folders of their workstations using any kind of storage, e.g. FTP, Amazon S3 or Google Storage.
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