Meshtastic Alternatives

Meshtastic is described as 'Project that enables you to use inexpensive LoRa radios as a long range off-grid communication platform in areas without existing or reliable communications infrastructure. This project is 100% community driven and open source!' and is an app in the network & admin category. There are nine alternatives to Meshtastic for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Android, Windows and BSD apps. The best Meshtastic alternative is bitchat, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Meshtastic are Briar, Yggdrasil, Reticulum and cjdns.

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    bitchat

     43 likes

    Decentralized messaging app enabling secure peer-to-peer communication over Bluetooth mesh networks with end-to-end encryption, channel-based group chats, store & forward delivery, automatic peer discovery, no accounts or phone numbers, and privacy safeguards.

    55 bitchat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    • bitchat is the most popular Android, Mac, iPhone & iPad alternative to Meshtastic.

    • bitchat is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Meshtastic.

    • bitchat is Free and Open SourceMeshtastic is also Free and Open Source
    • bitchat is Privacy focusedMeshtastic is not according to our users
  2. Briar icon

    Briar

     108 likes

    An open-source decentralized and encrypted messaging app even without internet connection via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Messages are stored securely on your device, not in the cloud. Connect directly with nearby contacts - no Internet access is required.

    76 Briar alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
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    I like Briar because it doesn't require external hardware and is more stable.

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    • Briar is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Meshtastic.

    • Briar is Free and Open SourceMeshtastic is also Free and Open Source
    • Briar is Privacy focused and LightweightMeshtastic is not according to our users
  4. Yggdrasil icon

    Yggdrasil

     18 likes

    A proof-of-concept scalable IPv6 meshnet, featuring end-to-end encryption, a unique spanning tree routing algorithm and aiming to implement novel backpressure routing metrics.

    162 Yggdrasil alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
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  5. Reticulum icon

    Reticulum

     3 likes

    The cryptography-based networking stack for building unstoppable networks with LoRa, Packet Radio, WiFi and everything in between.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     

    • Reticulum is the most popular Web-based alternative to Meshtastic.

    • Reticulum is Free and Open SourceMeshtastic is also Free and Open Source
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    cjdns

     45 likes

    Cjdns is a networking protocol and reference implementation, founded on the ideology that networks should be easy to set up, protocols should scale up smoothly, and security should be ubiquitous.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  9. MeshCore icon

    MeshCore

     1 like

    MeshCore is a lightweight, portable C++ library that enables multi-hop packet routing for embedded projects using LoRa and other packet radios. It is designed for developers who want to create resilient, decentralized communication networks that work without the internet.

    5 MeshCore alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    • JavaScript
    • Node.JS
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    • MeshCore is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Meshtastic.

    • MeshCore is Freemium and Open SourceMeshtastic is Free and Open Source
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    Sideband

     1 like

    Decentralized messaging client for Android, Linux and macOS allowing you to communicate with people or LXMF-compatible systems over Reticulum networks using LoRa, Packet Radio, WiFi, I2P, or any other medium Reticulum supports.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    dn42

     6 likes

    dn42 is a big dynamic VPN, which employs Internet technologies (BGP, whois database, DNS, etc). Participants connect to each other using network tunnels (GRE, OpenVPN, Tinc, IPsec) and exchange routes thanks to the Border Gateway Protocol.

    17 dn42 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
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