Anonymous Network Alternatives

Users frequently recommend and compare existing decentralized anonymous networks like Freenet, I2P, Tor, GNUnet, and IPFS as alternatives or similar projects to the discussed idea, focusing on anonymity, censorship resistance, and P2P features.

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fsflover • Nov 9, 2021 • View on HN

You may be interested in I2P then.

pgsandstrom • Sep 7, 2020 • View on HN

Sounds a bit like freenet: https://freenetproject.org

fsflover • Oct 23, 2025 • View on HN

How about the Invisible Internet Project, https://geti2p.net?

Hoodedcrow • Jun 2, 2024 • View on HN

We already have this - it's called Tor and I2P.

zzalpha • Oct 29, 2017 • View on HN

How is this different from Freenet or Tor?

herokusaki • Feb 19, 2014 • View on HN

What are the technical differences between Tor (hidden services), Freenet and I2P?

phs318u • Jul 27, 2022 • View on HN

I'm surprised no one here has mentioned https://www.gnunet.org/Currently they're pretty far off something robust and usable by relatively tech savvy folks let alone the masses, but the direction is sound and I'm sure they'd be happy for help.

takeda • Jun 20, 2017 • View on HN

Isn't what projects like https://freenetproject.org/ or https://www.torproject.org/ essentially do?

yjftsjthsd-h • Nov 23, 2017 • View on HN

Doesn't i2p do that?EDIT: Sorry, meant freenet.

fsflover • Jun 15, 2020 • View on HN

I2P can be the solution here. It has been working for years, although slow by design.