PirateBox Alternatives

PirateBox is described as 'DIY anonymous offline file-sharing and communications system built with free software and inexpensive off-the-shelf hardware' and is an app in the file sharing category. There are seven alternatives to PirateBox for Linux, Self-Hosted, Web-based and Raspberry Pi. The best PirateBox alternative is Cloudron, which is free. Other great apps like PirateBox are FreedomBox, LibraryBox, UBOS and Internet in Box.

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  1. Cloudron icon

    Cloudron

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    Cloudron is a complete solution for managing apps & users on your own server. Easily deploy production ready apps from the app library and keep them automatically up-to-date. It even comes with a built-in email server and web clients!.

    59 Cloudron alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    • Cloudron is the most popular Web-based, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to PirateBox.

    • Cloudron is the most popular free alternative to PirateBox.

    • Cloudron is Freemium and ProprietaryPirateBox is Free and Open Source
    • Cloudron is Privacy focusedPirateBox is not according to our users
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    FreedomBox

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    The FreedomBox Project is a community project to develop, design and promote personal servers running free software for private, personal, communications.

    21 FreedomBox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     

    • FreedomBox is the most popular Open Source alternative to PirateBox.

    • FreedomBox is Free and Open SourcePirateBox is also Free and Open Source
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    LibraryBox

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    LibraryBox is an open source, portable digital file distribution tool based on inexpensive hardware that enables delivery of educational, healthcare, and other vital information to individuals off the grid.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Piratebox is no longer maintained.

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    • LibraryBox is Free and Open SourcePirateBox is also Free and Open Source
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    UBOS

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    UBOS is a Linux distro that aims to make it 10x easier to run server-side apps for yourself, or for your family, on hardware or cloud servers you own.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
     

  6. Internet in Box

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    Offline community sharing. Useable for remote communities (kiwix), schools (kalite) and medical communities (there is a medical version).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
     
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    ConnectBox

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    ConnectBox is a media sharing device based on small form factor computers including the Raspberry Pi 3, Raspberry Pi Zero W, NanoPi NEO, Orange Pi Zero and Pine64.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    BibleBox

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    The BibleBox is a portable wifi router which provides anyone with wifi enabled devices access to digital Bibles and any other digital resources made available on the attached USB drive.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
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