The Serval Project Alternatives

Alternatives list

1. 

   

   Hyphanet

    194 likes

   Hyphanet (former Freenet) is free software which lets you anonymously share files, browse and publish "freesites".

   51 Hyphanet alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application type

   • Anonymizing Network

   Origin

   • International

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD

   • Global

   

   

   

   More about Hyphanet  

   

   Good alternative?Is Hyphanet a good alternative to The Serval Project?

    
2. 

   

   cjdns

    47 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

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Linux
   • BSD

   

   More about cjdns  

   

   Good alternative?Is cjdns a good alternative to The Serval Project?

    
4. 

   

   Qaul

    4 likes

   Ad-hoc wireless mesh-network suite that harnesses the power of everyday devices such as computers and smartphones to create a Democratic, Non-Centralized, Mesh Network.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • C++

   

   

   More about Qaul  

   

   Good alternative?Is Qaul a good alternative to The Serval Project?

    
5. 

   

   LibreMesh

    20 likes

   LibreMesh is a set of modules extending the OpenWrt router distribution to create self-configuring wireless and wired mesh networks.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • OpenWrt
   • LEDE - Linux Embedded Development Environment

   

   Good alternative?Is LibreMesh a good alternative to The Serval Project?

    
6. 

   

   SMesh

    3 likes

   SMesh is a seamless wireless mesh network being developed by the Distributed System and Networks Lab at Johns Hopkins University.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Windows Mobile

   

   Good alternative?Is SMesh a good alternative to The Serval Project?

    
8. 

   

   dn42

    5 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.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • VPN

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Android
   • BSD
   • Self-Hosted

   

   Good alternative?Is dn42 a good alternative to The Serval Project?

    
9. 

   

   ninux

    3 likes

   Ninux is an Italian wireless network community with the goal of creating and expanding a free, open and experimental computer network. It uses the OLSR (Optimized Link State Routing) Protocol, an IP routing protocol optimized for mobile ad hoc networks.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Origin

   • Italy
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Linux

   

   Good alternative?Is ninux a good alternative to The Serval Project?

    
10. 

    

    CCNx

     2 likes

    The vision of Project CCNx® is to develop, promote, and evaluate a new approach to a communication architecture called content-centric networking.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Apple TV

    • United States

    

    

    

    More about CCNx  

    

    Good alternative?Is CCNx a good alternative to The Serval Project?

     
11. 

    

    Babel (protocol)

     2 likes

    Babel is a loop-avoiding distance-vector routing protocol for IPv6 and IPv4 with fast convergence properties. It is based on the ideas in DSDV, AODV and Cisco's EIGRP, but is designed to work well not only in wired networks but also in wireless mesh networks, and has been...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Origin

    • France
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    • France
    • EU

    

    

    More about Babel (protocol)  

    

    Good alternative?Is Babel (protocol) a good alternative to The Serval Project?

     
12. 

    

    OLSR (Optimized Link State Routing)

     3 likes

    OLSR is a Link State Routing Protocol (LSRP) implementation optimized for Mobile ad hoc networks on devices like routers, smartphones, or desktop computers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Wi-Fi Hotspot

    Origin

    • Norway

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Apple TV

    • Norway

    

    More about OLSR (Optimized Link State Routing)  

    

    Good alternative?Is this a good alternative to The Serval Project?

     
13. 

    

    CoovaChilli

     2 likes

    CoovaChilli is an open-source software access controller for captive portal (UAM) and 802.1X access provisioning, based on the popular (but now defunct) ChilliSpot project, and is actively maintained by an original ChilliSpot contributor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Ubuntu
    • OpenWrt

    • United States

    

    More about CoovaChilli  

    

    Good alternative?Is CoovaChilli a good alternative to The Serval Project?

     
14. 

    

    WING

     1 like

    WING is an open-source Wireless Mesh Networking platform aimed at hobbyists and enthusiasts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    

    Good alternative?Is WING a good alternative to The Serval Project?