Yjs Alternatives

Yjs is described as 'CRDT implementation that exposes its internal data structure as shared types. Shared types are common data types like Map or Array with superpowers: changes are automatically distributed to other peers and merged without merge conflicts' and is an website. There are more than 10 alternatives to Yjs, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Windows, Linux and Mac apps. The best Yjs alternative is RxDB, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Yjs are GUN, iroh, Git LFS and FeathersJS.

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  1. RxDB icon

    RxDB

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    RxDB (short for Reactive Database) is a NoSQL-database for JavaScript Applications like Websites, hybrid Apps, Electron-Apps and NodeJs. Reactive means that you can not only query the current state, but subscribe to all state-changes like the result of a query or even a single...

    32 RxDB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
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    • RxDB is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Self-Hosted alternative to Yjs.

    • RxDB is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Yjs.

    • RxDB is Freemium and Open SourceYjs is Free and Open Source
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    GUN

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    GUN is an open source, realtime, graph database written entirely in JavaScript and built using peer-to-peer algorithms, making it surprisingly fault tolerant and easy to get started with.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
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    • GUN is the most popular Mac, iPhone, Linux, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Yjs.

    • GUN is Free and Open SourceYjs is also Free and Open Source
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    iroh

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    Iroh is a protocol for syncing & moving bytes. Bytes of any size, on any device. At its core, it's a peer-2-peer network built on a magic socket that establishes QUIC connections between peers. Peers request and provide blobs of opaque bytes that are incrementally...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Rust
    • Docker
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  5. Git LFS icon

    Git LFS

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    Git Large File Storage (LFS) replaces large files such as audio samples, videos, datasets, and graphics with text pointers inside Git, while storing the file contents on a remote server.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • Git
     
  6. FeathersJS icon

    FeathersJS

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    Feathers is a real-time, micro-service web framework for NodeJS that gives you control over your data via RESTful resources, sockets and flexible plug-ins.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
     

  7. ShareDB

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    Realtime database backend based on Operational Transformation (OT).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
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  9. PouchDB icon

    PouchDB

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    PouchDB is an open-source JavaScript database inspired by Apache CouchDB that is designed to run well within the browser.

    13 PouchDB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
     
  10. Jazz icon

    Jazz

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    Jazz is an open-source framework for building local-first apps, removing 90% of the backend and infrastructure complexity. Get real-time sync, storage, auth, permissions, instant UI updates, file uploads, and more — all on day one.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Typescript
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  11. Automerge icon

    Automerge

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    A JSON-like data structure (a CRDT) that can be modified concurrently by different users, and merged again automatically.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  12. Loro icon

    Loro

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    Loro uses Conflict-free Replicated Data Types (CRDTs) to resolve parallel edits. By utilizing Loro’s data types, your applications can be made collaborative and keep the editing history with low overhead.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
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