Best Swarm Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from decentralized storage services ranked against Swarm on the same published basis.
- 1Swarm vs Sia
- 2Swarm vs Carbide Network
- 3Swarm vs Peergos
- 4Swarm vs Aleph Cloud (formerly Aleph.im)
- 5Swarm vs Walrus
- 6Swarm vs Datum Storage
- 7Swarm vs 4EVERLAND
- 8Swarm vs BNB Greenfield
- 9Swarm vs Filebase
- 10Swarm vs Lighthouse
- 11Swarm vs Pinata
- 12Swarm vs Stratos
- 13Swarm vs Arweave
- 15Swarm vs 0G Storage
- 16Swarm vs Filecoin
- 17Swarm vs ArDrive
- 18Swarm vs DeNet Storage
- 19Swarm vs Irys
- 20Swarm vs NodeX Cloud
- 21Swarm vs DIV Drive
Swarm alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sia | 6.8 | Free plan | $7.99/mo | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Carbide Network | 6.7 | No | $0.01/mo | Android, API, iOS, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | Peergos | 6.7 | No | £43/mo | Android, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Aleph Cloud (formerly Aleph.im) | 6.6 | Free plan | $1.94/mo | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Walrus | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Datum Storage | 6.5 | Free plan | $3.99/mo | Android, API, iOS |
| 7 | 4EVERLAND | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 8 | BNB Greenfield | 6.4 | No | — | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 9 | Filebase | 6.4 | Free plan | $7.50/mo | API, Web |
| 10 | Lighthouse | 6.4 | Free plan | $12/mo | API, Web |
| 11 | Pinata | 6.4 | Free plan | $20/mo | API, Web |
| 12 | Stratos | 5.9 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 13 | Arweave | 5.7 | No | — | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 15 | 0G Storage | 5.6 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web |
| 16 | Filecoin | 5.6 | No | $2.50/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web |
| 17 | ArDrive | 5.4 | No | — | API, Web |
| 18 | DeNet Storage | 5.3 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | Irys | 5.3 | No | — | Web |
| 20 | NodeX Cloud | 5.3 | No | — | — |
| 21 | DIV Drive | 5.0 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about Swarm alternatives
What is the best alternative to Swarm?
Sia, number 1 in decentralized storage services with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: Carbide Network, Peergos, Aleph Cloud (formerly Aleph.im) and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Swarm?
Sia is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 8 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.