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Filecoin is built on IPFS and uses the IPFS network for data storage and retrieval. Filecoin and IPFS are complementary technologies providing decentralized and efficient storage solutions.
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- [Dat](https://datproject.org/) is a decentralized data-sharing tool that uses a distributed hash table (DHT) for data storage. It focuses on enabling data sharing and collaboration.
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- [Hypercore](https://hypercore-protocol.org/) is a decentralized data-sharing tool that uses a distributed hash table (DHT) for data storage. It focuses on enabling data sharing and collaboration.
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- [Holo](https://holochain.org/) is a decentralized hosting platform that uses a unique data storage and sharing mechanism called Holochain. It allows users to host and run web-based applications on a peer-to-peer network.
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- [Swarm](https://swarm-gateways.net/bzz:/theswarm.eth/) is a decentralized storage and sharing platform built on the Ethereum blockchain. It uses smart contracts and cryptographic techniques to securely store and share data. It focuses on providing a decentralized, secure, and censorship-resistant storage solution.
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## Comparing the key features of other solutions to IPFS
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The following table outlines key features of storage mechanisms and how they compare to IPFS.
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The following tables outline key features of different mechanisms and how they compare to IPFS.
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All of these solutions use content-based addressing.
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### P2P protocols
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### General protocols
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| technology | storage mechanism | data model | consensus mechanism | networking stack | identifier | address composition | use cases | similarity to IPFS |
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| --------------------- | ------------------------- | --------------------- | --------------------------- | ---------------- | ------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------------ | ------------------ |
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| [bittorrent](https://www.bittorrent.com/protocols/bittorrent-rfc.html) | P2P file-sharing | - | - | TCP/IP | torrent file | filename + sha1 hash | file sharing | low |
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| [arweave](https://www.arweave.org/docs) | blockchain-based storage | blockweave | proof-of-access | TCP/IP | block ID | block ID | permanent data archiving | low |
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| [hypercore](https://hypercore-protocol.org/guides/) | decentralized data-sharing| hypercore | Kademlia DHT | UDP | dat key | dat key | decentralized data sharing| medium |
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| [Holo](https://developer.holochain.org/docs/) | decentralized application | distributed hash table | distributed hash table | actor model | agent ID | agent ID | decentralized applications | medium |
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| [Swarm](https://swarm-guide.readthedocs.io/) | decentralized storage | distributed hash table | proof-of-custody | libp2p | chunk ID | chunk ID | decentralized data storage | high |
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| [sia](https://sia.tech/docs/) | decentralized storage | erasure coding | proof-of-work | UDP | sector ID | sector ID + file metadata | encrypted cloud storage | medium |
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| [arweave](https://www.arweave.org/docs) | blockchain-based storage | blockweave | proof-of-access | TCP/IP | block ID | block ID | permanent data archiving | low |

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