If you are interested in working on how Solid relates to other initiatives you might be interested in joining the Solid External Interop and Outreach Panel.
Below is a record of initiatives that have been compared to Solid with a place to collect notes on similarities, differences, and possible areas to complement.
Add to this list by submitting a pull request.
You can find detailed conversations discussing the Solid's connection to other initiatives on the dedicated forum category.
If you're wondering if Solid uses blockchain, check out the FAQs.
| Initiative | Similarities | Differences | Potential to Complement |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPFS | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |
| Freenet | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |
| Zeronet | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |
| Safe | ------------- | ------------- | further reading |
| DAT | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |
| Threefold | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |
| Unhosted | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |
| BBC Databox | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |
| Mastodon | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |
| Pleroma | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |
| The Shared Desktop Ontologies | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |
| Underlay | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |
| MyCloud | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |
| Next Cloud | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |
| Freedom Box | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |
| Digi Me | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |
| Blockstack with example app | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |
| ID2020 | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |
| Data Transfer Project | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |
| Upspin | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |
| MeWe | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |
| AtomGraph | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |
| Yoti | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |
| Free Flow Nation | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |
| Data Transfer Project | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |
| Elastos | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |
| Beaker Browser | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |