Centrifugo vs RetroShare
A side-by-side comparison of Centrifugo and RetroShare — pricing, license, deployment, and where each tool wins.
Centrifugo
centrifugal.dev
Language-agnostic real-time messaging (Websocket or SockJS) server.
RetroShare
retroshare.cc
Secured and decentralized communication system. Offers decentralized chat, forums, messaging, file transfer.
| Feature | Centrifugo | RetroShare |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Model | Open-source | Open-source |
| License | CC-BY-SA-3.0 | CC-BY-SA-3.0 |
| Deployment | Self-hosted | Self-hosted |
| Category | Communication - Custom Communication Systems | Communication - Custom Communication Systems |
| Self-hosted | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
| Free tier | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
Pick Centrifugo if…
- ✓You prefer Centrifugo's feature set or ecosystem fit.
Pick RetroShare if…
- ✓You prefer RetroShare's feature set or ecosystem fit.
Switch from Centrifugo → RetroShare
8–32hmedium risk
Plan a sprint — 8-32 engineering hours, run in parallel for a week.
Export from Centrifugo: JSON, CSV
2 things to watch
- ⚠User mapping by email
- ⚠Bot integrations re-install
Switch from RetroShare → Centrifugo
8–32hmedium risk
Plan a sprint — 8-32 engineering hours, run in parallel for a week.
Export from RetroShare: JSON, CSV
2 things to watch
- ⚠User mapping by email
- ⚠Bot integrations re-install