Cjdns is a networking protocol, a system of digital rules for message exchange between computers. The philosophy behind cjdns is that networks should be easy to set up, protocols should scale up smoothly and security should be ubiquitous.
License: Open Source
Freenet is a peer-to-peer platform for censorship-resistant communication. It uses a decentralized distributed data store to keep and deliver information, and has a suite of free software for publishing and communicating on the Web without fear of censorship. Developed by The Freenet Project
License: Open Source
cjdns focuses on creating a decentralized mesh network with strong privacy features, while Freenet emphasizes anonymity and censorship resistance for content sharing. Both aim to provide secure communication but differ in their approach and primary use cases.