Nicheloom

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networking, privacy, and security utilities

Recent window: last 5.3 months (2026-04-28 → 2026-10-05), compared with the prior 5.3 months.

horizontal · 227 members · Data as of 2026-10-08

These products provide specialized tools for network management, device access, data privacy, and security audits. They are primarily built for developers, system administrators, and privacy-focused technologists seeking granular control over their digital infrastructure. The cluster stands out for its emphasis on self-hosted architectures, peer-to-peer protocols, and local-first data protection rather than centralized SaaS.

Metrics

Stage
crowded
Recent count
173
Prior count
31
Total count
227
Momentum
300.00
Attention
0.49
Crowding
0.82
Concentration
0.82
Opportunity
0.46

Opportunity components

Attention
0.49
Low crowding
0.18
Momentum (normalized)
1.00
Low concentration
0.18

Source split

github
99 (0.57)
hn
62 (0.36)
ph
7 (0.04)
yc
5 (0.03)

Dominant source: github · Divergence: 0.54

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Monthly trajectory

Members

Name Source Upvotes ▲ Launched
Trellus: Embedded dialing, Salesfloor, and live coaching at half the price of Nooks YC 1 2026-08-31
Loom PH 1 2026-09-13
PMC PH 1 2026-10-02
Ace ID PH 1 2026-09-15
Military Data Encryptor PH 1 2026-10-01
Clops SSH PH 2 2026-09-11
Cypher PH 2 2026-09-07
RelayCloud PH 2 2026-09-26
Trellus: Parallel or Power Dial on any Platform + 50% cheaper than Nooks/Orum YC 3 2026-05-26
Password-less authentication via Ramanujan's 1/π series and Nvidia-B200 HN 5 2026-05-07
A satellite control room from 100% open data, self-hosted in Europe HN 5 2026-07-23
How Scaleway brought the first RISC-V servers to the cloud HN 5 2026-05-12
Bench on Your Network HN 5 2026-08-16
EchoRelay HN 5 2026-06-30
CardGo HN 5 2026-08-30
An elegant HN client with built-in translation HN 5 2026-04-23
PgNimbus 1.0, an open-source PostgreSQL client that sends no telemetry HN 5 2026-10-07
Show HN : Dally HN 5 2026-07-15
Ovlt HN 5 2026-05-09
File-based HTTP endpoints for Python with its own isolated dependencies HN 5 2026-08-07
Nat-zero HN 5 2026-04-28
Wisp. A peer-to-peer encrypted messenger with no trusted server HN 5 2026-07-29
RocketShare HN 5 2026-02-25
Skouriasmeno Papaki HN 5 2025-12-16
Tlx HN 5 2026-09-25
I built an encrypted BLE dongle for pasting stuff to air-gapped devices HN 5 2026-07-04
Total Reciprocity Public License HN 5 2025-11-28
Lightweight C++23 S3 client with no extra deps (just curl and OpenSSL) HN 5 2026-06-13
HetGuard HN 5 2026-06-04
Gonzales HN 5 2026-02-26
Cloudflarebase HN 5 2026-07-28
Secryn HN 5 2026-02-28
Data center development is broken. We fix that. YC 5 2026-09-04
On-device Chrome extension that blocks credential leaks to LLM chats HN 5 2026-06-03
UltraLocked HN 6 2025-11-17
Age-PHP: a PHP implementation of age encryption (post-quantum) HN 6 2026-04-11
Gopher HN 6 2026-09-02
SyncBank HN 6 2026-05-11
Nullsec HN 6 2026-09-17
Trellus: Parallel/Power Dial directly inside of Attio, Lemlist, Hubspot, Amplemarket, Salesforce, Google Sheets and more YC 6 2026-04-21
Pure PHP server, from yesterday, now supports sockets and rooms. HN 6 2026-07-21
cf-workers-lb GITHUB 6 2026-09-15
Freenet Lives HN 6 2026-02-08
Selvum HN 7 2026-08-17
Qevoryx GITHUB 7 2026-09-12
Family sync with no server HN 7 2026-08-26
Open-source code for a private, infinitely scalable, PQ-secure L1 layer HN 7 2026-02-01
HyCanvas, a free self-hostable Canva alternative HN 7 2026-07-21
We built a way for web apps to message users' phones without SMS HN 7 2026-09-29
Privacy-First Pdf Converter HN 7 2026-05-04