Aleph Cloud (formerly Aleph.im) vs Lighthouse

Aleph Cloud, formerly Aleph.im, is a decentralized cloud platform for storage, computing, and blockchain indexing. Its compute offerings include VPS instances, confidential VMs, GPU instances, and serverless functions. Block storage is described as high-availability SSD storage ranging from 1 MB to 20 TB. Website hosting supports frameworks such as Next.js, React, and Vue.js, with IPFS for storage and distribution. Developers can use SDKs, APIs, CLI tools, Docker, and Kubernetes; enterprise integrations also list Terraform, GitHub Actions, and webhooks. The platform lists support for blockchains including Ethereum, Solana, Cosmos, Polygon, and Tezos. Aleph Cloud says Trusted Execution Environments keep data encrypted and private during computation. Its enterprise materials describe zero-trust design, audit logs, telemetry, and deployments for GDPR and data-residency requirements. Billing uses credits deducted as resources are consumed, and workloads may be reclaimed when the balance runs out. Static website hosting is free with basic bandwidth and IPFS distribution; a VPS starter packer is listed at $1.94 a month.

Lighthouse combines decentralized file storage with a long-term memory service for AI agents. Lighthouse Memory saves project context, preferences, and decisions for retrieval in later sessions, with remember, recall, and forget operations. Its batched engine supports local hybrid retrieval using embeddings alongside keyword or tag matching. Memories are documented as verifiable, content-addressed blobs, and the hosted backend exposes tools through the Model Context Protocol for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, and other compatible agents. For files, Lighthouse uses IPFS and lists Filecoin and Walrus as storage networks; its web app supports storing, retrieving, and sharing files. Developers can use an SDK and CLI, while documented memory storage options include Lighthouse Walrus, Lighthouse IPFS/Filecoin, AWS S3, R2, MinIO, and a local folder. Plans include a free tier with 5 GB and 10,000 AI memories, Lite at $12 a month for 500 GB and 25,000 memories, and Premium at $49 a month for 2.5 TB and 100,000 memories. Encryption and other features are add-ons. Lighthouse cautions that forgetting a memory may not erase its stored blob, and content identifiers do not establish whether content is true.