[rjmalagon]

I am a long happy user of authenticated TOR hidden services for my secure admin access to ssh servers and some self-hosting services, and it is my last hope when even tailnets, meshnets fail to reach. I2PD c++ IP2 nodes are very helpful as backup authenticated hidden services for some of my servers, as in general TOR is more stable but sometimes I2P can work around when TOR fails.

Tor is simpler, better audited, and I don't mind too much the little centralization of the authority TOR nodes, plus the pluggable transports.

I2P is more complete (UDP, protocol libraries, nice hidden service client and server port handling, etc) its somewhat chaotic decentralization is a mixed bless, but that's the point. I like the tradeoff of mixing my bandwidth with others bandwidth (pay with some bandwidth now to save my rear-end later when needed).

I2PD c++ node is pleasant for me because it is compact and clean for my needs (authenticated hidden service SSH access and self-hosted web services) and I can manage it almost like the TOR node. The original IP2 Java node is good for end users, handy with integrated IRC, email, and file sharing services.