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Core Lightning vs Eclair
Eclair is a Scala Lightning implementation that runs on the JVM, with a Docker image and Grafana dashboard, replacing Core Lightning's C and Rust codebase.
Core Lightning vs Lightning Network Daemon (LND)
LND is a widely used reference Lightning node with channel backup support, also self-hosted and command-line only, but without Core Lightning's plugins-in-any-language design.
Core Lightning vs MyNode
MyNode bundles a Bitcoin and Lightning node behind a web interface with an app marketplace, but it is not open source and some features need the paid Premium edition.