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Flood vs Electorrent: catalog facts
Flood	Electorrent
Best for: Managing a torrent client on a home server or seedbox from the browser	Best for: Managing a torrent client on a NAS, server or seedbox from the desktop
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux
One interface for four different torrent clients Runs in Docker All 3 strengths for Flood One interface for four different torrent clients Runs in Docker Usable from any browser	One interface for many different torrent clients Supports Synology download stations as well as common clients All 3 strengths for Electorrent One interface for many different torrent clients Supports Synology download stations as well as common clients Actively developed
Needs a separate torrent client running behind it Requires setting up a Node.js server or container	Does not download torrents itself; needs a running client to connect to Electron app with a larger footprint than native tools
Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Flood github.com/jesec/flood Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Electorrent github.com/Tympanix/Electorrent Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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