Alarik vs VersityGW
Comparing two open source alternatives to MinIO and RustFS . Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.
Alarik
Apache-2.0High-performance S3-compatible object storage written in Swift, designed as a modern open alternative to MinIO.
VersityGW
Apache-2.0S3 gateway that translates S3 API requests to filesystem, Azure Blob, ScoutFS, or other S3 backends.
Side-by-side comparison
| Alarik | VersityGW | |
|---|---|---|
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| GitHub Stars | 309 | 2,570 |
| Forks | 1 | 267 |
| Open Issues | 1 | 147 |
| Last Commit | Jul 6, 2026 | Jul 8, 2026 |
| First Released | Dec 6, 2025 | May 5, 2023 |
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