Garage vs RustFS
Comparing two open source alternatives to MinIO . Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.
Garage
AGPL-3.0S3-compatible distributed object storage designed for small self-hosted geo-distributed deployments, built in Rust.
RustFS
Apache-2.0High-performance S3-compatible object storage built in Rust, 2.3x faster than MinIO with Apache 2.0 licensing.
Side-by-side comparison
| Garage | RustFS | |
|---|---|---|
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| GitHub Stars | 4,088 | 29,576 |
| Forks | 155 | 1,293 |
| Open Issues | 2 | 53 |
| Last Commit | Jul 7, 2026 | Jul 8, 2026 |
| First Released | Nov 17, 2021 | Nov 23, 2023 |
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