Garage vs SeaweedFS
Comparing two open source alternatives to MinIO and RustFS . 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.
SeaweedFS
Apache-2.0Distributed storage system with S3-compatible object storage, POSIX file system, and Iceberg table support for billions of files.
Side-by-side comparison
| Garage | SeaweedFS | |
|---|---|---|
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| GitHub Stars | 4,088 | 33,369 |
| Forks | 155 | 2,897 |
| Open Issues | 2 | 743 |
| Last Commit | Jul 7, 2026 | Jul 7, 2026 |
| First Released | Nov 17, 2021 | Jul 14, 2014 |
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