Garage vs SeaweedFS
Is it time to switch? We break down the differences so you can stop bleeding money.
Choose SeaweedFS.
If you want to own your data, save money, and avoid vendor lock-in, SeaweedFS is more popular among developers.
What Actually Matters
No fluff — just the differences that affect your decision
Both open source, different licenses: Garage uses AGPL-3.0, SeaweedFS uses Apache-2.0. Check the fine print if you're building commercial.
Garage lets you self-host with Docker — your data, your rules. SeaweedFS? Cloud only. If privacy matters, that's a dealbreaker.
SeaweedFS has the bigger crowd: 35.5k stars vs 4.7k. More contributors, more integrations, more momentum.
Garage is built in Rust, SeaweedFS in Go. Matters if you want to contribute, extend, or debug internals.
Try both — most offer free tiers. The right pick depends on your stack size, team, and tolerance for DevOps.
Garage
An open-source distributed object storage service tailored for self-hosting.
Why Choose Garage
- ✓True open-source (AGPLv3)
- ✓Lightweight and runs anywhere
- ✓Built-in replication and cluster management
Drawbacks
- ×Lacks some enterprise features of MinIO
SeaweedFS
SeaweedFS is a fast distributed storage system for blobs, objects, files, and data lake, for billions of files!
Why Choose SeaweedFS
- ✓Extremely fast for small files
- ✓Highly scalable distributed architecture
- ✓S3 compatible API
Drawbacks
- ×More complex to configure than some alternatives
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