seaweedfs
The premium Open Source alternative to Amazon S3
🎯 Best for:Organizations needing to store billions of small files with low latency.
What is seaweedfs?
A self-hosted alternative to Amazon S3 and HDFS for high-volume blob storage. It utilizes a Haystack-style architecture to achieve O(1) disk seeks and supports cloud tiering for cold data.
Tech Stack
GoDatabase & Storage
Why seaweedfs?
- • Extremely fast metadata lookups
- • Automatic volume replication
- • Cloud tiering to S3/Azure/GCP
Limitations
- • Complex cluster management
- • Documentation can be sparse
- • Requires careful disk planning
3/6/2026
Last Update
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Forks
709
Issues
Apache-2.0
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Amazon S3)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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