seaweedfs

The premium Open Source alternative to Amazon S3

🎯 Best for:Organizations needing to store billions of small files with low latency.
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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
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Amazon S3)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
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