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Amazon S3

Hosted object storage, whose API most object stores copy. A closed product from Amazon Web Services.

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2 open source alternatives to Amazon S3
ToolFitLicenceTermsSelf-hostedLanguageLatestLast push
SeaweedFSFull replacementApache-2.0Open sourceYesGo4.472026-09-24
RustFSFull replacementApache-2.0Open sourceYesRust1.0.02026-09-24

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SeaweedFSFull replacement

SeaweedFS is a distributed storage system for object storage (S3), file systems, and Iceberg tables, designed to handle billions of files with O(1) disk access and effortless horizontal scaling.

S3-compatible API on your own servers.

Language
Go
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
35k
Latest
4.47
Last push
2026-09-24
RustFSFull replacement

RustFS is an open-source, S3-compatible high-performance object storage system supporting migration and coexistence with other S3-compatible platforms such as MinIO and Ceph.

S3-compatible API on your own servers.

Language
Rust
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
34k
Latest
1.0.0
Last push
2026-09-24

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