GitHub LFS storage

Git LFS storage and bandwidth for GitHub repositories, billed apart from the plan beyond a free quota. A closed product from GitHub.

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3 open source alternatives to GitHub LFS storage
Tool	Fit	Stars	Licence	Terms	Self-hosted	Language	Latest	Last push
LFSX	Full replacement	2	MPL-2.0	Open source	Yes	Rust	v1.23.3	2026-10-06
Rudolfs	Partial	525	MIT	Open source	Yes	Rust	0.3.8	2026-09-15
Giftless	Partial	183	MIT	Open source	Yes	Python	v0.6.2	2025-12-02

3 alternatives

A fast, lightweight, secure Git LFS server

The repository stays on GitHub; only LFS objects move to your own disk or bucket, with access checked against GitHub.

A high-performance, caching Git LFS server with an AWS S3 and local storage back-end.

The repository stays on GitHub and LFS objects go to S3 or disk, without client authentication, so it belongs on an internal network.

🎁 A pluggable Git LFS server written in Python. Highly customizable and easy to extend.

The repository stays on GitHub and LFS objects go to local or cloud storage, with GitHub permissions as one of its auth options.