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Garage vs RustFS
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| Fact | Garage | RustFS |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Rust | Rust |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 4.7k | 34k |
| Latest | v2.4.1 | 1.0.1 |
| Last push | 2026-10-02 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | too few releases | too few releases |
| Active contributors | 21 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 28+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Amazon S3. Alternatives to Amazon S3 →
PartialGarageThe core S3 API on your own servers, built for small nodes spread across sites.
Full replacementRustFSS3-compatible API on your own servers.
Both replace MinIO. Alternatives to MinIO →
PartialGarageReplication instead of erasure coding, and a smaller part of the S3 API.
Full replacementRustFSS3-compatible object storage written in Rust, positioned as a MinIO replacement.
Garage
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RustFS
- 1.0.12026-10-03RustFS 1.0.1
- 1.0.02026-09-16RustFS 1.0.0
- 1.0.0-rc.62026-09-11RustFS 1.0.0-rc.6 (rc)pre-release
- 1.0.0-rc.52026-09-02RustFS 1.0.0-rc.5 (rc)pre-release
- 1.0.0-rc.42026-08-28RustFS 1.0.0-rc.4 (rc)pre-release
Garage
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RustFS
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