Amazon S3
Scalable object storage service for unlimited data storage and retrieval with high durability and availability
Open-Source Projects
Discover top open-source software, updated regularly with real-world adoption signals.
Discover top open-source software, updated regularly with real-world adoption signals.
Scalable distributed file system with fast O(1) object access
SeaweedFS delivers a simple, highly scalable distributed storage solution that handles billions of files with O(1) reads, low metadata overhead, and built‑in S3, Filer, and cloud‑tiering capabilities.
When teams consider SeaweedFS, these hosted platforms usually appear on the same shortlist.
Scalable object storage service for unlimited data storage and retrieval with high durability and availability
Massively scalable cloud object storage service for unstructured data (images, videos, backups) with high durability
Scalable object storage for unstructured data
Looking for a hosted option? These are the services engineering teams benchmark against before choosing open source.
Media asset management for streaming platform
Store billions of video files with instant O(1) retrieval, while automatically tiering older content to cheap cloud storage.
Backup and archival for enterprise databases
Offload large backup files to SeaweedFS, leveraging erasure coding for durability and seamless S3 API for integration with existing backup tools.
Kubernetes persistent storage for AI training
Provide fast, scalable volumes via the CSI driver, enabling large dataset access across training pods.
Large-scale log aggregation
Ingest high-volume log files, use TTL expiration to auto-purge, and query via Hadoop compatible FS.
Metadata is stored on the volume servers, not a central master, so locating a file requires a single lookup that maps directly to a disk offset, typically a single disk read.
SeaweedFS provides a compatible S3 API and many similar features, but it differs in architecture and may require more operational handling; suitability depends on workload and expertise.
You can configure no replication, simple replication with a configurable factor, rack-aware replication, or erasure coding for warm storage, each balancing cost and availability.
SeaweedFS is an open-source project; there is no official managed service, though community members and third‑party vendors provide hosted options.
Data can be written to local disks (hot tier) and automatically migrated to configured cloud buckets (warm tier) based on policies, keeping hot data fast and warm data inexpensive.
Project at a glance
ActiveLast synced 4 days ago