Re:Ask HN: Is there any good open-source alternative to MinIO?
by uroni on Friday May 01, 2026 @01:16PM
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I build https://github.com/uroni/hs5 as replacement for single node use with a focus on high performance. I list other alternatives in the README there. Some short version:
Ceph: Robust, widely used for multi-node deployments. Would recommend for serious use.
RustFS: As an in-place replacement using the same storage format. Though, to me it is a bit suspect, e.g. if it uses fsync for durability.
seaweedfs: Multi-node alternative, that keeps the object mapping in memory (so more RAM usage and startup cost compared to alternatives).
Garage: Multi-node alternative, web-interface available separately. To me seems unsuitable for single-node use at this point.
VersityGW: Single-node alternative, which uses the same object=file in file system tree storage as MinIO (with the same disadvantages/advantages). It uses extended attributes for S3 metadata, so less filesystem overhead than MinIO/RustFS at least. Cannot find any Sync() or fsync calls in the code, though.
Ceph: Robust, widely used for multi-node deployments. Would recommend for serious use.
RustFS: As an in-place replacement using the same storage format. Though, to me it is a bit suspect, e.g. if it uses fsync for durability.
seaweedfs: Multi-node alternative, that keeps the object mapping in memory (so more RAM usage and startup cost compared to alternatives).
Garage: Multi-node alternative, web-interface available separately. To me seems unsuitable for single-node use at this point.
VersityGW: Single-node alternative, which uses the same object=file in file system tree storage as MinIO (with the same disadvantages/advantages). It uses extended attributes for S3 metadata, so less filesystem overhead than MinIO/RustFS at least. Cannot find any Sync() or fsync calls in the code, though.