Post #2720397
2026-04-10 10:26 UTC
@jankatins@fosstodon.org
Hey, thanks for the question! The comparison was very focused on our specific scenario - two DCs, rather mediocre network storage and high availability on the read path (can tolerate one DC going down, but no quorum for writes).
By the time I strip all the company specifics, there will be barely anything left worth reading.
A very short summary of some alternatives I looked into:
- ceph - a beast to operate just for S3.
- rook - easier but our network storage is (still) inadequate.
- Seaweedfs: didn't test, looked solid (features!), some aspects gated behind enterprise; and procurement is tons of pain here.
- RustFS - I better not comment on that one publicly.
Other than clustering, other factors included:
- issue count / commit activity
- focused solution vs offering everything
- projects with far too much "development activity" and features in relation to the age
There are a ton of new and hot alternatives and I am not betting on the ability of random people to use LLMs in moderation. So several candidates were not considered at all.
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@jankatins@fosstodon.org 2026-04-10 10:50
@bmarinov@hachyderm.io thank you, the short summary is already helpful! I'm looking for a good alternative for a docker compose based homelab, so your comment re rustfs is ... Helpful :-)