# DigitalOcean Spaces vs SeaweedFS

| Attribute | DigitalOcean Spaces | SeaweedFS |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 62.4 (26% (low)) | 63.1 (35% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 1 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 34,292 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A scalable object storage service for storing and delivering large amounts of unstructured data globally via S3-compatible APIs, with built-in CDN and predictable per-gigabyte pricing. | SeaweedFS is an open-source distributed storage system supporting S3-compatible object access, file systems, and analytics table formats. It combines tiered storage across local clusters and cloud providers, designed to efficiently handle billions of files with consistent O(1) access performance. |
| features.capabilities | - | `{"open_source":true,"erasure_coding":true,"storage_tiering":true,"s3_api_compatible":true,"multi_region_replication":true,"object_lock_immutability":true}` |
| integrations.count | 2 | 6 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"AWS CLI"},{"name":"Flexify.IO"}]` | `[{"name":"DuckDB"},{"name":"Apache Spark"},{"name":"Trino"},{"name":"Dremio"},{"name":"RisingWave"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Go |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"linux":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Standard Storage","summary":"$5/month for 250 GiB with 1 TiB outbound transfer","features":["S3-compatible API","Global CDN","Free inbound bandwidth","Access logs for compliance tracking","AWS CLI and S3-compatible tool support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Object storage with included outbound transfer","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage":"250 GiB","outbound_transfer":"1 TiB/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Cold Storage","summary":"$0.007/GiB per month","features":["S3-compatible API","Instant retrieval","Petabyte-scale capacity","30-day minimum retention"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GiB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.007,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Low-cost archival for infrequently accessed data","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"minimum_retention":"30 days","retrieval_frequency":"Once per month at no additional cost"}}],"summary":"From $5/month for 250 GiB with 1 TiB included outbound transfer. Cold storage at $0.007/GiB/month.","currency":"USD","sourceUrl":"https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/calculator","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T09:08:27.105Z","startingPrice":{"amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source (Apache license)","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T12:42:19.339Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":5,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 3 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/releases/tag/4.44","date":"2026-08-22T07:41:07Z","type":"stable","version":"4.44"},{"url":"https://github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/releases/tag/4.43","date":"2026-08-21T07:19:10Z","type":"stable","version":"4.43"},{"url":"https://github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/releases/tag/4.42","date":"2026-08-17T07:22:27Z","type":"stable","version":"4.42"},{"url":"https://github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/releases/tag/4.41","date":"2026-08-06T07:52:24Z","type":"stable","version":"4.41"},{"url":"https://github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/releases/tag/4.40","date":"2026-07-20T04:02:17Z","type":"stable","version":"4.40"},{"url":"https://github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/releases/tag/4.39","date":"2026-07-10T04:30:04Z","type":"stable","version":"4.39"},{"url":"https://github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/releases/tag/4.38","date":"2026-07-06T05:56:04Z","type":"stable","version":"4.38"},{"url":"https://github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/releases/tag/4.37","date":"2026-06-29T06:48:06Z","type":"stable","version":"4.37"},{"url":"https://github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/releases/tag/4.36","date":"2026-06-25T05:13:25Z","type":"stable","version":"4.36"},{"url":"https://github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/releases/tag/4.35","date":"2026-06-22T07:32:15Z","type":"stable","version":"4.35"},{"url":"https://github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/releases/tag/4.34","date":"2026-06-15T05:46:35Z","type":"stable","version":"4.34"},{"url":"https://github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/releases/tag/4.33","date":"2026-06-11T07:59:39Z","type":"stable","version":"4.33"},{"url":"https://github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/releases/tag/4.32","date":"2026-06-08T06:46:49Z","type":"stable","version":"4.32"},{"url":"https://github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/releases/tag/4.31","date":"2026-06-02T06:36:45Z","type":"stable","version":"4.31"},{"url":"https://github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/releases/tag/4.30","date":"2026-05-30T17:59:05Z","type":"stable","version":"4.30"},{"url":"https://github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/releases/tag/4.29","date":"2026-05-26T05:57:10Z","type":"stable","version":"4.29"},{"url":"https://github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/releases/tag/4.28","date":"2026-05-22T00:27:28Z","type":"stable","version":"4.28"},{"url":"https://github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/releases/tag/4.27","date":"2026-05-20T08:40:46Z","type":"stable","version":"4.27"},{"url":"https://github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/releases/tag/4.26","date":"2026-05-18T06:26:32Z","type":"stable","version":"4.26"},{"url":"https://github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/releases/tag/4.25","date":"2026-05-14T19:20:55Z","type":"stable","version":"4.25"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":3,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fseaweedfs%2Fseaweedfs&per_page=100","last_12m":2,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` |

## Capabilities (File Storage)

| Capability | DigitalOcean Spaces | SeaweedFS |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| S3 API compatible | - | ✓ |
| Storage tiering | - | ✓ |
| Multi region replication | - | ✓ |
| Erasure coding | - | ✓ |
| Object versioning | - | - |
| Object lock immutability | - | ✓ |
| Encryption at rest | - | - |
| Customer managed keys | - | - |
| Free or discounted egress | - | - |
| Open source | - | ✓ |
| CDN integration | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:00:32.953Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*