# JuiceFS vs SeaweedFS

**Leader by Vioscale score:** SeaweedFS

| Attribute | JuiceFS | SeaweedFS |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 43.9 (26% (low)) | 63.1 (35% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 1 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 34,292 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A high-performance file system that separates metadata from data storage, enabling scalable access to cloud object storage with POSIX, HDFS, and S3 protocol compatibility. Designed for AI, big data, and cloud-native applications. | 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 | 18 | 6 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage"},{"name":"Alibaba Cloud OSS"},{"name":"Tencent Cloud COS"},{"name":"Redis"},{"name":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"TiKV"},{"name":"MySQL"},{"name":"SQLite"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Podman"},{"name":"Hadoop"},{"name":"AWS Marketplace"},{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"Grafana"},{"name":"Pyroscope"},{"name":"Graphite"}]` | `[{"name":"DuckDB"},{"name":"Apache Spark"},{"name":"Trino"},{"name":"Dremio"},{"name":"RisingWave"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Go |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"CN","primaryMarkets":["CN","US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"linux":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","description":"Free tier with storage quota limits","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Professional","commitment":"monthly","description":"Paid subscription with increased quotas","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","description":"Custom contract-based enterprise deployment","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier available; Professional and Enterprise plans with pricing on request","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://juicefs.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T09:06:22.281Z","freeTrialDays":30}` | `{"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 | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | 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 | JuiceFS | 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 2026-09-01T15:20:17.157Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*