RustFS
Ranked 3 of 8 object storage servers by recommenders
Free S3-compatible object storage that people use as a drop-in MinIO replacement, praised for speed and small footprint. Critics call it young and cite CLA and licensing concerns.
Free S3-compatible object storage that people use as a drop-in MinIO replacement, praised for speed and small footprint. Critics call it young and cite CLA and licensing concerns.
74 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 48
- criticize it
- 26
- approval share
- 65%
Recommended in 9 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 48 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 1.8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 9 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Drop-in replacement for MinIO
“since then rustfs fixed the issue I found. Rustfs really is close to a minio rewrite.”
Comment from 13 Feb 2026 in “MinIO repository is no longer maintained” “Because RustFS is fully S3-compatible, we decided to tackle the on-disk format.”
Comment from 18 Mar 2026 in “A drop-in binary replacement to migrate from MinIO to RustFS” “RustFS was just plug and play albeit a few minor API differences.”
Comment from 4 Jul 2026 in “Postgres data stored in Parquet on S3: LTAP architecture explained” - Comment from 15 Sep 2026 in “Alternatives to MinIO for single-node local S3”
- Comment from 23 Mar 2026 in “Local Stack Archived their GitHub repo and requires an account to run”
- Comment from 19 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: RustFS – Migrate from MinIO via simple binary replacement”
Fast with a small footprint
“it's those small writes that was making garagefs perform so badly and rustfs perform a lot better”
Comment from 12 Jul 2026 in “ZeroFS vs. Amazon S3 Files” “Very slim footprint and very fast.”
Comment from 13 Feb 2026 in “MinIO repository is no longer maintained” “It's very compact and fast to run”
Comment from 23 Mar 2026 in “Local Stack Archived their GitHub repo and requires an account to run” Easy setup and console
“The RustFS console is the most convenient and user-friendly.”
Comment from 13 Feb 2026 in “MinIO repository is no longer maintained” “It was easier that garagehq and it even comes with UI.”
Comment from 11 Apr 2026 in “I Just Want Simple S3” “the rustfs setup has been pretty painless sofar”
Comment from 13 Feb 2026 in “MinIO repository is no longer maintained” Used in production without issues
“This specific architectural strategy has been proven reliable in production environments at the EiB scale.”
Comment from 24 Dec 2025 in “Garage – An S3 object store so reliable you can run it outside datacenters” “I ended up moving to rustfs for my plakar and restic backup station”
Comment from 12 Jul 2026 in “ZeroFS vs. Amazon S3 Files” “We use RustFS in a production system with no issues.”
Comment from 15 Sep 2026 in “Alternatives to MinIO for single-node local S3”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Young and not production-ready
“still very fresh project, to the point running out of date minio version will most likely be less problematic than latest rustfs”
Comment from 3 Dec 2025 in “MinIO is now in maintenance-mode” “RustFS is very new, very much a work in progress[1], and will probably eat your data.”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “MinIO is now in maintenance-mode” “RustFS appears to be very early-stage with no real distributed systems architecture”
Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Garage – An S3 object store so reliable you can run it outside datacenters” - Comment from 20 Dec 2025 in “Garage – An S3 object store so reliable you can run it outside datacenters”
Marketing-heavy website
“I really like RustFS as a product, but the marketing fluff and documentation put me off too.”
Comment from 13 Feb 2026 in “MinIO repository is no longer maintained” “nearly clicked away based on the sheer volume of marketing wank on their main page”
Comment from 3 Dec 2025 in “MinIO is now in maintenance-mode” “there's so much marketing attached to the software it turns me off a little”
Comment from 13 Feb 2026 in “MinIO repository is no longer maintained” - Comment from 12 Jul 2026 in “ZeroFS vs. Amazon S3 Files”
CLA and licensing concerns
“The _only_ reason to require a CLA is because you expect to change the license in the future.”
Comment from 3 Dec 2025 in “MinIO is now in maintenance-mode” “There's also a CLA with full copyright assignment, so yeah, I'd steer clear of that one”
Comment from 13 Feb 2026 in “MinIO repository is no longer maintained”
Other object storage servers people recommend
The four most recommended other object storage servers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garage S3 object store | 83 | 18 | 82% | 9 | — | Approved |
| MinIO | 54 | 149 | 27% | 9 | 5 yrs3 owners | — |
| RustFSThis page | 48 | 26 | 65% | 9 | — | — |
| SeaweedFS | 46 | 10 | 82% | 9 | 2 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| VersityGW | 16 | 2 | 89% | 7 | — | Approved |
What people said
40 of the 98 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“with things like RustFS becoming more and more popular”
“found it to work well on baremetal machines and seamlessly integrated with existing services that used the S3 api”
“We use RustFS in a production system with no issues.”
“I enjoyed the smooth transition from minio to RustFS quite a lot.”
“RustFS also would be a good choice based on your requirements.”
“it's those small writes that was making garagefs perform so badly and rustfs perform a lot better”
“From the looks at the rustfs website, it looks like the opposite of that.”
“I ended up moving to rustfs for my plakar and restic backup station”
“RustFS was just plug and play albeit a few minor API differences.”
“although it's not so mature yet, but with WebDAV and some other stuff”
“RustFS and Garage seems to be filling that space and is good”
“It was easier that garagehq and it even comes with UI.”
“RustFS is a good and simple-to-usr alternative for MinIO”
“It's very compact and fast to run”
“Replacing MinIO binary with RustFs is fully compatible.”
“Because RustFS is fully S3-compatible, we decided to tackle the on-disk format.”
“we're building something technically excellent first, and we're committed to doing it in a way that keeps the core open”
“building a solid foundation for RustFS so it doesn't face the licensing”
“the smart money and talent have already moved on to systems like RustFS”
“I really like RustFS as a product, but the marketing fluff and documentation put me off too.”
“there's so much marketing attached to the software it turns me off a little”
“its overall design still lags behind MinIO and RustFS”
“RustFS is a solid candidate — we've been evaluating it seriously.”
“The RustFS console is the most convenient and user-friendly.”
“Both rustfs and seaweedfs are pretty pretty good based on my light testing.”
“There's also a CLA with full copyright assignment, so yeah, I'd steer clear of that one”
“the rustfs setup has been pretty painless sofar”
“Very slim footprint and very fast.”
“since then rustfs fixed the issue I found. Rustfs really is close to a minio rewrite.”
“Having our implementation reviewed and accepted by a major ecosystem like Laravel was an encouraging milestone for us.”
“This specific architectural strategy has been proven reliable in production environments at the EiB scale.”
“there's a disturbing number of 404s that scream "not ready for prime-time" to me.”
“RustFS appears to be very early-stage with no real distributed systems architecture”
“RustFS is very new, very much a work in progress[1], and will probably eat your data.”
“Single-node is stable, and the team moves fast”
“anything that can replace or compete with MinIO is a win for the users”
“The _only_ reason to require a CLA is because you expect to change the license in the future.”
“Although promising, RustFS is a Chinese product. This would be a non-starter for many.”
“still very fresh project, to the point running out of date minio version will most likely be less problematic than latest rustfs”
“nearly clicked away based on the sheer volume of marketing wank on their main page”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.