S4
Ranked 7 of 8 object storage servers by recommenders
People recommend S4 as a simple, self-contained S3-compatible store for proof-of-concepts, demos, development and small deployments.
People recommend S4 as a simple, self-contained S3-compatible store for proof-of-concepts, demos, development and small deployments.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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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
Simple option for small deployments
“Perfect for POCs, development environments, demos, and simple deployments where a full-scale object storage solution is overkill.”
Comment from 23 Feb 2026 in “S4 is a lightweight, self-contained S3-compatible storage with a web interface” “Super simple storage service.”
Comment from 13 Apr 2026 in “I Just Want Simple S3”
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 | — |
| RustFS | 48 | 26 | 65% | 9 | — | — |
| SeaweedFS | 46 | 10 | 82% | 9 | 2 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| S4This page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
All 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“we out tune it a lot because we've proven a lot of decideability theorems about tiling and scheduling”
“I like the idea and was searching for a new solution replacing minio.”
“Super simple storage service.”
“Perfect for POCs, development environments, demos, and simple deployments where a full-scale object storage solution is overkill.”
“It's particularly well suited for backups”
“Reading data is overrated.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.