VersityGW
Hacker ApprovedRanked 5 of 8 object storage servers by recommenders
Recommended as a simple S3 API over a plain local folder, with no custom storage format. Critics note it uses sync IO, a problem on HDD zpools without SLOG.
Recommended as a simple S3 API over a plain local folder, with no custom storage format. Critics note it uses sync IO, a problem on HDD zpools without SLOG.
18 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 16
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 89%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 16 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 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
Simple S3 over a local folder
“works nicely. Can have just a folder as a backend as well, which makes things pretty simple.”
Comment from 15 Sep 2026 in “Alternatives to MinIO for single-node local S3” “Recently installed versitygw as an S3 to filesystem gateway and that works perfectly”
Comment from 22 Jan 2026 in “illumos” “is the simplest "just expose some S3-compatible API on top of some local folder"”
Comment from 13 Feb 2026 in “MinIO repository is no longer maintained” - Comment from 5 Feb 2026 in “Litestream Writable VFS”
Stores data as plain files
“There's much to be said for a system that doesn't lock your data in to its custom storage format.”
Comment from 13 Feb 2026 in “MinIO repository is no longer maintained” “It's also nice that it translates directly to the file system”
Comment from 15 Sep 2026 in “Alternatives to MinIO for single-node local S3” “it doesn't own your data - the data is just files”
Comment from 20 Feb 2026 in “I tried building my startup entirely on European infrastructure” Good experiences from users
“I've had good experiences with Versity GW too”
Comment from 15 Sep 2026 in “Alternatives to MinIO for single-node local S3” “Versitygw and Garage are both good options.”
Comment from 16 Apr 2026 in “I Just Want Simple S3” “VersityGW works just as well for that.”
Comment from 15 Sep 2026 in “Alternatives to MinIO for single-node local S3” Stable and simple to run
“been simple and stable as a rock”
Comment from 15 Sep 2026 in “Alternatives to MinIO for single-node local S3” “Seems simple enough to run.”
Comment from 3 Dec 2025 in “MinIO is now in maintenance-mode”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Uses sync IO, slow on HDD
“VersityGW absolutely does use sync IO, found it out the hard way on an HDD zpool with no SLOG”
Comment from 12 May 2026 in “Ask HN: Is there any good open-source alternative to MinIO?” “most locally-hosted S3 solutions (including Versity) do”
Comment from 17 Apr 2026 in “Healthchecks.io Now Uses Self-Hosted Object Storage” Had problems in the past
“we had some problems with it in the past”
Comment from 15 Sep 2026 in “Alternatives to MinIO for single-node local 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 |
| VersityGWThis page | 16 | 2 | 89% | 7 | — | Approved |
What people said
17 of the 20 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“we had some problems with it in the past”
“It's also nice that it translates directly to the file system”
“VersityGW works just as well for that.”
“I've had good experiences with Versity GW too”
“been simple and stable as a rock”
“works nicely. Can have just a folder as a backend as well, which makes things pretty simple.”
“VersityGW absolutely does use sync IO, found it out the hard way on an HDD zpool with no SLOG”
“It uses extended attributes for S3 metadata, so less filesystem overhead than MinIO/RustFS at least.”
“most locally-hosted S3 solutions (including Versity) do”
“Versitygw and Garage are both good options.”
“we were able to scale it vertically on a single-node deployment to a pretty high throughput”
“it doesn't own your data - the data is just files”
“There's much to be said for a system that doesn't lock your data in to its custom storage format.”
“is the simplest "just expose some S3-compatible API on top of some local folder"”
“gives you S3 over the filesystem, no extra magic involved”
“Recently installed versitygw as an S3 to filesystem gateway and that works perfectly”
“Seems simple enough to run.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.