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BenchervsSeaweedFS

Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

BencherSeaweedFS
Score54/10081/100
Rank in category#2 of 2 in Performance monitoring#1 of 11 in Cloud Storage
GitHub stars92335 784
Stars, last 30 days+18+859
Stable releases, 12 months1828
Latest releasev0.6.14 · 26 Oct 20264.51 · 25 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherApache-2.0
Main languageRustGo

Which one should you pick?

SeaweedFS scores 81/100 against 54/100 for Bencher, so it is the safer default.

SeaweedFS ships more often: 28 stable releases in the past year, against 18 for Bencher.

If you want the quickest setup, Bencher is easier to run; SeaweedFS needs more configuration.

SeaweedFS is growing faster right now (+859 stars in 30 days).

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