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LocustvsSeaweedFS

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

LocustSeaweedFS
Score78/10081/100
Rank in category#1 of 10 in Testing#1 of 11 in Cloud Storage
GitHub stars28 24535 784
Stars, last 30 days+67+859
Stable releases, 12 months2028
Latest release2.47.0 · 21 Oct 20264.51 · 25 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITApache-2.0
Main languagePythonGo

Which one should you pick?

SeaweedFS scores 81/100 against 78/100 for Locust, so it is the safer default.

SeaweedFS ships more often: 28 stable releases in the past year, against 20 for Locust.

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

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

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