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SeaweedFSvsDeta Surf

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

SeaweedFSDeta Surf
Score81/10059/100
Rank in category#1 of 11 in Cloud Storage#21 of 81 in Notes & Editors
GitHub stars35 8073 613
Stars, last 30 days+846+0
Stable releases, 12 months280
Latest release4.51 · 25 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseApache-2.0Apache-2.0
Main languageGoTypescript

Which one should you pick?

SeaweedFS scores 81/100 against 59/100 for Deta Surf, so it is the safer default.

SeaweedFS ships more often: 28 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Deta Surf.

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

SeaweedFS is growing faster right now (+846 stars in 30 days).

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