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SeaweedFSvsswarm-cronjob

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

SeaweedFSswarm-cronjob
Score81/10051/100
Rank in category#1 of 11 in Cloud Storage#20 of 26 in Automation
GitHub stars35 795888
Stars, last 30 days+834+0
Stable releases, 12 months283
Latest release4.51 · 25 Oct 2026v1.16.1 · 24 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
Main languageGoGo

Which one should you pick?

SeaweedFS scores 81/100 against 51/100 for swarm-cronjob, so it is the safer default.

SeaweedFS ships more often: 28 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for swarm-cronjob.

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

SeaweedFS is growing faster right now (+834 stars in 30 days).

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