GarageHQ
Geo-distributed, S3‑compatible storage service that can fulfill many needs.
Description from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Still maintained? Yes: 134 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v2.5.0 (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to AWS S3.
At a glance
GarageHQ quick facts
- Health score
- 89/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 179
- Last commit
- 7 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v2.5.0, Oct 2026
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
Top alternatives to GarageHQ
Full rankings: AWS S3 alternatives
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
GarageHQ scores 89/100, #6 of 7 in File Transfer - Object Storage & File Servers: 134 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v2.5.0, 6 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 179 stars add 9.0 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 11.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the git.deuxfleurs.fr API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
134 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v2.5.0 released 6 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 9.0 / 20
179 stars on git.deuxfleurs.fr (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 134
- Last 90 days
- 175
- Last 12 months
- 7 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #6 of 7 tools in File Transfer - Object Storage & File Servers by health , between Flare (#5) and SeaweedFS (#7) .
Details
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Docker, Rust |
| Latest release | v2.5.0 · 6 days ago |
| Stars | 179 |
| Open issues | 174 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | git.deuxfleurs.fr/Deuxfleurs/garage ↗ |
GarageHQ vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with GarageHQ (File Transfer - Object Storage & File Servers), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbor | 98 | 30k | Apache-2.0 | today |
| sftpgo Community Edition | 96 | 13k | AGPL-3.0 | 8 days ago |
| ZOT OCI Registry | 94 | 2.9k | Apache-2.0 | today |
| Zenko CloudServer | 93 | 2k | Apache-2.0 | yesterday |
| GarageHQ (this tool) | 89 | 179 | AGPL-3.0 | 7 days ago |
| SeaweedFS | 88 | 36k | Apache-2.0 | today |
GarageHQ: common questions
What does GarageHQ replace?
Repoly lists GarageHQ as an open-source alternative to AWS S3. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where GarageHQ stands against the others.
Is GarageHQ still maintained?
GarageHQ had 134 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 7 days ago; the latest tagged release, v2.5.0, is from 6 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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