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RustFS

Free#42 of 150 in Object Storage Services

RustFS: A flexible self-hosted S3-compatible store for cloud-native and data-heavy infrastructure. Ranked #42 of 150 in Object Storage Services by our editors (6.0/10); pricing: Free plan; best for teams operating open-source distributed storage.

6.0/10Editor score
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At a glance

  • Editor score
    6.0 / 10
  • Pricing
    Free plan
  • Best for
    Teams operating open-source distributed storage
  • Free plan
    Yes
  • Paid from
    None
  • S3 compatibility
    Yes
  • Founded
    2024 · Atlanta, Georgia, United States
  • Facts checked
    20 Sep 2026
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  • Where it wins

    • Apache 2.0 self-hosted deployment with a free Personal plan
    • Distributed erasure coding, replication, versioning, and Object Lock
    • Broad ecosystem support across AWS SDKs, Kubernetes, Grafana, and data tools

  • Where it doesn't

    • Self-hosted deployment places infrastructure operations on the customer
    • Founded in 2024, so its operating history is relatively short
    • Production use may require separate migration and operational-readiness work

Our verdict on RustFS

RustFS is an Apache 2.0 distributed object storage system written in Rust for teams that operate their own infrastructure. It provides an S3-compatible API, web console, command-line client, and deployment paths for Linux, Windows, macOS, Docker, and Kubernetes. The product fits cloud-native applications, AI workloads, data lakes, and general unstructured-data storage, with single-node and multi-node deployment options.

The Personal plan provides free self-hosted access under Apache 2.0, including S3-compatible storage, server binaries, Docker and Kubernetes paths, and community issue tracking on GitHub. The Production plan adds migration planning, capacity and topology review, operational readiness guidance, and enterprise requirements discovery. This structure makes RustFS suitable for teams that want control over deployment and storage architecture, while organizations seeking a fully managed object-storage service should consider a different model.

RustFS covers more than basic bucket storage. Distributed erasure coding supports multi-node deployments, while lifecycle management, versioning, Object Lock, multipart uploads, IAM, OIDC, KMS integration, server-side encryption, replication, and cluster health inspection address operational and governance needs. Integrations include AWS SDKs, MinIO tools, Docker, Kubernetes, Grafana, Prometheus, Kafka, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Spark, TensorFlow, ClickHouse, Apache Iceberg, and webhooks. The trade-off is operational responsibility: teams must run and maintain the platform themselves, and the project’s 2024 founding gives it a shorter history than established storage systems. RustFS is a good fit for infrastructure teams prioritizing open-source control and S3 compatibility; teams prioritizing managed operations or a longer track record should look elsewhere.

RustFS pricing

Plans Free planFree Free to use — no paid tier required for the core job.
See plans on rustfs.com

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RustFS fact sheet

Free planYes
Paid fromNone
S3 compatibilityYes
Max object sizeNot verified
Object versioningYes
Lifecycle rulesYes
Object immutabilityYes
Replication scopeNot verified
DeploymentDesktop, Self-hosted
PlatformsLinux, Windows, macOS
Integrations15 integrations: AWS SDKs, MinIO tools, Docker, Kubernetes, Grafana, Kafka …
PricingFree plan (source)
Websiterustfs.com
Facts checked20 Sep 2026

RustFS integrations

RustFS lists 15 integrations on its own site.

  • AWS SDKs
  • MinIO tools
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Grafana
  • Kafka
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • Nginx
  • ClickHouse
  • Prometheus
  • Spark
  • TensorFlow
  • Webhooks
  • Apache Iceberg

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