Garage
by Garage · S3 object store for self-hosted clusters spread across multiple sites
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Overview
Garage is an S3-compatible object store shipped as a single dependency-free binary for Linux. It replicates each chunk of data across three zones and is built to run over the public Internet between multiple sites rather than a dedicated backbone. Its design draws on the Dynamo, CRDT and Maglev papers.
- Best for
- Sysadmins self-hosting S3-compatible storage across several sites on modest, second-hand hardware
- Pricing
- The captured page shows no prices; it offers a download and invites donations or a support contract for funding development.
- Runs on
- Self-hosted
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Single dependency-free binary runs on any Linux distribution
- Implements the Amazon S3 API, so existing clients work
- Each chunk of data is replicated across 3 zones
- Runs on 10-year-old x86_64 or ARM kit with 1 GB RAM
Trade-offs
- Redundancy model assumes three separate zones, not one machine
- Needs network latency of 200 ms or less and 50 Mbps or more
- Only Linux is named as a supported platform
- S3 is the only API stated; no other storage protocols mentioned
How Garage markets itself
A structured read of the promise, proof and page design on Garage’s captured homepage.
Homepage capture
“Garage”
- Angle: Craft / quality
- Hero: Illustration
Pricing
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How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
MCP support
Whether an agent can drive the product through the Model Context Protocol, and how much setup that takes.
API quality
Public API surface: machine-readable spec, official SDKs, documented auth, errors, rate limits and versioning.
Documentation
Publicly reachable docs — coverage, freshness, code samples and machine readability.
Agent friendliness
How readable the site is to an automated client: llms.txt, structured data, server-rendered content, crawler access.
Changelog
A public, dated record of what shipped and when — the clearest signal that a product is still alive.
Marketing site structure
Whether the site answers a buyer's questions: clear positioning, the pages that matter, and accessibility.
Page speed
How fast the site loads for real visitors: Chrome UX Report 75th-percentile LCP, INP and CLS, with a Lighthouse mobile run standing in where a site has too little traffic for field data.
Operational trust
Status page and incident history, security disclosure, compliance and data-processing documentation.
Measured, but not part of the score
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Openness
Source availability, self-hosting, data export and open standards. Scored and shown, but not part of the composite — paid SaaS is not worse for being paid SaaS.
Maintenance
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