SeaweedFS vs ZOT OCI Registry

Two self-hosted File Transfer - Object Storage & File Servers apps, compared on the facts we track: GitHub popularity and activity, license, language, Docker images and a rough hosting estimate.

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SeaweedFSZOT OCI Registry
DescriptionDistributed file system supporting WebDAV, S3 API, FUSE mount, HDFS, etc, optimized for lots of small files, and easy to add capacity.Production-ready vendor-neutral OCI-native container image registry.
GitHub stars35,9162,957
Forks––
Open issues––
Commits (12 months)3.9k423
Last activity2026-11-052026-11-04
Latest release4.52 (2026-11-02)v2.1.23 (2026-11-02)
Maintenance healthActiveActive
LicenseApache-2.0Apache-2.0
Language / platformGoGo, Docker
Docker Hub image––
Docker pulls––
Est. server size~1 GB, 1 vCPU~1 GB, 1 vCPU
Est. hosting from$5/mo$5/mo
CategoriesFile Transfer - Object Storage & File ServersFile Transfer - Object Storage & File Servers
LinksWebsite · SourceWebsite · Source

What the numbers say

Summary: SeaweedFS leads on GitHub popularity and commit activity. The right choice depends on the features you need — read both project descriptions and docs.

This summary is generated from GitHub, Docker Hub and awesome-selfhosted data as of 2026-11-05. It does not rate features or quality.

Frequently asked questions

Is SeaweedFS or ZOT OCI Registry more popular?

SeaweedFS has more GitHub stars (35,916 vs 2,957 for ZOT OCI Registry, as of 2026-11-05). Stars measure interest, not quality.

Which is more actively maintained, SeaweedFS or ZOT OCI Registry?

SeaweedFS had more commits over the last 12 months (3,903 vs 423). The last recorded activity was 2026-11-05 for SeaweedFS and 2026-11-04 for ZOT OCI Registry. Our health labels: SeaweedFS is “Active”, ZOT OCI Registry is “Active”.

What licenses do SeaweedFS and ZOT OCI Registry use?

Both use Apache-2.0.

Can I run SeaweedFS and ZOT OCI Registry with Docker?

We did not detect a Docker Hub image for either app. The upstream listing mentions Docker as a deployment option for ZOT OCI Registry. Check each project's documentation for install options.

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SeaweedFS

Distributed file system supporting WebDAV, S3 API, FUSE mount, HDFS, etc, optimized for lots of small files, and easy to add capacity.

Active ★ 35.9k Apache-2.0 ~$5/mo

ZOT OCI Registry

Production-ready vendor-neutral OCI-native container image registry.

Active ★ 3k Apache-2.0 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

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