# Garage

> AGPL-3.0 S3-compatible store for small geo-distributed hosts

**Category:** DevOps  
**Pricing:** open-source  
**URL:** https://garagehq.deuxfleurs.fr  
**GitHub:** https://github.com/deuxfleurs-org/garage  
**Added:** 2026-09-04

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## The Hook

Garage is the S3-compatible binary you run when Ceph or MinIO-scale is the wrong weight.

## What's Good

AGPL-3.0. Entirely free self-host. Single binary. Built for small and geo-distributed deployments. No Cloud free-tier product — self-host is the path.

## The Catch

AGPL. S3-compatible for small/geo-distributed self-host — not SeaweedFS/Ceph/MinIO-scale. SeaweedFS omitted once this publishes. Stretch: object store outside core remit, kept for the free forever self-host bar.

## Verdict

AGPL S3 for small clusters. Self-host free. Not MinIO-scale.