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Garage vs Tahoe-LAFS: catalog facts
Garage	Tahoe-LAFS
Free Free and open source under the AGPL.	Free Free and open source.
Linux, Self-hosted	Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Designed to run across sites on consumer connections, not just in a datacentre Single Rust binary with modest resource requirements	Data stays readable even when some servers fail Servers cannot read the files they store
Implements the common subset of the S3 API, not all of it Eventual consistency has to be understood before relying on it	Requires running and maintaining several storage nodes Setup is aimed at technically experienced users
Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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