Compare software

JuiceFS vs s3fs-fuse: catalog facts
JuiceFS	s3fs-fuse
Freemium Community Edition is free and open source; the Cloud Service and Enterprise Edition are…	Free Free and open source; storage costs depend on your S3 provider.
Windows, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line	Linux, Command line
Presents object storage as a normal POSIX file system Keeps metadata separate from data for faster metadata operations	Mounts S3 buckets as ordinary directories Works with existing file-based tools
Needs both an object store and a metadata database to run Aimed at infrastructure teams rather than desktop users	File operations are slower than on local storage Command-line setup only
Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Hosted service	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

Catalog facts only. Anything “not stated” is unconfirmed. Check full listings for details.