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s3fs-fuseGeeseFS
Free

Free and open source; storage costs depend on your S3 provider.

 Free

Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license.

Linux, Command line macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Mounts S3 buckets as ordinary directories
  • Works with existing file-based tools
  • Mounts S3 buckets as a file system
  • Supports partial writes and truncation
  • File operations are slower than on local storage
  • Command-line setup only
  • Some metadata and special file behavior depends on Yandex S3
  • Requires an S3-compatible bucket
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0 License: Apache-2.0
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Needs internet Not stated if it works offline

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