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

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