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Openstack Swift compared to Wasabi

Openstack Swift
Versus
Wasabi

Features

Storage Features of Openstack Swift compared to Wasabi
Openstack SwiftFeaturesWasabi
Cloud based
GDPR Compliant
On premise
Open source
Versioned files
Cross Region Replication
API
S3 Compatible API
REST apiManagement interfacesPortal, CLI, REST api
Event hooks/pubsub
SLACredits below 99.9%. That is 43 minutes of downtime allowed per month without having to issue credits
5 GBMaximum object filesize5 TB
Minimum object filesize
unlimited, with note that it’s not recommended to store more than ~1M, depending on hardware setup for the SQLite indexRecommended max file count per bucket100M
unlimitedMax filesize for a bucketunlimited
unlimitedMaximum amount of buckets1000
Logs
Authentication / ACLWasabi has standardised on Amazon’s PreSigned URL
CDN integrationPartnered with Cloudflare, Fastly and Limelight Networks
Peering & interconnectWasabi and Packet was a deal made in heaven. Packet’s strong hardware and connection focus is a perfect match for Wasabi to leverage it’s connectivity
Unsupported Paid Feature Supported Unknown

Descriptions

Openstack Swift

Openstack’s founders, Rackspace and NASA, have created this platform with (public) cloud in mind.

Openstack is completely opensource and freely availalble under the Apache License. Meaning, you’re free to spin up your own cloud using their software. Openstack’s storage solution (Swift) is pluggable to be s3 compatible.

Openstack has many providers offering up their hardware on the openstack IaaS layer. To name a few: Canonical’s Ubuntu Bootstack and TATA’s managed infra services

Openstack’s pluggability is where its true power lies. Its sourcecode is written in Python and actively maintained. They have many performance and security enhancements, as well as plugins ready to be installed.

Wasabi

Wasabi is a relatively new kid on the block in the storage space. However, don’t let that fool you. Wasabi has a very strong storage offering with a lot of features, bells, and whistles. Their storage pricing is what gives them a true edge over other providers. Their list pricing is 80% cheaper than Amazon S3’s storage, for example.

Customers of Wasabi include Kaleidoscope, 7Wonders Cinema and Novus Insight.

Wasabi has S3 compatibilty built into the storage interface.

Comparisons