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Storj compared to Openstack Swift

Storj
Versus
Openstack Swift

Features

Storage Features of Storj compared to Openstack Swift
StorjFeaturesOpenstack Swift
Cloud based
GDPR Compliant
On premise
Open source
Versioned files
Cross Region Replication
API
S3 Compatible API
CLI, self-hosted s3 REST apiManagement interfacesREST api
Event hooks/pubsub
SLA
Maximum object filesize5 GB
Minimum object filesize
Recommended max file count per bucketunlimited, with note that it’s not recommended to store more than ~1M, depending on hardware setup for the SQLite index
Max filesize for a bucketunlimited
300Maximum amount of bucketsunlimited
Logs
Authentication / ACL
CDN integration
Peering & interconnect
Unsupported Paid Feature Supported Unknown

Descriptions

Storj

Second-generation Cloud Storage Provider Storj, previously known as Tardigrade.io is a second-generation cloud storage provider, not unlike Filebase. Actually, it’s the other way around… Filebase can leverage Storj as underlying storage provider.

Storj is capitalizing on the power of Blockchain to ensure global storage redundancy. Storj’s storage network consists of thousands and thousands of (user-run) nodes across more than 80 countries.

A Node’s reputation, latency, and a random weight decide if a Node is assigned to store your files. This way Storj makes sure your files will be accessible even if you unplug your local NAS connected to Storj.

Storj makes sure there are at least 3 to 4 copies of the file stored across multiple nodes in the network in the same “Satellite”, which is a region like Americas, Asia Pacific or Europe.

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.

Comparisons