Vetted Score
4.6
/ 5.0
OpenStack Swift earns a high score for its robust, scalable architecture, strong community, and API compatibility, making it a reliable choice for private cloud storage.
Key Features
Massively Scalable Object Storage
Horizontally scales to store billions of objects across commodity hardware with automatic load balancing.
Multi‑Tenant Isolation
Provides account and container level isolation, enabling secure storage for multiple users or projects.
API Compatibility
Native OpenStack Swift API with optional S3 compatibility through middleware, facilitating easy integration.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, Swift is released under the Apache 2.0 license and can be used, modified, and deployed at no cost.
Swift runs on standard commodity servers; a typical deployment uses multiple nodes with sufficient disk, CPU, and network bandwidth to meet redundancy and performance goals.
Through optional middleware, Swift can expose an S3‑compatible API, allowing many existing S3 tools and applications to interact with Swift storage.
Specifications
Pricing Model
Free and open-source; enterprise support and managed services are available from third‑party vendors.
Supported Platforms
Linux (Ubuntu, CentOS, Red Hat)Windows (via Docker)macOS (via Docker)