gallery-dl vs SeaweedFS
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted apps from related categories
— licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one
replaces.
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Feature gallery-dl SeaweedFS Category Photo Management File Sync & Storage License GPL-2.0 Apache-2.0 Language Python Go Setup difficulty Easy Hard Min. RAM 128 MB 512 MB Deployment bare-metal, binary, source docker, kubernetes, binary GitHub stars ★ 19,143 ★ 33,952 First released 2015 2015 Replaces Manual downloads Amazon S3
Why pick each one
Choose gallery-dl if… Supports hundreds of sites Very actively maintained gallery-dl details Choose SeaweedFS if… Released under the Apache-2.0 license First-class Docker support for quick deployment Kubernetes-ready with Helm charts available Mature project with 34k GitHub stars SeaweedFS details
Frequently asked questions Is gallery-dl or SeaweedFS better? Neither is universally better. SeaweedFS has the larger community, while gallery-dl is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.
Are gallery-dl and SeaweedFS free and open-source? Yes. gallery-dl is licensed under GPL-2.0 and SeaweedFS under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run gallery-dl and SeaweedFS with Docker? gallery-dl: check the project docs for container support. SeaweedFS: yes.