Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to ROOK

Open, Cloud Native, and Universal Distributed Storage

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. ROOK launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Sia▲159

   Decentralized storage on the blockchain

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2TA
   TablePlus – A macOS client for relational databases▲333

   2018 · medium.com · its alternatives →

3. 3FA
   FaunaDB, a strongly consistent, globally distributed cloud database▲131

   2017 · fauna.com · its alternatives →

4. 4ZL
   Zero – Local file system transparently swapping to the cloud▲252

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5RC
   Relica – Cross-platform local, remote, and multi-cloud file backups▲132

   2018 · relicabackup.com · its alternatives →

6. 6HA
   Hasura – A Postgres BaaS and Kubernetes PaaS on Your Own Infrastructure▲259

   2017 · hasura.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   TinyStorage▲178

   A Modern GUI For S3

   2025 · tinybrief.app · its alternatives →

8. 8JA
   Jetpack, a FreeBSD Jail/ZFS-based container runtime▲96

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Bitcasa▲75

   Free up disk space with system-integrated cloud storage

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Tutum▲86

    Docker containers as a cloud service

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Sunshine▲140

    Instant file sharing without cloud storage

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12ET
    End-to-End Encrypted Cloud Storage. All Open Source▲42

    2014 · disk42.com · its alternatives →

13. 13HS
    Hyper_ – Simple and Secure Container Cloud▲88

    2016 · blog.hyper.sh · its alternatives →

14. 14OA
    OpenS3, a simple storage server▲13

    2012 · pablo-merino.github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15FA
    FSSB – A filesystem sandbox for Linux▲43

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16PA
    Pfs – A Git-like distributed file system for the Docker ecosystem▲74

    2014 · pachyderm-io.github.io · its alternatives →

17. 17KF
    Krypton for Teams – Simple SSH Key Storage for DevOps▲53

    2018 · krypt.co · its alternatives →

18. 18BA
    Binary, a cloud development environment on the iPad▲78

    2013 · thebinaryapp.com · its alternatives →

19. 19OI
    Onions.io – secure and open-source text storage in the cloud▲40

    2013 · onions.io · its alternatives →

20. 20CA
    Coinboot – a framework for diskless computing▲49

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21MI
    Marina.io, an open source Docker Hub with ARM support▲59

    2017 · marina.io · its alternatives →

22. 22DC
    Decentralized Cloud Storage, X Cloud (Beta)▲7

    2018 · internxt.com · its alternatives →

23. 23SF
    Spawner – Fast Copies for GB to TB Sized Databases▲14

    2015 · blog.spawner.io · its alternatives →

24. 24SF
    Swarmdrop – Frontend for Ethereum Swarm distributed file storage▲17

    2017 · swarmdrop.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →