Tech riderRev. 4 Oct 2026
Tencent Cloud GooseFS
- 1Runs onAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
- 2CostsNot stated by the maker
- 3Deployment modelhybrid
- 4Metadata catalogYes
- 5Governance controlsYes
- 6Query interfacesql
- 7Data sharingYes
6 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: intl.cloud.tencent.com

Overview
Tencent Cloud GooseFS is ranked #11 of 17 in data lake software on Specifiction. It runs on API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web. There is no free plan.
Tencent Cloud GooseFS plans and pricing
All plansGooseFS management capacity fee Not published Postpaid, settled hourly; usage under one hour is billed as one hour. Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Nanjing, and Virginia intl.cloud.tencent.com · 4 Oct 2026
Managed Master LARGE fee Not published Postpaid; hourly settlement. High-performance instance type, suitable for scenarios with around 1 billion files · Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Nanjing, and Virginia intl.cloud.tencent.com · 4 Oct 2026
GooseFS storage capacity fee Not published Postpaid; hourly settlement. Shanghai Autonomous Driving Cloud intl.cloud.tencent.com · 4 Oct 2026
Managed Master MEDIUM fee Not published Postpaid; hourly settlement. Standard instance, suitable for scenarios with around 100 million files · Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Nanjing intl.cloud.tencent.com · 4 Oct 2026
Managed Master XLARGE fee Not published Postpaid; hourly settlement. Flagship instance type, suitable for scenarios with around 10 billion files · Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Nanjing, and Virginia intl.cloud.tencent.com · 4 Oct 2026
Compared on data lake software
- Free plan
- Nointl.cloud.tencent.com
- Deployment model
- hybridintl.cloud.tencent.com
- Metadata catalog
- Yesintl.cloud.tencent.com
- Governance controls
- Yesintl.cloud.tencent.com
- Query interface
- sqlintl.cloud.tencent.com
- Data sharing
- Yesintl.cloud.tencent.com
Facts
- Purpose
- GooseFS is a distributed data acceleration and caching service for storage access in data analysis, machine learning, and AI workloads.intl.cloud.tencent.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Cache acceleration
- It can be deployed with compute nodes to improve data locality and cache performance, and to increase write bandwidth to COS.intl.cloud.tencent.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Protocols
- GooseFS supports HDFS and POSIX protocols.intl.cloud.tencent.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Storage integrations
- The product overview names Tencent Cloud COS and Cloud HDFS as compatible storage services.intl.cloud.tencent.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Unified namespace
- GooseFS can connect local file systems, COS, and Tencent Cloud HDFS (CHDFS) through a unified namespace and access APIs.intl.cloud.tencent.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Namespace limitation
- The documented namespace creation guide lists COS, CHDFS, and local HDFS as supported underlying storage systems.intl.cloud.tencent.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Caching
- Cache configurations include single-level or multi-level storage and LRU or LRFU replacement policies; documented cache media include memory, SSD, and HDD.intl.cloud.tencent.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Table metadata
- GooseFS Catalog can perceive metadata tables in big data scenarios and provide table-level cache preheating.intl.cloud.tencent.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Use cases
- Tencent lists massive data analysis, machine learning, and AI-related storage access among GooseFS use cases.intl.cloud.tencent.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Tencent describes GooseFS cluster deployment on the public cloud and says clusters use local disks on compute nodes as cache nodes.intl.cloud.tencent.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Persistent storage
- GooseFS provides data caching, and Tencent directs customers to COS for persistent data storage.intl.cloud.tencent.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Monitoring integrations
- GooseFS clusters can report monitoring data to Tencent Cloud Observability Platform or Cloud Log Service.intl.cloud.tencent.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- The product overview offers contact sales and ticket submission for help.intl.cloud.tencent.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Billing
- Tencent says GooseFS supports only postpaid pay-as-you-go billing, settled hourly, with usage under one hour charged as one hour.intl.cloud.tencent.com · 4 Oct 2026
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Where it ranks on Specifiction
- Best Data Lake Software in 2026#11 of 17
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Sources
- intl.cloud.tencent.com/document/product/1264/70046· checked 4 Oct 2026
- intl.cloud.tencent.com/document/product/436/42529· checked 4 Oct 2026
- intl.cloud.tencent.com/document/product/436/41123· checked 4 Oct 2026
- intl.cloud.tencent.com/document/product/1264/70069· checked 4 Oct 2026
- intl.cloud.tencent.com/document/product/1264/70051· checked 4 Oct 2026



