diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/control.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/control.go
index 0e280a5f6..da543df63 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/control.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/control.go
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ package meta
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/internal/logs"
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/mode"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/util/logicerr"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/util"
-	"go.etcd.io/bbolt"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/pebble"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
@@ -21,23 +21,7 @@ var ErrDegradedMode = logicerr.New("metabase is in a degraded mode")
 // ErrReadOnlyMode is returned when metabase is in a read-only mode.
 var ErrReadOnlyMode = logicerr.New("metabase is in a read-only mode")
 
-var (
-	mStaticBuckets = map[string]struct{}{
-		string(containerVolumeBucketName):  {},
-		string(containerCounterBucketName): {},
-		string(graveyardBucketName):        {},
-		string(garbageBucketName):          {},
-		string(shardInfoBucket):            {},
-		string(bucketNameLocked):           {},
-	}
-
-	// deprecatedBuckets buckets that are not used anymore.
-	deprecatedBuckets = [][]byte{
-		toMoveItBucketName,
-	}
-)
-
-// Open boltDB instance for metabase.
+// Open metabase.
 func (db *DB) Open(_ context.Context, m mode.Mode) error {
 	db.modeMtx.Lock()
 	defer db.modeMtx.Unlock()
@@ -47,147 +31,122 @@ func (db *DB) Open(_ context.Context, m mode.Mode) error {
 	if m.NoMetabase() {
 		return nil
 	}
+
 	return db.openDB(m)
 }
 
 func (db *DB) openDB(mode mode.Mode) error {
-	err := util.MkdirAllX(filepath.Dir(db.info.Path), db.info.Permission)
+	err := util.MkdirAllX(db.info.Path, db.info.Permission)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("can't create dir %s for metabase: %w", db.info.Path, err)
 	}
 
 	db.log.Debug(logs.MetabaseCreatedDirectoryForMetabase, zap.String("path", db.info.Path))
 
-	if db.boltOptions == nil {
-		opts := *bbolt.DefaultOptions
-		db.boltOptions = &opts
-	}
-	db.boltOptions.ReadOnly = mode.ReadOnly()
-
-	return metaerr.Wrap(db.openBolt())
+	return metaerr.Wrap(db.openDatabase(mode.ReadOnly()))
 }
 
-func (db *DB) openBolt() error {
-	var err error
-
-	db.database, err = bbolt.Open(db.info.Path, db.info.Permission, db.boltOptions)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("can't open boltDB database: %w", err)
+func (db *DB) pebbleOptions(readOnly bool) *pebble.Options {
+	return &pebble.Options{
+		ReadOnly: readOnly,
 	}
-	db.database.MaxBatchDelay = db.boltBatchDelay
-	db.database.MaxBatchSize = db.boltBatchSize
+}
 
-	db.log.Debug(logs.MetabaseOpenedBoltDBInstanceForMetabase)
+func (db *DB) openDatabase(readOnly bool) error {
+	opts := db.pebbleOptions(readOnly)
 
-	db.log.Debug(logs.MetabaseCheckingMetabaseVersion)
-	return db.database.View(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
-		// The safest way to check if the metabase is fresh is to check if it has no buckets.
-		// However, shard info can be present. So here we check that the number of buckets is
-		// at most 1.
-		// Another thing to consider is that tests do not persist shard ID, we want to support
-		// this case too.
-		var n int
-		err := tx.ForEach(func([]byte, *bbolt.Bucket) error {
-			if n++; n >= 2 { // do not iterate a lot
-				return errBreakBucketForEach
-			}
-			return nil
-		})
+	var err error
+	db.database, err = pebble.Open(db.info.Path, opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("can't open badger database: %w", err)
+	}
 
-		if err == errBreakBucketForEach {
-			db.initialized = true
-			err = nil
+	return db.snapshot(func(s *pebble.Snapshot) error {
+		data, err := valueSafe(s, shardInfoKey(versionKey))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
-		return err
+		db.initialized = len(data) > 0
+		return nil
 	})
 }
 
-// Init initializes metabase. It creates static (CID-independent) buckets in underlying BoltDB instance.
+// Init initializes metabase.
 //
 // Returns ErrOutdatedVersion if a database at the provided path is outdated.
 //
 // Does nothing if metabase has already been initialized and filled. To roll back the database to its initial state,
 // use Reset.
 func (db *DB) Init() error {
-	return metaerr.Wrap(db.init(false))
+	db.modeMtx.Lock()
+	defer db.modeMtx.Unlock()
+
+	return metaerr.Wrap(db.init(context.TODO(), false))
 }
 
-// Reset resets metabase. Works similar to Init but cleans up all static buckets and
-// removes all dynamic (CID-dependent) ones in non-blank BoltDB instances.
-func (db *DB) Reset() error {
-	db.modeMtx.RLock()
-	defer db.modeMtx.RUnlock()
+func (db *DB) Init2(ctx context.Context) error {
+	db.modeMtx.Lock()
+	defer db.modeMtx.Unlock()
+
+	return metaerr.Wrap(db.init(ctx, false))
+}
+
+// Reset resets metabase. Works similar to Init but cleans up all data records.
+func (db *DB) Reset(ctx context.Context) error {
+	db.modeMtx.Lock()
+	defer db.modeMtx.Unlock()
 
 	if db.mode.NoMetabase() {
 		return ErrDegradedMode
 	}
 
-	return metaerr.Wrap(db.init(true))
+	return metaerr.Wrap(db.init(ctx, true))
 }
 
-func (db *DB) init(reset bool) error {
+func (db *DB) init(ctx context.Context, reset bool) error {
 	if db.mode.NoMetabase() || db.mode.ReadOnly() {
 		return nil
 	}
-
-	return db.database.Update(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
-		var err error
-		if !reset {
-			// Normal open, check version and update if not initialized.
-			err := checkVersion(tx, db.initialized)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
+	if reset {
+		if err := db.reset(); err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
-		for k := range mStaticBuckets {
-			name := []byte(k)
-			if reset {
-				err := tx.DeleteBucket(name)
-				if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, bbolt.ErrBucketNotFound) {
-					return fmt.Errorf("could not delete static bucket %s: %w", k, err)
-				}
-			}
+	}
 
-			_, err := tx.CreateBucketIfNotExists(name)
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("could not create static bucket %s: %w", k, err)
-			}
+	return db.batch(func(b *pebble.Batch) error {
+		err := checkVersion(b, db.initialized)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		err = syncCounter(ctx, b, false)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("could not sync object counter: %w", err)
 		}
 
-		for _, b := range deprecatedBuckets {
-			err := tx.DeleteBucket(b)
-			if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, bbolt.ErrBucketNotFound) {
-				return fmt.Errorf("could not delete deprecated bucket %s: %w", string(b), err)
-			}
-		}
+		return nil
+	})
+}
 
-		if !reset { // counters will be recalculated by refill metabase
-			err = syncCounter(tx, false)
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("could not sync object counter: %w", err)
-			}
-
-			return nil
-		}
-
-		bucketCursor := tx.Cursor()
-		name, _ := bucketCursor.First()
-		for name != nil {
-			if _, ok := mStaticBuckets[string(name)]; !ok {
-				if err := tx.DeleteBucket(name); err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
-				name, _ = bucketCursor.Seek(name)
-				continue
-			}
-			name, _ = bucketCursor.Next()
-		}
-		return updateVersion(tx, version)
+func (db *DB) reset() error {
+	if err := db.database.Close(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	db.database = nil
+	if err := os.RemoveAll(db.info.Path); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	var err error
+	db.database, err = pebble.Open(db.info.Path, db.pebbleOptions(false))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("can't open badger database: %w", err)
+	}
+	return db.batch(func(b *pebble.Batch) error {
+		return updateVersion(b, version)
 	})
 }
 
 // SyncCounters forces to synchronize the object counters.
-func (db *DB) SyncCounters() error {
+func (db *DB) SyncCounters(ctx context.Context) error {
 	db.modeMtx.RLock()
 	defer db.modeMtx.RUnlock()
 
@@ -197,26 +156,29 @@ func (db *DB) SyncCounters() error {
 		return ErrReadOnlyMode
 	}
 
-	return metaerr.Wrap(db.database.Update(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
-		return syncCounter(tx, true)
+	return metaerr.Wrap(db.batch(func(b *pebble.Batch) error {
+		return syncCounter(ctx, b, true)
 	}))
 }
 
-// Close closes boltDB instance
-// and reports metabase metric.
+// Close closes metabase.
 func (db *DB) Close() error {
-	var err error
-	if db.database != nil {
-		err = db.close()
-	}
-	if err == nil {
-		db.metrics.Close()
-	}
-	return err
+	db.modeMtx.Lock()
+	defer db.modeMtx.Unlock()
+
+	return db.close()
 }
 
 func (db *DB) close() error {
-	return metaerr.Wrap(db.database.Close())
+	var err error
+	if db.database != nil {
+		err = metaerr.Wrap(db.database.Close())
+	}
+	if err == nil {
+		db.database = nil
+		db.metrics.Close()
+	}
+	return err
 }
 
 // Reload reloads part of the configuration.
@@ -235,14 +197,14 @@ func (db *DB) Reload(opts ...Option) (bool, error) {
 	defer db.modeMtx.Unlock()
 
 	if db.mode.NoMetabase() || c.info.Path != "" && filepath.Clean(db.info.Path) != filepath.Clean(c.info.Path) {
-		if err := db.Close(); err != nil {
+		if err := db.close(); err != nil {
 			return false, err
 		}
 
 		db.mode = mode.Disabled
 		db.metrics.SetMode(mode.ComponentDisabled)
 		db.info.Path = c.info.Path
-		if err := db.openBolt(); err != nil {
+		if err := db.openDatabase(false); err != nil {
 			return false, metaerr.Wrap(fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", ErrDegradedMode, err))
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/db.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/db.go
index 16a191781..84653f721 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/db.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/db.go
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 package meta
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"encoding/hex"
-	"errors"
 	"io/fs"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
@@ -85,20 +83,16 @@ func New(opts ...Option) *DB {
 		cfg: c,
 		matchers: map[objectSDK.SearchMatchType]matcher{
 			objectSDK.MatchUnknown: {
-				matchSlow:   unknownMatcher,
-				matchBucket: unknownMatcherBucket,
+				matchSlow: unknownMatcher,
 			},
 			objectSDK.MatchStringEqual: {
-				matchSlow:   stringEqualMatcher,
-				matchBucket: stringEqualMatcherBucket,
+				matchSlow: stringEqualMatcher,
 			},
 			objectSDK.MatchStringNotEqual: {
-				matchSlow:   stringNotEqualMatcher,
-				matchBucket: stringNotEqualMatcherBucket,
+				matchSlow: stringNotEqualMatcher,
 			},
 			objectSDK.MatchCommonPrefix: {
-				matchSlow:   stringCommonPrefixMatcher,
-				matchBucket: stringCommonPrefixMatcherBucket,
+				matchSlow: stringCommonPrefixMatcher,
 			},
 		},
 		mode: mode.Disabled,
@@ -180,105 +174,18 @@ func stringEqualMatcher(key string, objVal []byte, filterVal string) bool {
 	return stringifyValue(key, objVal) == filterVal
 }
 
-func stringEqualMatcherBucket(r pebble.Reader, fKey string, fValue string, f func([]byte, []byte) error) error {
-	// Ignore the second return value because we check for strict equality.
-	val, _, ok := destringifyValue(fKey, fValue, false)
-	if !ok {
-		return nil
-	}
-	data, err := valueSafe(r, val)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if data != nil {
-		return f(val, data)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func stringNotEqualMatcher(key string, objVal []byte, filterVal string) bool {
 	return stringifyValue(key, objVal) != filterVal
 }
 
-func stringNotEqualMatcherBucket(r pebble.Reader, fKey string, fValue string, f func([]byte, []byte) error) error {
-	// Ignore the second return value because we check for strict inequality.
-	val, _, ok := destringifyValue(fKey, fValue, false)
-	it, err := r.NewIter(&pebble.IterOptions{
-		SkipPoint: func(k []byte) bool {
-			return ok && bytes.Equal(val, k)
-		},
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	for v := it.First(); v; v = it.Next() {
-		if err := f(it.Key(), it.Value()); err != nil {
-			err = errors.Join(err, it.Close())
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	return it.Close()
-}
-
 func stringCommonPrefixMatcher(key string, objVal []byte, filterVal string) bool {
 	return strings.HasPrefix(stringifyValue(key, objVal), filterVal)
 }
 
-func stringCommonPrefixMatcherBucket(r pebble.Reader, fKey string, fVal string, f func([]byte, []byte) error) error {
-	val, checkLast, ok := destringifyValue(fKey, fVal, true)
-	if !ok {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	prefix := val
-	if checkLast {
-		prefix = val[:len(val)-1]
-	}
-
-	if len(val) == 0 {
-		it, err := r.NewIter(&pebble.IterOptions{})
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		for v := it.First(); v; v = it.Next() {
-			if err := f(it.Key(), it.Value()); err != nil {
-				err = errors.Join(err, it.Close())
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-		return it.Close()
-	}
-
-	it, err := r.NewIter(&pebble.IterOptions{
-		LowerBound: prefix,
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	for v := it.First(); v && bytes.HasPrefix(it.Key(), prefix); v = it.Next() {
-		if checkLast && (len(it.Key()) == len(prefix) || it.Key()[len(prefix)]>>4 != val[len(val)-1]) {
-			// If the last byte doesn't match, this means the prefix does no longer match,
-			// so we need to break here.
-			break
-		}
-
-		if err := f(it.Key(), it.Value()); err != nil {
-			err = errors.Join(err, it.Close())
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	return it.Close()
-}
-
 func unknownMatcher(_ string, _ []byte, _ string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func unknownMatcherBucket(_ pebble.Reader, _ string, _ string, _ func([]byte, []byte) error) error {
-	return nil
-}
-
 // bucketKeyHelper returns byte representation of val that is used as a key
 // in boltDB. Useful for getting filter values from unique and list indexes.
 func bucketKeyHelper(hdr string, val string) []byte {