# Amazon S3 vs MinIO

| Attribute | Amazon S3 | MinIO |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 59.5 (73% (medium)) | 62.5 (41% (low)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Amazon S3 is a distributed cloud storage platform that allows organizations to store, retrieve, and manage any volume of data. It offers multiple storage classes optimized for different access patterns and use cases, along with built-in analytics, compliance controls, and security features. It is indexed under File Storage.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/s3/pricing/?loc=ft","question":"What is Amazon S3?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Amazon S3 offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.03. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/s3/pricing/?loc=ft","question":"Is Amazon S3 free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Amazon S3 supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/s3/pricing/?loc=ft","question":"What platforms does Amazon S3 support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Amazon S3, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_hub","question":"Can Amazon S3 be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 19 integrations for Amazon S3, including Apache Iceberg, Dremio, DuckDB, HighByte Intelligence Hub, Ryft, AWS CloudFront, AWS Lambda and AWS API Gateway, plus 11 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/s3/pricing/?loc=ft","question":"What does Amazon S3 integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed HIPAA and GDPR for Amazon S3. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Amazon S3 not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/trust-center/?nc1=f_cc","question":"What security certifications does Amazon S3 have?","confidence":0.7}]` | `[{"answer":"A self-hosted, scalable object storage platform built for enterprise AI applications, offering S3-compatible access with data governance, security, and deployment flexibility across edge, on-premises, and cloud environments. It is indexed under File Storage.","source":"https://www.min.io/pricing","question":"What is MinIO?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"MinIO does not publish its prices. Pricing is quoted on request, across 3 plans (Free, Enterprise Lite and Enterprise), so the figure depends on your seat count and requirements. We record this as a pricing-transparency signal rather than guessing a number. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.min.io/pricing","question":"How much does MinIO cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"MinIO supports Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.min.io/pricing","question":"What platforms does MinIO support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. MinIO can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.min.io/pricing","question":"Can MinIO be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 12 integrations for MinIO, including S3, SFTP, Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake, Databricks OpenSharing, Delta Sharing, Unity Catalog and Kubernetes, plus 4 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.min.io/pricing","question":"What does MinIO integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for MinIO. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as MinIO not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.min.io/product/aistor/compliance","question":"What security certifications does MinIO have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"MinIO is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://www.min.io/pricing","question":"Where is MinIO available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Amazon S3 is a distributed cloud storage platform that allows organizations to store, retrieve, and manage any volume of data. It offers multiple storage classes optimized for different access patterns and use cases, along with built-in analytics, compliance controls, and security features. | A commercially licensed object storage system designed to unify data for analytics, AI applications, and intelligent agents across multiple deployment environments. AIStor scales from single-node development to unlimited enterprise deployments with built-in replication, encryption, lifecycle management, and support for Apache Iceberg data lakes. |
| features.capabilities | `{"versioning":true,"storage_tiering":true,"object_lock_worm":true,"object_versioning":true,"s3_api_compatible":true,"encryption_at_rest":true,"lifecycle_policies":true,"event_notifications":true,"customer_managed_keys":true,"cross_region_replication":true,"multi_region_replication":true,"object_lock_immutability":true,"free_or_discounted_egress":true}` | `{"open_source":true,"erasure_coding":true,"object_lock_worm":true,"s3_api_compatible":true,"encryption_at_rest":true,"lifecycle_policies":true,"customer_managed_keys":true,"cross_region_replication":true,"multi_region_replication":true,"object_lock_immutability":true}` |
| integrations.count | 19 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Apache Iceberg"},{"name":"Dremio"},{"name":"DuckDB"},{"name":"HighByte Intelligence Hub"},{"name":"Ryft"},{"name":"AWS CloudFront"},{"name":"AWS Lambda"},{"name":"AWS API Gateway"},{"name":"AWS Analytics Services"},{"name":"AWS Bedrock"},{"name":"Asana"},{"name":"Brave Search API"},{"name":"Pokee AI"},{"name":"Tailscale"},{"name":"TrendAI Vision One"},{"name":"Orca Security"},{"name":"Cast AI"},{"name":"LucidLink"},{"name":"Vanta"}]` | `[{"name":"S3"},{"name":"S3 Express"},{"name":"SFTP"},{"name":"Apache Iceberg"},{"name":"Delta Lake"},{"name":"Databricks OpenSharing"},{"name":"Delta Sharing"},{"name":"Unity Catalog"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Spark"},{"name":"NVIDIA STX"},{"name":"Ray"},{"name":"Databricks","native":true,"category":"data-platform","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Apache Hudi","native":false,"category":"data-format"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"linux":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"S3 Standard","features":["Full availability and durability guarantees"],"description":"General-purpose storage with frequent access","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"S3 Intelligent-Tiering","features":["Automatic tiering between access tiers","No retrieval charges","Up to 80% cost reduction"],"description":"Automatic cost optimization through access pattern monitoring","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"S3 Tables","features":["Native Apache Iceberg support","Automatic table compaction","Higher transaction throughput"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"gb"},"kind":"metered","note":"first 50 TB per month","amount":0.0265,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Optimized for Apache Iceberg analytics","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"S3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval","features":["Cost-effective archival storage"],"description":"Long-term archival with retrieval fees","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"S3 Glacier Deep Archive","features":["Deep archival for compliance and long-term retention"],"description":"Lowest-cost archival storage with longer retrieval times","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"S3 Express One Zone","features":["Fastest cloud object storage","Single availability zone"],"description":"Highest-performance storage class","contactSales":false}],"addOns":[{"name":"Management & Insights"},{"name":"Data Transfer"},{"name":"API Requests"}],"summary":"Usage-based pricing with metered storage (per GB), request charges (per 1,000 operations), and data transfer costs. Free tier includes $200 in AWS Free Tier credits for 6 months.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://aws.amazon.com/s3/pricing/?loc=ft","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T09:05:23.304Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"gb","amount":0.0265,"currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free for single-node deployments up to 400 TiB","features":["Full AIStor feature set","Community Slack support","Documentation support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Single-node deployment for small teams with self-support","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"nodes":"1","capacity":"400 TiB"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise Lite","summary":"Contact sales. Pricing based on usable storage capacity with volume discounts","features":["Multi-node horizontally scalable","Lite SUBNET subscription","Health diagnostics and security reporting","Optional add-on: direct-to-engineer support with <5 day SLA"],"description":"Multi-node scalable deployment with optional direct-to-engineer support","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Contact sales. Pricing based on usable storage capacity with volume discounts","features":["Unlimited scale","Enterprise SUBNET subscription","Health diagnostics, security reporting, team governance","Proactive 24/7/365 direct-to-engineer support","<4 hour SLA and Panic Button","Annual architecture, performance, and security review"],"description":"Unlimited scale with proactive 24/7/365 support and <4 hour SLA","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Direct-to-Engineer Support"},{"name":"MemKV (separate product)"}],"summary":"Free tier (single-node, ≤400 TiB). Enterprise Lite and Enterprise subscriptions priced on usable capacity with volume discounts.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.min.io/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-28T11:40:33.820Z","freeTrialDays":60,"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":0.0265,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | - |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 27001","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.fedramp | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.pci | yes | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/?nc2=h_dsc_aa_cmp | https://www.min.io/topics/security |

## Capabilities (File Storage)

| Capability | Amazon S3 | MinIO |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| S3 API compatible | ✓ | ✓ |
| Storage tiering | ✓ | - |
| Multi region replication | ✓ | ✓ |
| Erasure coding | - | ✓ |
| Object versioning | ✓ | - |
| Object lock immutability | ✓ | ✓ |
| Encryption at rest | ✓ | ✓ |
| Customer managed keys | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free or discounted egress | ✓ | - |
| Open source | - | ✓ |
| CDN integration | - | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T18:31:42.348Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*