# Cloudflare R2 vs MinIO

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** MinIO

| Attribute | Cloudflare R2 | MinIO |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 54.6 (21% (low)) | 62.5 (41% (low)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A cloud-based object storage service with S3-compatible APIs that eliminates data egress fees and vendor lock-in, integrating directly into Cloudflare's serverless and edge computing platform. It is indexed under File Storage.","source":"https://www.cloudflare.com/plans","question":"What is Cloudflare R2?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Cloudflare R2 offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.01. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.cloudflare.com/plans","question":"Is Cloudflare R2 free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Cloudflare R2 supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.cloudflare.com/plans","question":"What platforms does Cloudflare R2 support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Cloudflare R2, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.cloudflare.com/plans","question":"Can Cloudflare R2 be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Cloudflare R2. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Cloudflare R2 not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.cloudflare.com/solutions/security","question":"What security certifications does Cloudflare R2 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 | A cloud-based object storage service with S3-compatible APIs that eliminates data egress fees and vendor lock-in, integrating directly into Cloudflare's serverless and edge computing platform. | 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 | `{"s3_api_compatible":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 | 1 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"AWS S3"},{"name":"Cloudflare Workers"}]` | `[{"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":true,"name":"Standard","summary":"Storage $0.015/GB/month (10GB free); Class A ops $4.50/M (1M free); Class B ops $0.36/M (10M free)","features":["S3-compatible API","Global distribution","Zero egress fees"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.015,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"requests"},"kind":"metered","amount":4.5,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"requests"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.36,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Storage tier optimized for frequent access patterns","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage":"10 GB/month","class_a_operations":"1 million/month","class_b_operations":"10 million/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Infrequent Access","summary":"Storage $0.01/GB/month; Class A ops $9.00/M; Class B ops $0.90/M; Data retrieval $0.01/GB","features":["Lower storage cost","Higher operation costs","Data retrieval fees"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.01,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"requests"},"kind":"metered","amount":9,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"requests"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.9,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.01,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Lower-cost tier for infrequently accessed data with retrieval fees","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Usage-based pricing. Standard: from $0.015/GB/month storage. Infrequent Access: from $0.01/GB/month. Free tier includes 10GB/month storage with per-operation allowances.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.cloudflare.com/plans","retrievedAt":"2026-10-12T15:29:33.672Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"GB","amount":0.01,"period":"month","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":0.01,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 27001","status":"active"}]` |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://www.cloudflare.com/solutions/security | https://www.min.io/topics/security |

## Capabilities (File Storage)

| Capability | Cloudflare R2 | 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 2026-10-16T20:14:49.755Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*