# JuiceFS vs Storj

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Storj

| Attribute | JuiceFS | Storj |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 50 (6% (low)) | 63.3 (75% (high)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"An open-source file system enabling thousands of clients to read and write shared cloud storage with local-like performance, storing data in object storage and metadata in compatible databases. It is indexed under File Storage.","source":"https://juicefs.com/","question":"What is JuiceFS?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"JuiceFS is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. Paid editions are also offered: Professional and Enterprise, priced on request. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://juicefs.com/","question":"Is JuiceFS free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"JuiceFS supports Windows, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://juicefs.com/","question":"What platforms does JuiceFS support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. JuiceFS can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://juicefs.com/","question":"Can JuiceFS be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 24 integrations for JuiceFS, including AWS, Google Cloud Storage, Alibaba Cloud OSS, Tencent Cloud COS, Redis, PostgreSQL, TiKV and MySQL, plus 16 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://juicefs.com/","question":"What does JuiceFS integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"JuiceFS is available worldwide. Its primary markets are China and the United States. The vendor is headquartered in China.","source":"https://juicefs.com/","question":"Where is JuiceFS available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"A platform that allows files to be encrypted, fragmented, and stored across a globally distributed network of computers. Users retrieve their own data through an S3-compatible interface. It is indexed under File Storage.","source":"https://www.storj.io/","question":"What is Storj?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Storj offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.storj.io/blog/announcing-pioneer-2-and-tardigrade-io-pricing","question":"Is Storj free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Storj 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.storj.io/blog/announcing-pioneer-2-and-tardigrade-io-pricing","question":"What platforms does Storj support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Storj, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.storj.io/blog/announcing-pioneer-2-and-tardigrade-io-pricing","question":"Can Storj be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed HIPAA and GDPR for Storj. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Storj not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.storj.io/object-storage/compliance/hipaa","question":"What security certifications does Storj have?","confidence":0.7}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A distributed file system for cloud environments that presents object storage to applications as a standard file system with POSIX, Hadoop, Kubernetes, and S3 interfaces, supporting thousands of concurrent clients. | A decentralized, S3-compatible cloud storage platform that breaks encrypted data into pieces and distributes them across a global network of storage nodes. It delivers performance comparable to local file access while reducing storage costs through distributed architecture. |
| features.capabilities | `{"open_source":true,"storage_tiering":true,"s3_api_compatible":true,"encryption_at_rest":true,"lifecycle_policies":true}` | `{"versioning":true,"open_source":true,"erasure_coding":true,"object_lock_worm":true,"object_versioning":true,"s3_api_compatible":true,"encryption_at_rest":true,"customer_managed_keys":true,"cross_region_replication":false,"multi_region_replication":false,"object_lock_immutability":true}` |
| integrations.count | 9 | 20 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage"},{"name":"Alibaba Cloud OSS"},{"name":"Tencent Cloud COS"},{"name":"Redis"},{"name":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"TiKV"},{"name":"MySQL"},{"name":"SQLite"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Podman"},{"name":"Hadoop"},{"name":"AWS Marketplace"},{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"Grafana"},{"name":"Pyroscope"},{"name":"Graphite"},{"name":"BadgerDB","native":true},{"name":"S3","native":true},{"name":"HDFS","native":true},{"name":"Qiniu Cloud Kodo","native":true},{"name":"WebDAV","native":true},{"name":"FUSE","native":true},{"name":"POSIX","native":true},{"name":"Amazon S3","native":true,"category":"storage","direction":"bidirectional"}]` | `[{"name":"Arq Backup"},{"name":"Slack","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Veeam"},{"name":"TrueNAS"},{"name":"Splunk"},{"name":"s3fs"},{"name":"FileZilla"},{"name":"LucidLink"},{"name":"Cyberduck"},{"name":"Rucio"},{"name":"Elements"},{"name":"Dataverse"},{"name":"Zerto"},{"name":"Unitrends"},{"name":"MSP360"},{"name":"Atempo"},{"name":"Acronis"},{"name":"Docker Container Registry"},{"name":"Amove"},{"name":"Iconik"},{"name":"Photos+"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"CN","primaryMarkets":["CN","US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"regional","availableCountries":["US","EU"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","description":"Free tier with storage quota limits","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Professional","commitment":"monthly","description":"Paid subscription with increased quotas","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","description":"Custom contract-based enterprise deployment","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier available; Professional and Enterprise plans with pricing on request","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://juicefs.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T09:06:22.281Z","freeTrialDays":30}` | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Object Storage Standard","summary":"$5 minimum monthly fee plus $7/TB egress","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"TB"},"kind":"metered","amount":7,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Pay-as-you-go distributed object storage with competitive egress pricing","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Object Storage Advanced","summary":"$5 minimum monthly fee plus $7/TB egress","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"TB"},"kind":"metered","amount":7,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Advanced tier for higher-volume use cases with same pricing structure","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Object Mount Teams","summary":"$29/month per license with 500 GB Storj storage included","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":29,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"License to mount Storj Object Storage as a local filesystem","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage":"500 GB/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Object Mount Any S3","summary":"$39/month per license for any S3-compatible storage","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":39,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"License to mount any S3-compatible storage as a local filesystem","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Object Storage from $5/month minimum; Object Mount from $29/month. Free 30-day trial with 25 GB storage.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.storj.io/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-28T11:39:56.164Z","freeTrialDays":30,"startingPrice":{"amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":5,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.95 |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","status":"active"}]` |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://www.storj.io/object-storage/compliance |

## Capabilities (File Storage)

| Capability | JuiceFS | Storj |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 2026-10-16T20:14:51.197Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*