Comparison

MinIO vs Storj

On the evidence we track, MinIO leads this comparison with a composite score of 49/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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MinIO49
Storj35
Score
Vioscale score
MinIO49 / 100low · 43%updating
Storj35 / 100medium · 62%updating
Pricing
Free tier
MinIO
Storj
Model
Price level
MinIOlow
Storjlow
Transparent
MinIO
Storj
Integrations
Count
MinIO12
Storj1
Security
Gdpr
MinIO
Storj
Hipaa
MinIO
Storj
Iso27001
MinIO
Storj
Soc2
MinIO
Storj
Reliability
Sla pct
MinIO
Storj99.95

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for file storage. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

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

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

MinIO

Leader

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.

Independently observed

Storj

A globally distributed cloud storage service that encrypts and spreads data across a network of nodes, providing S3-compatible access with enhanced security, redundancy, and significant cost savings

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

MinIO

Leader
HybridFree tier60-day trial

Free single-node tier; enterprise tiers via custom quote. 60-day trial available.

  • FreeFree
    • Full-featured single-node deployment
    • Community Slack and documentation support
  • Enterprise LiteContact sales
    • Horizontally scalable multi-node architecture
    • Lite SUBNET subscription with health diagnostics and security reporting
    • Optional direct-to-engineer support (<5 day SLA)
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Dedicated virtual onboarding
    • Enterprise SUBNET with team governance
    • 24/7/365 direct-to-engineer support (<4 hour SLA)
    • Panic Button support
as of verify ↗

Storj

Free tier30-day trial

Free 30-day trial with 25GB storage

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
MinIO
Storj
Linux
MinIO
Storj
CLI
MinIO
Storj
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
MinIO
Storj
Self-hosted
MinIO
Storj
On-premise
MinIO
Storj
Hybrid
MinIO
Storj

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

MinIO

Leader
12 total
  • S3
  • S3 Express
  • SFTP
  • Apache Iceberg
  • Delta Lake
  • Databricks OpenSharing
  • Delta Sharing
  • Unity Catalog
  • Kubernetes
  • Spark
  • NVIDIA STX
  • Ray
Independently observed

Storj

1 total
  • Arq Backup
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.