# MinIO vs Storj

| Attribute | MinIO | Storj |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 62.5 (41% (low)) | 63.3 (75% (high)) |
| content.faq | `[{"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}]` | `[{"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,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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,"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}` | `{"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 | 4 | 20 |
| integrations.list | `[{"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"}]` | `[{"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 | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"regional","availableCountries":["US","EU"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"linux":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"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"]}` | `{"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 | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":5,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.95 |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 2","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 27001","status":"active"}]` | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","status":"active"}]` |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://www.min.io/topics/security | https://www.storj.io/object-storage/compliance |

## Capabilities (File Storage)

| Capability | MinIO | 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 2026-10-16T20:59:35.916Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*