# MinIO vs Storj

**Leader by Vioscale score:** MinIO

| Attribute | MinIO | Storj |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 49.3 (43% (low)) | 34.6 (62% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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 |
| integrations.count | 12 | 1 |
| 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":"Arq Backup"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"linux":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free, single-node, community-supported","features":["Full-featured single-node deployment","Community Slack and documentation support"],"description":"Single-node deployment with community support","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise Lite","features":["Horizontally scalable multi-node architecture","Lite SUBNET subscription with health diagnostics and security reporting","Optional direct-to-engineer support (<5 day SLA)"],"description":"Multi-node deployment for teams with capacity requirements under 400 TiB","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"max_capacity":"400 TiB"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","features":["Dedicated virtual onboarding","Enterprise SUBNET with team governance","24/7/365 direct-to-engineer support (<4 hour SLA)","Panic Button support"],"description":"Full-featured enterprise deployment with dedicated support and governance","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"MinIO MemKV"}],"summary":"Free single-node tier; enterprise tiers via custom quote. 60-day trial available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.min.io/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T09:06:22.833Z","freeTrialDays":60}` | `{"summary":"Free 30-day trial with 25GB storage","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.storj.io/blog/announcing-pioneer-2-and-tardigrade-io-pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T09:08:01.048Z","freeTrialDays":30}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.transparent | no | no |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.95 |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

## 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: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:09:24.574Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*