AWS S3 vs MinIO

Is MinIO a good alternative to AWS S3? Here’s what you need to know.

MinIO

Free

High-performance S3-compatible object storage. Open source.

MinIO is a high-performance, S3-compatible object storage system. Built for large-scale AI/ML, data lake, and cloud-native workloads. Run anywhere — bare metal, Kubernetes, or Docker.

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Why switch from AWS S3?

Indie pricing — no enterprise markup or per-seat fees
Direct maker support — talk to the person who built it
Transparent & open — many indie tools are open-source
No vendor lock-in — own your data, export anytime

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