Comparison
MinIO vs SeaweedFS
Overview
MinIO is a high-performance, S3-compatible object storage system designed for private clouds and on-prem deployments. It is lightweight, Kubernetes-native and used for AI/ML data, backups and data lakes where teams want full control of their storage.
SeaweedFS is an open-source distributed storage system optimised for billions of small files. It offers an S3-compatible API, a Filer for POSIX-like access, and tiered cloud storage, focusing on fast access and simple operations at scale.
Features
- —Full Amazon S3 API compatibility
- —High-throughput performance
- —Kubernetes-native deployment
- —Erasure coding and bitrot protection
- —Encryption and identity management
- —Multi-site active-active replication
- —Optimised for billions of small files
- —S3-compatible API
- —Filer with POSIX-like access
- —Tiered and cloud storage backends
- —Fast key-file-value store
- —Rack-aware replication
Pricing
MinIO
open sourceFree plan available
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Open Source | Free | Self-hosted AGPL. |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | Commercial license and support. |
SeaweedFS
open sourceFree plan available
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Open Source | Free | Self-hosted Apache 2.0. |
Company Fit
MinIO
StartupSMBEnterprise
SeaweedFS
StartupSMBEnterprise
Alternatives
MinIO alternatives