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.
Which should you choose?
MinIO is open-source, S3-compatible, and optimized for high-throughput performance with Kubernetes-native deployment and enterprise support available. SeaweedFS is optimized specifically for billions of small files, with a POSIX-like filer and tiered cloud storage backends. Choose MinIO for general-purpose, high-throughput S3-compatible storage; choose SeaweedFS if your workload is dominated by huge numbers of small files.
TLDR
- —If you need general-purpose, high-throughput S3-compatible storage, choose MinIO.
- —If your workload involves billions of small files, choose SeaweedFS.
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
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Open Source | Free | Self-hosted AGPL. |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | Commercial license and support. |
SeaweedFS
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Open Source | Free | Self-hosted Apache 2.0. |
Company Fit
MinIO
SeaweedFS
Alternatives
MinIO alternatives