ObjectiveFS
ObjectiveFS is a shared distributed POSIX file system for persistent storage across cloud instances, laptops, containers, and office servers.
What ObjectiveFS is
ObjectiveFS is a shared distributed POSIX file system for persistent storage across cloud instances, laptops, containers, and office servers. It runs on Linux and macOS, including self-hosted deployments, and connects machines directly to object stores through the S3 API rather than requiring storage clusters or metadata servers. Multiple machines can read and write the same filesystem, with changes visible across them. Supported targets include Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage, IBM Cloud Object Storage, Oracle Cloud, DigitalOcean Spaces, Scaleway, Wasabi, Ceph, MinIO, NetApp StorageGRID, Hitachi Content Platform, and other S3-compatible stores. ObjectiveFS provides local caching, edge synchronization, and FUSE, NFS, and SMB protocols. Data is encrypted locally with a customer-held key and remains encrypted in transit and at rest; checksums help verify integrity. Automatic and checkpoint snapshots can be mounted read-only. Object-store charges are separate.
Good
- Concurrent reading and writing across multiple machines
- Supports a range of object stores
- Offers FUSE, NFS, and SMB protocols
- Snapshots can be mounted read-only
- 14-day trial is available
Watch out
- No free plan
- Object-store charges are billed separately
- Does not run natively on Windows
Who it suits
It suits teams that need shared filesystems across machines and object-store providers, including hybrid or self-hosted setups. Buyers should account for separate object-store billing and the lack of native Windows support.
Verdict
ObjectiveFS combines shared filesystem access with direct object-store connections, snapshots, encryption, and several access protocols. It may fit teams seeking that setup, but costs begin at $99 a month and storage-provider charges are additional.
Plans and prices
From ObjectiveFS's own pricing page, checked 1 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Personal | $99 a month | 3 included instances · 50 maximum instances · 5TB storage · Unlimited filesystems · $99 / month |
| Team | $499 a month | 10 included instances · 500 maximum instances · 100TB storage · Unlimited filesystems · $499 / month |
| Corporate | $999 a month | 15 included instances · 5000 maximum instances · 1PB storage · Unlimited filesystems · $999 / month |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Unlimited instances · Unlimited storage · Unlimited filesystems · SLA options available · Contact Us ([email protected]) |
The facts
Each one read from ObjectiveFS's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Architecture
- The software runs on your machines and connects directly to an object store through the S3 API without requiring storage clusters or metadata servers.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Concurrent access
- Multiple machines can read and write the same filesystem concurrently, with updates visible across machines.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Cryptography
- ObjectiveFS uses the NaCl crypto library with Salsa20 and Poly1305 algorithms and protection against cache timing attacks.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- Data is encrypted locally with a key known only to the customer and remains encrypted in transit and at rest.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Enterprise security
- Enterprise supports AWS server-side encryption with Amazon S3-managed keys and AWS KMS-managed keys.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Integrity
- Cryptographically strong checksums verify data integrity and operations are retried when checksums do not match.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Object stores
- Supported object stores include Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage, IBM Cloud Object Storage, Oracle Cloud, DigitalOcean Spaces, Scaleway, Wasabi, Ceph and MinIO.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Performance
- The product uses workload-adaptive heuristics, advanced caching and bundled writes, with the homepage stating speeds above 550 MB/s read and write per node.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Product
- ObjectiveFS is a shared distributed POSIX file system providing persistent storage among cloud instances, laptops, containers and office servers.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Snapshots
- The product supports automatic and checkpoint snapshots, and snapshots can be mounted as read-only filesystems.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Support
- Pricing lists standard email support for Personal, priority email support for Team, high-priority email and phone support for Corporate, and highest-priority email and phone support plus onboarding, optimization and SLA options for Enterprise.checked 1 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Raleigh, North Carolina, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker
- ObjectiveFS is a product by Objective Security Corp, a security-focused technology company with over 20 years of history.checked 1 Oct 2026
Money
- Object-store billing
- Object-store charges are billed separately by the object-store provider and are not included in ObjectiveFS pricing.checked 1 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Windows limitation
- ObjectiveFS currently does not run natively on Windows, but a Linux machine can export it to Windows through NFS or Samba.checked 1 Oct 2026
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