JuiceFS
7.9#1 in distributed file system softwareFrom $0.02 a monthFree planAPILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted
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MinIO AIStor
7.3#2 in software-defined storage softwareFree planFree planWebAPILinuxmacOS
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| Fact | JuiceFS | MinIO AIStor |
|---|---|---|
| Compliance | JuiceFS Cloud Service states that it is SOC 2 compliant. | MinIO says AIStor includes WORM storage for SEC 17a-4(f), FINRA, and CFTC requirements, as well as controls supporting HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, SOC 2, and ISO 27001. |
| Documentation depth | The documentation site includes introduction, architecture, deployment, benchmarking, administration, security, tutorials, reference, FAQ, development and release-note sections. | The documentation includes installation, administration, SDK references, API compatibility, operations, metrics, troubleshooting, upgrades and disaster recovery topics. |
| Encryption | Documentation describes encryption in transit and client-side encryption at rest, while cached client data is not encrypted by default. | AIStor supports TLS 1.2 or later and server-side encryption through SSE-KMS or SSE-S3 with customer-managed keys. |
| Founded | 2017 | 2014 |
JuiceFS plans
- Community EditionFree
- Cloud Service$0.02 a month
- Enterprise EditionPriced on request
MinIO AIStor plans
- AIStor FreeFree
- AIStor EnterprisePriced on request
- AIStor Enterprise LitePriced on request
- EnterprisePriced on request
- Enterprise LitePriced on request
Pick JuiceFS if…
JuiceFS may suit teams managing shared or large data workloads across object storage, including users of Kubernetes or Hadoop ecosystem tools. Its deployment options also address organizations that want a self-hosted, managed, or enterprise setup.
Pick MinIO AIStor if…
AIStor suits teams building AI data stores that need object storage, agent memory, or Iceberg tables. The free tier fits single-node use cases that can be self-supported.