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MinIO AIStor Pricing

Features
Management

Global Console, QoS, Catalog, Life Cycle Management

Replication

Active-Active, Sync, Async, Multi-site, Bucket, Batch & Edge

Observability

Audit Trail, Prometheus Metrics and Error Logs

Identity & Access Management

Active Directory, LDAP, OpenID and STS

Security

Encryption, Key Management Server, Data Firewall, Immutability

Protocols

S3, FTP, RDMA, AIHub and promptObject

Accelerators

Distributed Cache, AVX-512, AVX-2, NEON, SVE and VSX

Support

One-click Health Diagnostics for MinIO, Kubernetes, Linux, Network, Drive, CPU and Memory

Performance Tests, Inspect and Profile for Object, Drive and Network

Annual Architecture, Performance and Security Review

Call Home Diagnostics (optional)

Certifications

FIPS 140-a Compliant

SOC2 Certification

Pentest Report

ISO 27001 Certified

SEC 17a-4(f), FINRA 4511(c) and CFTC 1.31(c)-(d) Compliant

Enter Usable Capacity
$96K Platform Fee
Flat Platform Fee up to 400 TiB
Total Annual Price
$96,000

Design Your
Infrastructure

This is a recommended configuration based on the desired capacity entered. You may adjust these values for your requirements.
Rack Scale HA  
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Number of Servers per Rack
Number of Drives per Server
Drive Capacity
TiB
Erasure Code Stripe Size (K+M)
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Erasure Code Parity (M)
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Usable Capacity
480
Raw Capacity
768
Storage Efficiency
63
Total number of Servers
16
Total number of Drives
128
Rack Failure(s) Tolerance
3 rack failures in total
(3 rack failures per stripe)
Server Failure(s) Tolerance
3 server failures in total
(3 server failures per stripe)
Drive Failure(s) Tolerance
24 drive failures in total
(3 drive failures per stripe)
Command Line Parameters
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MinIO's Recommended Configuration

MinIO is hardware agnostic and runs on a variety of hardware architectures ranging from ARM-based embedded systems to high-end x64 and POWER9 servers. However, for a large scale data storage infrastructure, we recommend the following server configuration.
Processor
x64
Drives
NVMe Flash
PCIe Gen 4.0
30 TB or higher
Network
Single/Dual
100 GbE or higher
Memory
256 GB RAM
or higher
Kernel
Linux kernel 5.x
or newer
The MinIO DataPod is a full reference architecture for deployments of 100PiB. This includes hardware, software and networking.

MinIO's Hardware
Recommendations

MinIO will run on almost any hardware, but we recommend the following for high performance workloads. Use the "Ask an Expert" button to talk to the team about your specific requirements.

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Why Our Customers Buy

1.
Total Cost of Ownership

AIStor comes with predictable licensing costs - everything is included and most organizations have a return on their investment within a quarter or two. The total cost of ownership of a non-commercial implementation is often higher when factoring in support, customization, maintenance, and security.

2.
Technical Expertise

The team at MinIO has a remarkable set of technical capabilities that become available to AIStor customers. MinIO employs a unique approach, providing direct, 24/7 access to our engineers via the SUBNET portal. This speeds resolution time but also brings a broader perspective - often identifying issues before they become problems.

3.
Production Assurance

While MinIO prides itself on performance and simplicity, production deployments of MinIO are invariably mission-critical and touch a number of different technologies. When everything matters - performance, security, scale and manageability - AIStor offers expertise, guaranteed response times and the efficiency of a direct-to-engineer engagement model.

What our
Customers
are Saying

MinIO Is The Most Reliable Object Storage Solution For On-Premise Deployments. We use it as a high-performance object storage solution for several analytics use cases. Switching over to MinIO from HDFS has improved the performance of analytics workloads significantly.
— Banking, IT.
Firm Size: 30B + USD
MinIO - A Must Have For Hyper-Scale Storage. Our group’s goal to optimize performance and reduce costs were met and exceeded by MinIO. The object storage server MinIO provides was compatible with our existing systems which was a huge bonus for us. They also helped us to reduce our overall storage footprint which also helped us reduce costs.
— Healthcare and Biotech, Engineering - Other.
Firm Size: 10B - 30B USD
When it comes to data storage, there are a lot of different options to choose from. But for our most recent project, our customer required that all systems and services be hosted on-premise for data security reasons. So we needed to find a reliable multi-cloud storage solution that would work well in a K8S cluster environment.
— Banking, Software Development.
Firm Size: 3B - 10B USD
MinIO is the de facto standard in object storage. It's very simple to use. The CLI version for MinIO is also simple and can be used with any AWS S3 compatible object storage product.
— Travel and Hospitality, IT.
Firm Size: 250M - 500M USD
MinIO delivers unparalleled performance at lower TCO. Simple way to store with no hidden cost like egress rates.
— Software. Software Development.
Firm Size: 50 - 250 M USD

Take a Tour

Commercial license holders gain access to a modern support portal (SUBNET) that replaces traditional ticketing systems with real-time collaboration between your infrastructure team and MinIO's engineering team. SUBNET provides a secure communication channel to exchange logs and certified software binaries. As a result, through SUBNET, MinIO can guide its customers through critical bug fixes, security patches and other optimizations for their production instances. It is specifically designed for fast paced devops-centric infrastructure where issues need to be resolved in real time.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is MinIO offering a hosted service or software?

MinIO sells a commercial license to its software-defined storage product which in turn comes with premium, direct-to-engineer support delivered through the SUBNET portal.MinIO does not operate a hosted object storage service.Deployments of MinIO range from the public cloud, the private cloud, third-party data centers and the edge. Customers provision their own hardware - architected for the specific use case they intend to support in production. Information on suggested hardware can be found here.

What hardware do you recommend for MinIO?

For production workloads, MinIO has recommended capacity and performance configurations from Supermicro, Dell, HPE, Cisco and Western Digital. Many of our customers also run on bare metal options like Equinix Metal. Others run on specific hardware profiles in the public cloud. MinIO is happy to consult with your teams to determine the correct configuration for your use case. Complete the Request an Evaluation form to get in touch.

Where can I purchase the hardware?

MinIO is happy to put you in contact with our hardware partners or with select resellers with whom we have worked. Complete the Request an Evaluation form to get in touch.

What is MinIO's commitment to Open Source?

At MinIO, we firmly believe in the philosophy of Open Source and collaborative development. The MinIO Object Store is licensed under Affero General Public License Version 3 (AGPLv3). To understand more, we recommend visiting our Compliance Page.

Who actually owns and controls MinIO upstream?

MinIO is a commercial and Open Source licensed product developed by MinIO, Inc. MinIO trademarks and all the code developed by MinIO are fully owned and controlled by MinIO, Inc.

What are the licensing options available for the MinIO object storage suite?
  • Commercial License
  • GNU AGPL v3 Open Source license

For more information please see our Compliance Page.

Why should I choose a Commercial license when an Open Source license is available?

Any use of Open Source software comes with rights and obligations. As important as these are for a thriving community, there are some developers and/or organizations who don’t wish to use the software under the Open Source licensing terms and thus would prefer a commercial license. MinIO intends to support both perspectives with the Open Source licensing and a commercial license which provides exceptions to the obligations found in the Open Source licenses.

Open Source licensing is ideal for use cases where all obligations under “copyleft” licenses can be met. Where those obligations cannot be met, we suggest getting a commercial license.

The commercial MinIO license gives you the rights to create software on commercial terms without any Open Source license obligations. With the commercial license you also have access to the SUBNET portal and MinIO’s premium support experience.

Why should I pay for Open Source?

While Open Source provides a number of benefits, it also comes with certain restrictions.

Is MinIO offering a hosted service or software?

MinIO sells a commercial license to its software-defined storage product which in turn comes with premium, direct-to-engineer support delivered through the SUBNET portal.MinIO does not operate a hosted object storage service.Deployments of MinIO range from the public cloud, the private cloud, third-party data centers and the edge. Customers provision their own hardware - architected for the specific use case they intend to support in production. Information on suggested hardware can be found here.

What is MinIO's commitment to Open Source?

At MinIO, we firmly believe in the philosophy of Open Source and collaborative development. The MinIO Object Store is licensed under Affero General Public License Version 3 (AGPLv3). To understand more, we recommend visiting our Compliance Page.

Who actually owns and controls MinIO upstream?

MinIO is a commercial and Open Source licensed product developed by MinIO, Inc. MinIO trademarks and all the code developed by MinIO are fully owned and controlled by MinIO, Inc.

What are the licensing options available for the MinIO object storage suite?
  • Commercial License
  • GNU AGPL v3 Open Source license

For more information please see our Compliance Page.

Why should I choose a Commercial license when an Open Source license is available?

Any use of Open Source software comes with rights and obligations. As important as these are for a thriving community, there are some developers and/or organizations who don’t wish to use the software under the Open Source licensing terms and thus would prefer a commercial license. MinIO intends to support both perspectives with the Open Source licensing and a commercial license which provides exceptions to the obligations found in the Open Source licenses.

Open Source licensing is ideal for use cases where all obligations under “copyleft” licenses can be met. Where those obligations cannot be met, we suggest getting a commercial license.

The commercial MinIO license gives you the rights to create software on commercial terms without any Open Source license obligations. With the commercial license you also have access to the SUBNET portal and MinIO’s premium support experience.

Why should I pay for Open Source?

While Open Source provides a number of benefits, it also comes with certain restrictions.

Can I continue to use my commercial license after it has expired?

No. You are not permitted to use the commercial license if the subscription is not active. The rights to continue using MinIO software under the commercial license expire when the license term expires or the subscription is canceled.

Do I need to worry about GNU AGPLv3 when using a commercially licensed version of MinIO?

No. When using the commercially licensed version of MinIO, we provide the entire MinIO object storage suite under the commercial license terms.

Does the total raw capacity of my MinIO cluster matter for determining how much I pay?

No, MinIO charges on utilized capacity. The utilized capacity is determined by the committed capacity in the commercial agreement. For example, if your commercial agreement is for 200 TiB and your cluster has 500 TiB we will charge you for 200 TiB (unless you exceed that amount). MinIO will work with you to select the optimal levels of capacity that is actually needed for your deployments and your capacity commitment will be based on that need.

We offer increasing discounts for larger capacity commitments. MinIO will charge you for the pre-committed capacity for the duration of the contract.

What happens if I go over my capacity limit?

MinIO will work with you to measure your storage utilization quarterly. If your utilization exceeds the purchased (committed) capacity, MinIO will invoice you for the additional capacity for the remainder of the contract term. Please contact [email protected] if your needs changed through the term of the contract and we will work with you to ensure MinIO can best meet your needs.

Does MinIO charge for erasure-code parity data as part of my MinIO usage?

No. MinIO only includes the actual amount of data stored in the system as part of its capacity utilization calculation. This calculation excludes any redundant data such as the erasure-code parity data. For example, If the erasure parity is set to 4 in MinIO, then 200 TiB worth of objects will consume 268TiB of drive space including the parity data. However, we will only count 200 TiB of the data towards your used capacity. Please consult the erasure code calculator on the pricing page for more detail.

This provides our customers with no disincentives with regard to higher parity choices.

How does MinIO treat replicated data as part of my MinIO usage?

MinIO considers replicated data to be part of the usable capacity. For example, if you have 200 TiB and you replicate that data to another site, the usable capacity will be 400 TiB.

How does MinIO calculate capacity charges when object versioning is enabled?

MinIO charges for all the object versions since all versions are actively served. For example, if you have four versions of an object, the size of the object includes all its versions. For example, if an object was modified four times (10 MB, 11 MB, 8 MB, 15 MB), the total capacity would be 44 MB.

When versioning is enabled, object deletes are simply a marker on the objects. Actual space is still consumed and accounted for by the pricing. To reclaim the space, you are required to explicitly delete all the object versions. You may also look at the ILM policy to automatically delete older versions.

Can I only have a subscription for a subset of my MinIO deployments?

No. It is MinIO's expectation that all capacity in the organization is accounted for in the subscription plan and that every deployment of MinIO is registered with the SUBNET portal.

What happens to my billing when my capacity reduces?

Customers can reduce the amount of data under management at the end of their contracted term and new pricing will be reflected.

How many "seats" or employees can access the SUBNET portal through a subscription?

There is no limit to the number of employees that can access the SUBNET portal and there are no additional charges for employees.

How secure is the SUBNET portal?

The SUBNET portal's security is audited by third parties for penetration testing and security best practices.

All credit card information and payment transactions are managed securely by our payments partners.

It should be noted that data hosted in a MinIO cluster is completely independent of the SUBNET portal and remains completely private.

How does a subscription address the security of my MinIO deployment?

MinIO is engaged with our customers, partners, key security stakeholders and the global open source community to identify security vulnerabilities.

Commercial licenses are managed via the SUBNET portal. Through SUBNET, MinIO knows the exact versions of the registered deployments. This enables us to identify specific vulnerabilities and to guide the customers to update immediately. When MinIO security experts identify security vulnerabilities, patches are security advisory notices are issued swiftly to all customers.

Unlike other open source companies that provide support for community developed code, MinIO is the primary developer behind the MinIO product stack. This enables us to address the critical vulnerabilities and issue a new release in a matter of hours.

What data is stored in the SUBNET portal?

SUBNET only hosts information related to support tickets, customer conversations, limited credit card information and user profiles.

Can I buy a commercial license without connecting my MinIO deployments to the SUBNET portal?

Yes.

What is the Panic button?

The Panic Button is a feature that will instantaneously alert every MinIO engineer across the globe to a customer’s production issue, mobilizing the entire organization to solve the problem. Panic Button issues automatically become the highest priority in the SUBNET portal until resolved.

What hardware do you recommend for MinIO?

For production workloads, MinIO has recommended capacity and performance configurations from Supermicro, Dell, HPE, Cisco and Western Digital. Many of our customers also run on bare metal options like Equinix Metal. Others run on specific hardware profiles in the public cloud. MinIO is happy to consult with your teams to determine the correct configuration for your use case. Complete the Request an Evaluation form to get in touch.

Where can I purchase the hardware?

MinIO is happy to put you in contact with our hardware partners or with select resellers with whom we have worked. Complete the Request an Evaluation form to get in touch