MinIO

S3-compatible object storage server you run yourself; the open-source community edition is AGPL-3.0, now source-only and in an archived repository, with the commercial AIStor editions as its successor.

Shut down / archived · Apr 2026: The open-source community edition's repository is archived and ships as source only; the commercial AIStor editions succeed it. Source ↗

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Where it fits

File Storage · Self-hosted object storageThe long-standing S3-compatible server for self-hosting, with many existing guides, Docker setups and client SDKs.Trade-off: The open-source community edition is AGPL, ships as source only, and its repository was archived in 2026; new features go into the commercial AIStor editions.

How MinIO itself is built

1 tools, from its own code, website and Product Hunt page.

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Who uses it

1 makers' products, each linked to the source that shows it, and 74 open-source projects that declare it in their code.

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FinyuusA code-first language for durable, governed AI workflows

“Needing to support s3 as well as local storage - Minio was necessary.”

File StorageMaker says so · source ↗

Aix-DB Aix-DB 基于 LangChain/LangGraph 框架，结合 MCP Skills 多智能体协作架构，实现自然语言到数据洞察的端到端转换。File StorageIn its code · source ↗

atom Atom Agent, Open-Source Governed AI Agent Platform for Self-Hosted AutomationFile StorageIn its code · source ↗

AutoGPT AutoGPT is the vision of accessible AI for everyone, to use and to build on. Our mission…File StorageIn its code · source ↗

bisheng BISHENG is an open LLM devops platform for next generation Enterprise AI applications. P…File StorageIn its code · source ↗

GenerativeAIExamples Generative AI reference workflows optimized for accelerated infrastructure and microserv…File StorageIn its code · source ↗

illacceptanything The project where literally anything* goes.File StorageIn its code · source ↗

JamAIBase The collaborative spreadsheet for AI. Chain cells into powerful pipelines, experiment wi…File StorageIn its code · source ↗

nocodb 🔥 🔥 🔥 A Free & Self-hostable Airtable AlternativeFile StorageIn its code · source ↗

puppyone-cloud Context drive for your AI agentsFile StorageIn its code · source ↗

refly The first open-source agent skills builder. Define skills by vibe workflow, run on Claud…File StorageIn its code · source ↗

rocketride-server High-performance AI pipeline engine with a C++ core and 50+ Python-extensible nodes. Bui…File StorageIn its code · source ↗

tracecat Open-source security automation platform for teams and AI agentsFile StorageIn its code · source ↗

typebot.io 💬 Typebot is a powerful chatbot builder that you can self-host.File StorageIn its code · source ↗

lmring Open-source, self-hostable LLM arena with model compare, voting, and leaderboardsFile StorageIn its code · source ↗

tambo Generative UI SDK for ReactFile StorageIn its code · source ↗

documenso Open-source e-signature platform and DocuSign alternative that can be self-hosted or use…File StorageIn its code · source ↗

Helicone LLM observability platform and gateway that logs, monitors and helps debug requests acro…File StorageIn its code · source ↗

Plane Open-source project management app with issues, cycles, and modules as a self-hostable a…File StorageIn its code · source ↗

Trigger.dev Platform for building and running durable background jobs and AI agent workflows in Type…File StorageIn its code · source ↗

FastGPT FastGPT is a knowledge-based platform built on the LLMs, offers a comprehensive suite of…File StorageIn its code · source ↗

KnowFlow KnowFlowRAGFile StorageIn its code · source ↗

laudspeaker 📢 Laudspeaker is an Open Source Customer Engagement and Product Onboarding Platform. Op…File StorageIn its code · source ↗

Open source: a project that declares MinIO as a dependency in its public code — verifiable, but not necessarily a live product.

What makers say

1 makers on why they use MinIO, in their own words on Product Hunt.

Needing to support s3 as well as local storage - Minio was necessary.

Finyuus Sep 2026 ↗

Alternatives to MinIO

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Amazon S3Apps already on AWS, or ones that need lifecycle rules, storage tiers and event triggers.

Cloudflare R2Files that get downloaded often — the S3 API without egress fees.Free tier4 makers · file storage

UploadThingTypeScript apps that want typed upload endpoints and drop-in upload components instead of wiring presigned URLs.Free tier

Vercel BlobNext.js apps hosted on Vercel that need simple uploads with no extra account.Free tier

SupabaseApps already on Supabase — storage access follows the same row-level security policies as your data.Open sourceFree tier3 makers · file storage

UppyAn open-source upload widget with drag-and-drop, progress, resumable uploads and direct-to-S3, in front of whatever bucket you choose.Open sourceFree tier2 makers · file storage

SeaweedFSRunning your own S3-compatible storage for lots of files, from one server up to a cluster.Open sourceFree tier

GarageA small, single-binary S3-compatible store for a few self-hosted machines, even in different locations.Open sourceFree tier

On Product Hunt, people weigh it against: Microsoft Azure.

Questions makers ask about MinIO

Is MinIO free?

Yes — there is a free tier a small product can run on; paid use starts at Contact sales (AIStor Enterprise). source ↗

Is MinIO open source or self-hostable?

Open source, and you can self-host it. source ↗

Can AI coding agents work with MinIO?

No llms.txt, official MCP server or CLI found yet.

Who uses MinIO?

1 makers' products we track, each with a source, and 74 open-source projects declare it in their code. source ↗