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ObjectiveFS

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What it 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 and can be self-hosted. The software runs on customer machines and connects directly to object stores through the S3 API, without storage clusters or metadata servers. Multiple machines can read and write the same filesystem, with updates 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 S3-compatible stores. Data is encrypted locally with a customer-known key and remains encrypted in transit and at rest; checksums verify integrity. Automatic and checkpoint snapshots can be mounted read-only. Personal costs $99 a month and includes 3 instances, up to 50 instances, 5TB storage, and unlimited filesystems. A 14-day trial is available, but there is no free plan. Object-store charges are billed separately. ObjectiveFS does not run natively on Windows, though a Linux machine can export it through NFS or Samba.

Spec sheet

Product
ObjectiveFS is a shared distributed POSIX file system providing persistent storage among cloud instances, laptops, containers and office servers.Read 1 Oct 2026 · objectivefs.com
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.Read 1 Oct 2026 · objectivefs.com
Headquarters
Raleigh, North Carolina, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · objectivefs.com
Maker
ObjectiveFS is a product by Objective Security Corp, a security-focused technology company with over 20 years of history.Read 1 Oct 2026 · objectivefs.com
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.Read 1 Oct 2026 · objectivefs.com
Concurrent access
Multiple machines can read and write the same filesystem concurrently, with updates visible across machines.Read 1 Oct 2026 · objectivefs.com
Cryptography
ObjectiveFS uses the NaCl crypto library with Salsa20 and Poly1305 algorithms and protection against cache timing attacks.Read 1 Oct 2026 · objectivefs.com
Encryption
Data is encrypted locally with a key known only to the customer and remains encrypted in transit and at rest.Read 1 Oct 2026 · objectivefs.com
Enterprise security
Enterprise supports AWS server-side encryption with Amazon S3-managed keys and AWS KMS-managed keys.Read 1 Oct 2026 · objectivefs.com
Integrity
Cryptographically strong checksums verify data integrity and operations are retried when checksums do not match.Read 1 Oct 2026 · objectivefs.com
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.Read 1 Oct 2026 · objectivefs.com
Object-store billing
Object-store charges are billed separately by the object-store provider and are not included in ObjectiveFS pricing.Read 1 Oct 2026 · objectivefs.com
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.Read 1 Oct 2026 · objectivefs.com
Snapshots
The product supports automatic and checkpoint snapshots, and snapshots can be mounted as read-only filesystems.Read 1 Oct 2026 · objectivefs.com
Windows limitation
ObjectiveFS currently does not run natively on Windows, but a Linux machine can export it to Windows through NFS or Samba.Read 1 Oct 2026 · objectivefs.com

Plans and prices

Personal $99 a month $99 / month 3 included instances · 50 maximum instances · 5TB storage · Unlimited filesystems Read 1 Oct 2026 · objectivefs.com
Team $499 a month $499 / month 10 included instances · 500 maximum instances · 100TB storage · Unlimited filesystems Read 1 Oct 2026 · objectivefs.com
Corporate $999 a month $999 / month 15 included instances · 5000 maximum instances · 1PB storage · Unlimited filesystems Read 1 Oct 2026 · objectivefs.com
Enterprise Priced on request Contact Us ([email protected]) Unlimited instances · Unlimited storage · Unlimited filesystems · SLA options available Read 1 Oct 2026 · objectivefs.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Machines can concurrently read and write shared filesystems.
  • Connects directly to supported object stores through S3 API.
  • Encrypts data in transit and at rest.
  • Supports automatic and checkpoint snapshots.
  • Personal includes 5TB storage and unlimited filesystems.

Limits

  • Does not run natively on Windows.
  • Object-store charges are billed separately.
  • Personal costs $99 a month.
  • No free plan is available.

Who it suits

ObjectiveFS suits teams that need a shared filesystem across machines and object-storage targets. Its Linux and macOS support and self-hosted deployment may fit organizations managing their own infrastructure.

Verdict

ObjectiveFS provides shared access to object-backed storage with encryption, integrity checks, and snapshots. Budget separately for its subscription and object-store charges, and account for the lack of native Windows support.

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