Cloudian HyperStore vs MinIO AIStor
Cloudian HyperStore
cloudian.com
MinIO AIStor
min.ioSide by side
| Figure | Cloudian HyperStore | MinIO AIStor |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 5 |
| Spec score · Software-Defined Storage Software | 8.8 (#3) | 8.7 (#4) |
| Compliance | Cloudian states that HyperStore uses a FIPS 140-3 Level 1 validated cryptographic module and supports compliance assessments for SEC 17a-4(f), FINRA 4511, CFTC 1.31 and IDW PS 880. | 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 | Documentation includes searchable HTML help plus administrator, installation, admin-API and AWS-API support guides, with copies available on the configuration controller. | The documentation includes installation, administration, SDK references, API compatibility, operations, metrics, troubleshooting, upgrades and disaster recovery topics. |
| Founded | 2011 | 2014 |
| Headquarters | San Mateo, California, United States | Redwood City, California, United States |
| Purpose | HyperStore is enterprise-scale object storage software for capacity-intensive workflows and large volumes of unstructured data. | AIStor combines persistent memory, tables, objects, and files in an enterprise AI data store. |
| Rating on G2 | 4.7 out of 5 from 13 reviews | 4.3 out of 5 from 17 reviews |
| Support | Cloudian describes four service levels—HyperCare, Premier, Standard Support, and Basic Support—and says its global support and professional services teams are available 24×7. | Enterprise includes SUBNET direct-to-engineer support 24/7/365 with a less-than-four-hour SLA and Panic Button; Enterprise Lite offers optional direct-to-engineer support with a less-than-five-day SLA. |
| What it does | Cloudian HyperStore is enterprise S3-compatible object-storage software for large unstructured-data repositories across on-premises, hybrid-cloud and edge environments. | AIStor combines persistent AI-agent memory, Apache Iceberg tables, S3-compatible objects and files in one enterprise data store. |
Plans
Cloudian HyperStore
- HyperStore free trialFree
- Cloudian HyperStorePriced on request
- HyperStore enterprise deploymentPriced on request
MinIO AIStor
- AIStor FreeFree
- AIStor EnterprisePriced on request
- AIStor Enterprise LitePriced on request
- EnterprisePriced on request
- Enterprise LitePriced on request
In their own words
Cloudian HyperStore
Cloudian HyperStore has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
MinIO AIStor
MinIO AIStor combines persistent memory, tables, objects, and files in an enterprise AI data store. AIStor Memory holds agent context, workspaces, secrets, artifacts, and telemetry. AIStor Tables provides native Apache Iceberg storage for analytics, feature stores, lakehouse architectures, and structured AI datasets. S3-compatible object storage covers models, checkpoints, training datasets, embeddings, documents, media, and logs. Access and integration options include S3, S3 Express, MCP, SFTP and Files, Iceberg Catalog, and OpenSharing. Management features include an admin console, QoS, lifecycle management, encryption, key management, a data firewall, and immutability. The product lists several replication modes, along with audit trails, Prometheus metrics, and error logs. Installation options include Linux, Windows, macOS, Kubernetes Helm, OpenShift, and Podman. AIStor Free costs nothing and includes the full feature set, but is intended for single-node, self-supported use without resilience beyond one node; redistribution is prohibited. Enterprise and Enterprise Lite pricing is available on request. Lite is for capacity requirements below 400 TiB; deployments exceeding that are upgraded to Enterprise. A 60-day trial is listed.