LINSTOR vs MinIO AIStor
LINSTOR
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MinIO AIStor
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| Figure | LINSTOR | MinIO AIStor |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $83.33/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 5 |
| Spec score · Software-Defined Storage Software | 7.9 (#12) | 8.7 (#4) |
| Founded | 2018 | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Vienna, Austria | Redwood City, California, United States |
| Purpose | LINSTOR is open-source software-defined storage management software for managing DRBD-replicated storage resources in Linux clusters. | AIStor combines persistent memory, tables, objects, and files in an enterprise AI data store. |
| Replication | DRBD supports synchronous, asynchronous, and semi-synchronous replication, and the page states it can provide up to 32 replicated persistent volumes. | Replication options include active-active, synchronous, asynchronous, multisite, bucket, batch and edge modes. |
| Support | LINBIT's pricing page describes 24×7 support tiers, with Enterprise listing a maximum four-hour initial response and one-hour emergency initial response. | 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. |
Plans
MinIO AIStor
- AIStor FreeFree
- AIStor EnterprisePriced on request
- AIStor Enterprise LitePriced on request
- EnterprisePriced on request
- Enterprise LitePriced on request
In their own words
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.