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MinIO

S3-compatible object storage, one binary

provisional — pending verificationAGPL-3.0self-hostable
Arete score
4.8 / 5
Autonomy5
Return5
Efficiency5
Transparency4
ἀρετή “AH-reh-tay” — excellence: a thing being good at what it’s for. Mean of the four principle scores. How we score →
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~ Provisional — seeded estimate by a human researcher; full rubric pass pending. Working notes ↓

Why it's listed

MinIO is listed in backup & object storage because it competes on utility: s3-compatible object storage, one binary. It's VC-backed — we note this openly and watch the monetization path; the license and self-host route are the safeguards. Licensed AGPL-3.0; pricing: free (ce) / enterprise. Technically it's lean — it runs comfortably on modest hardware, which is exactly the proof-of-work efficiency we rank for. This entry is provisional — the scores are seeded estimates pending our full manual rubric pass, and the verification date will appear here once complete.

Facts

License
AGPL-3.0
Pricing
Free (CE) / enterprise
Funding model
VC-backed OSS
Self-hostable
Yes — deploy difficulty: easy
Replaces
AWS S3
Verification
Provisional — scores are seeded estimates pending manual verification

Evidence notes

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