COMPARISON
A free distributed start, not a single-node ceiling.A free distributed start, not a single-node ceiling.
Start with a free Keldra production licence for three nodes, 10 TB and 48 total CPU units. MinIO AIStor's free tier is single-node; its multi-node editions require a commercial quote.
Start usefully
Three nodes. 10 TB. 48 total CPU units.
See your next step
Choose capacity and nodes in the licence portal.
Keep the app together
Object storage, queries and permissions.
Store. Find. Control.
Object storage for real work.
Feature
Keldra
MinIO AIStor
Free production start
Three nodes, 10 TB and 48 total CPU units
Single-node deployment
First multi-node deployment
Included within the three-node entitlement
Enterprise Lite or Enterprise; quote required
Growing beyond the starter offer
Self-service capacity and node selection
Lite below 400 TiB; Enterprise beyond that tier
Object access
Published S3 subset plus the native API
Advertised S3 and additional protocols; check edition
Current server licence
Proprietary; free and paid entitlements
Commercial AIStor editions
First paid price
Self-service calculation before checkout
Quote required; no public minimum on the pricing page
DIFFERENT STARTING POINTS
Choose the path that fits your plans.
If your first useful setup needs several nodes, that purchase boundary matters. Keldra includes three nodes in its free production offer. Compare the actual next entitlement with a dated AIStor quote rather than an assumed minimum bill.
No payment details are required for Keldra's free licences.
REAL-WORLD SCENARIOS
From a working start to a larger deployment.
Choose for the deployment you need now and the next step you expect to take.
You need a distributed start
Use Keldra's included three-node production entitlement to test your deployment shape before buying more capacity. You still provide the machines, backups and operational care.
You expect to grow
Keldra's portal calculates a selected entitlement before checkout. For AIStor, obtain the applicable edition, capacity, term and support quote. Compare that actual purchase, not a made-up pricing cliff.
IMPORTANT CONTEXT
Same goals. Different choices.
This compares current AIStor tiers, not historical MinIO community releases. Both products are self-hosted. Keldra's query and permission model is its own; test the operations and tools your app relies on.
Current AIStor tiers and pricing
Checked against MinIO's official pricing page on 14 October 2026. No minimum annual invoice is asserted. Feature and service terms should be checked again when requesting a quote.