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MinIO is
a popular object-storage server that offered compatibility with the Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
API. In December 2025, the company behind the project (also named MinIO)
announced
that the project was in maintenance mode and would not accept new changes; it
was archived
completely in February 2026. MinIO users have been hunting for alternatives
since then, but the array of choices can be baffling. While many other projects
aim to fill the space, their strengths and areas of focus tend to vary. Two of
the alternatives—Ceph and Garage—are particularly compelling,
and both offer solid S3 compatibility.