MinIO, Inc.

min.io · Palo Alto, United States of America

MinIO develops an open-source, high-performance object storage software platform that is compatible with the Amazon S3 API and can be deployed on any infrastructure, including Kubernetes, public cloud, and on‑premises environments. The company serves enterprises, cloud-native developers, and service providers that need scalable storage for analytics, AI/ML, backup, and application data, generating revenue through commercial subscriptions, enterprise features, and support services around its open-source core.

  • Database & Data Storage
  • Cloud Infrastructure & Hosting
Revenue
$25.0M
Employees
130
Founded
2014
Headquarters
Palo Alto, United States of America

What 26 Arbolus experts think of MinIO, Inc.

NPS is strongly bimodal, with 45% Promoters (NPS 9-10), especially among high spenders and Influencers, and 22% Detractors (NPS ≤6) mainly among low spenders and certain Users. Renewal intent is strong in 54% of responses, skewed toward high investment accounts and those fully implemented beyond pilot. Stickiness is high among those using MinIO in production/for more than a year, but pilots represent a significant minority, often with mixed or neutral sentiment. Experts praise performance, security, S3 compatibility, and regulatory-compliance but highlight operational complexity and cost sensitivity as key risks.Overall Customer Sentiment: Positive

Who reviewed MinIO, Inc.

Total customers 26 17 current · 9 former
Reviews growth +5 in six months
Seniority of respondents
  • C-Suite 72% (19)
  • Director 12% (3)
  • Manager 16% (4)
Engineering Generalist C-Suite NPS 8 Will renew
Revenue Leader Not specified NPS 8
Not specified Director NPS 10 Will renew

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Sentiment

3 Net Promoter Score, from 26 scored reviews
  • Promoters 9
  • Passives 9
  • Detractors 8

Cumulative NPS by month

+0 over 6 months
  • Apr 7
  • Dec 7
  • May 7
  • Jun 7
  • Jul 8
  • Oct 7

Net Promoter Score across 2 reviews, accumulated up to each month. Category median 18 across 2 companies.

Praised

  • AI-Driven Administration
  • Simplified Platform Management
  • Enhanced Enterprise Integration
  • Regulatory and Security Leadership

Criticised

  • Price Sensitivity Limits Stickiness
  • Feature Configuration and Enterprise Integration
  • Operational Complexity and Skills Dependence
  • Competitive Cloud-Native Landscape

What customers say

Regulatory and Security Leadership
“I value MinIO for enabling regulatory mapping, offering compliance frameworks, and ensuring data confidentiality, integrity, and availability across sensitive use cases.”
Cloud-Native Integration and Performance
“I recommend MinIO for its cloud-native performance, seamless integration into Kubernetes, strong S3 compatibility, and proven security compliance.”
AI and Analytics Support
“I rely on MinIO as our high-performance S3-compatible object-storage layer underpinning our large-scale data, analytics, and AI workloads.”

Renewal intent

Plan to renew 50%
  • Will renew 12
  • Undecided 9
  • Not renewing 3

Plan to renew, by seniority

  • C-Suite 47% 17 answers
  • Director 67% 3 answers
  • Manager 50% 4 answers
  • 8.8/10 Average score from customers who will renew
  • 5.8/10 Average score from undecided customers
  • 5.7/10 Average score from customers not renewing

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