With so many S3-compatible providers on the market, it can be difficult to understand which one truly fits your workload. To keep things objective, we used MinIO warp v1.0.7, a widely adopted open-source benchmarking tool. Tests included upload, download, mixed workloads, small object throughput, and large object handling. All benchmarks were run under identical conditions on a Debian 13 VM with 16 GB RAM, located in US-East-1, using 8 concurrent threads and consistent object sizes. Our methodology is fully reproducible — every parameter and setup detail is publicly available. You can find the complete benchmark methodology and replication guide with step-by-step instructions to run your own tests. All pricing information reflects rates publicly available as of October 1, 2025.…