October 23, 2025 | 17:13 | 2 minutes
MinIO OSS: Another Rug Pull in Open Source?
MinIO, once a darling of the open-source object storage world, has followed a path we’ve seen before: slowly pulling the rug on its OSS community. It started subtly, features were stripped from the community edition, leaving users with a barebones experience. Now, MinIO has taken it a step further by ceasing distribution of pre-built binaries altogether. The project is now source-only, as confirmed in their GitHub README. This move significantly raises the barrier to entry for users who relied on the simplicity of ready-to-run binaries. One of MinIO’s biggest selling points was its sleek UI. With that gone from the OSS version and enterprise pricing remaining steep, it’s time to consider alternatives.
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