koigrid vs AWS S3
Flat-rate object storage with bandwidth included — the simple alternative to AWS S3.
AWS S3 is cheap to store but brutal to read back: egress runs $0.05–0.09/GB and pricing has dozens of dimensions. Move real traffic and the bill becomes a guessing game.
Same setup — what you actually pay
You save ~$3/mo (8%)
For object storage with real download traffic. Estimate from public pricing; koigrid is flat-rate with egress included. (prices reviewed 2026-07-03)
| Feature | koigrid | AWS S3 |
|---|---|---|
| Egress (downloads) | Included | $0.05–0.09/GB |
| Pricing model | Flat rate | Per GB + egress + requests + tiers |
| Setup | One API call / your AI agent | IAM, policies, regions, console |
| Lock-in | None (open MinIO, portable) | High — egress makes leaving expensive |
What koigrid improves
No metered egress
Bandwidth comes with your plan — no per-GB egress bill like AWS.
One predictable price
Flat rate — no 40-dimension pricing to model.
Agent-native
Create buckets and keys from Claude Code or any LLM via our API.
Frequently asked questions
Is koigrid cheaper than AWS S3?
koigrid is flat-rate with bandwidth included — no per-GB egress or per-request fees. For a comparable setup you usually pay a lot less (see the estimate above).
Can I migrate from AWS S3 without lock-in?
Yes. koigrid runs on portable primitives — standard PostgreSQL, S3-compatible storage and containers — so you can move in (or out) whenever you want.
Where is my data hosted?
In data centers in the EU, on servers we run ourselves. The privacy policy says exactly where.
Can I run everything from an API or an AI agent?
Yes — koigrid is API-first and agent-native: every action has an API and a scoped token, with llms.txt and OpenAPI so an LLM can operate it end to end.