koigrid vs AWS S3
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 ~$33/mo (87%)
For object storage with real download traffic. Estimate from public pricing; koigrid bills reserved resources by the hour, with egress included. (prices reviewed 2026-07-03)
| Feature | koigrid | AWS S3 |
|---|---|---|
| Egress (downloads) | Included | $0.05–0.09/GB |
| Pricing model | Per GB stored, egress included | 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 is included — no per-GB egress bill like AWS.
A price you can read
One public price per GB stored — 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?
It depends on the workload. koigrid charges for the RAM and disk you reserve, by the hour, shared vCPU included, from a public price list — with bandwidth included and no per-request fees. Egress-heavy setups usually come out well ahead; 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.