MinIO provides 80-90% of AWS S3 capabilities in a self-managed, developer-friendly way.Enterprises seeking data control and cost savings can leverage MinIO as a private cloud solution.MinIO offers features like auto-creating buckets, using Java for file uploads, and a contextual comparison with AWS S3.It is suitable for local development, air-gapped enterprise deployments, and AI/ML data pipelines, fully compatible with AWS S3 tools.