StoneFly’s Amazon S3 Compatible Object Storage Solutions
Highly Scalable & Secure Amazon S3 Compatible Storage
- Cloud: AWS S3 & Other Amazon S3 Compatible Clouds
- Virtual Amazon S3 Compatible Solution (VM) : Amazon S3 Compatible Storage Provisioning using Available Storage Resources with Support for VMware, Hyper-V, KVM & Citrix (XenServer)
- Local Amazon S3 Compatible Object Storage Appliances: Enterprise & Value-Tier Amazon S3 Compatible Object Storage Servers
Physical Appliance Starting Price: $2495
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StoneFly’s Amazon S3 Compatible Object Storage Solutions: Overview
StoneFly offers three object storage options:
- Cloud: Serverless object storage in AWS cloud or any other Amazon S3 compatible cloud.
- Virtual: Deploy SCVM as a VM on VMware, Hyper-V, KVM and Citrix (formerly XenServer) hypervisors and provision Amazon S3 compatible object storage volumes using the available storage stack.
- Physical: Purpose-built local Amazon S3 compatible object storage appliances.
Our Amazon S3 compatible object storage solutions (cloud, virtual or physical) can be configured as storage targets for backup software such as Rubrik, Commvault, Veritas, Veeam, and more.
StoneFly’s object storage solutions can be seamlessly integrated with Amazon S3 compatible applications, servers, and software.
DCIG Top 5 MidMarket Object-Based Backup Target 2025 – 2026
StoneFly’s object storage is ranked as a Top 5 Midmarket Object Backup Target for 2025-2026 by DCIG. This award highlights StoneFly’s Air-Gapped Vault®, Always On-Air® Gapped storage, and flexible deployment of air-gapped repositories, controllers, and nodes, ensuring top-tier ransomware protection and data resilience.
Amazon S3 Compatible Object Storage in the Cloud
Integrate cloud object storage repositories with your on-premises infrastructure using StoneFly cloud storage gateway.
Our cloud storage gateway can let you configure Amazon S3 storage in AWS or any other Amazon S3 compatible cloud. These cloud-based object repositories can be set up as target storage locations for your:
- Backup software like Rubrik, Veeam, Commvault, Acronis, etc.
- On-Premises Infrastructure: NAS, SAN, unified systems, and Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI)
- Virtual Machines (VMs) running on VMware, Hyper-V, KVM, Citrix (XenServer)
- Relational Databases such as MySQL, Hadoop, Docker, PostGreSQL, etc.
- And More!
StoneFly cloud storage gateways are available as virtual gateway and hardware gateway appliances.
The virtual gateway appliance can be deployed as a VM on VMware, Hyper-V, KVM and Citrix (formerly XenServer) hypervisors.
See Our Amazon S3 Compatible Storage in the Cloud in Action
What is Local Amazon S3 Compatible Object Storage?
Local object storage repositories deliver cloud-like performance and scalability; enabling you to leverage affordable on-premises storage without having to worry about network, bandwidth and file size limitations, data and server security, compliance, and egress costs.
With our technology, you can set up local Amazon S3 compatible object storage in two ways:
- Deploy StoneFly SCVM as a VM on your VMware, Hyper-V, KVM or Citrix (XenServer) hypervisor and provision object storage volumes repurposing unused storage resources.
- Set up enterprise or value-tier purpose-built Amazon S3 object compatible storage appliances.
StoneFly SCVM and object storage appliances support cloud connect to AWS and other Amazon S3 compatible clouds for data archiving and long term data storage.
Local Amazon S3 Compatible Object Storage Provisioning
with StoneFly SCVM
Re-purpose unused storage resources and provision Amazon S3 compatible object storage volumes using StoneFly SCVM.
You can deploy StoneFly SCVM as a VM on industry standard hypervisors to provision local Amazon S3 compatible object storage volumes and integrate them with backup software like Rubrik, Veeam, Commvault, etc. relational databases such as MySQL, Hadoop, Docker, PostGreSQL, etc. or Amazon S3 compatible applications like SAP HANA and more.
Our technology enables you to provision local Amazon S3 compatible object storage for:
- Hyper-V workloads
- VMware workloads
- KVM workloads
- Proxmox Workloads
- Citrix (XenServer) Workloads
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What are Local Amazon S3 Compatible Object Storage Appliances?
StoneFly’s Amazon S3 object compatible storage appliances are purpose-built object storage hardware with built-in active/active RAID controllers.
The local or on-premises Amazon S3 compatible object storage appliances are highly scalable and provide seamless integration with all Amazon S3 compatible applications, software and cloud.
StoneFly’s Amazon S3 Compatible Storage Appliances
StoneFly’s Amazon S3 compatible storage appliances enable applications, software, backup appliances, and Virtual Machines (VMs) to store hundreds of terabytes of data in a highly scalable, high performance and affordable storage system. These systems are accessed using industry standard Amazon S3 compatible object storage protocols and REST APIs.
With support for high performance flash (SSDs) and enterprise SAS drives, multi-core processors, and RAID, the object storage appliances can be set up to support a wide array of enterprise requirements. The object storage appliances offer seamless integration with Amazon S3 compatible applications and software and allows you to set up storage tiers in AWS S3 and other Amazon S3 compatible object storage clouds; if need be.
StoneFly offers different configurations for the object storage appliance hardware. You can choose from an array of high performance enterprise Amazon S3 compatible object storage appliances and affordable value-tier appliances.
High Availability Amazon S3 Compatible Object Storage Appliances
StoneFly’s High Availability (HA) Amazon S3 compatible object storage appliance is a disaggregated, dual-controller system designed for enterprise-grade data availability and security. Featuring dual active/active controllers and a high-availability RAID array, the appliance delivers automated failover and failback to ensure zero downtime during maintenance or hardware failures.
The system supports air-gapped and immutable object storage capabilities, making it ideal for ransomware-proof backup and long-term data retention. It integrates seamlessly with mainstream backup software, including Veeam, Commvault, HYCU, Veritas, and Rubrik, and supports virtualization platforms such as VMware, Hyper-V, KVM, Citrix, XenServer, and Proxmox. With optional JBODs for scalable storage expansion and support for SAN, NAS, and object storage protocols, the appliance is designed to meet the needs of enterprises looking for a secure, scalable, and resilient on-premises storage solution.
Key Features of StoneFly Local Amazon S3 Compatible Object Storage Appliances
Highly Scalable
Capable of scale out & scale up; the StoneFly object storage appliances are hyperscale systems that can scale to virtually unlimited number of nodes with hundreds of terabytes to petabytes of storage capacities.
Hybrid Systems
The appliances support on-premises, and cloud-based Amazon S3 compatible object storage protocols. This capability enables you to set up tiered storage in the cloud for long term storage and retention.
Advanced Data Security
StoneFly object storage appliances secure data-at-rest and data-in-transit with state-of-the-art encryption technology that protect the data from malicious access and threats like ransomware attacks.
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StoneFly’s Amazon S3 Compatible Object Storage OS Features
Data Deduplication
Optimize storage footprint & enhance storage resource usage
Automated Tiering
Define policies and automatically transfer data between high performance and cost-effective storage tiers
Advanced Data Security
Secure Amazon S3 compatible object data with state-of-the-art encryption technology that protects data-at-rest and data-in-transit
WORM Storage
Provision onsite and/or cloud-based Write-Once Read-Many (WORM) storage volumes for secure, compliant and immutable data storage
Immutable Snapshots
Secure mission-critical data with built-in read-only delta-based snapshots
Advanced Reporting
Real-time graphical performance reporting with tracking, monitoring & utilization reporting
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Available StoneFly’s Amazon S3 Compatible Object Storage Appliance Series
Choose from a range of value-tier, mid-tier, and enterprise-tier storage appliances & build your storage system as per your requirements and budget. Available StoneFly appliance series include:
- XS-Series (Enterprise Single Xeon Storage Appliances)
- XD-Series (Enterprise Dual Xeon Storage Appliances)