About Züs

Introduction to Züs

Züs is a leading privacy and secure AI data platform that provides users full ownership and control of their data, with powerful AI agents on Vult.network to accelerate productivity. It is also ideal for on-prem, high speed S3 storage as well as backup and disaster recovery to prevent outage, breach, and ransomware issues.

It has an unparalleled data integrity layer on the blockchain and a zero knowledge network, with data and key distributed so that its almost impossible to breach. Another standout feature is that it allows users to share encrypted data easily, even on a public link.

We’ve built the first S3-compatible storage platform that is both ACID-compliant and runs on a zero-knowledge network — eliminating the need for additional services like AWS Athena or GuardDuty to secure or query your data.

Zus Performance Metrics

Our Promise: 10x Value to Customers

  • 5x better performance – Real-world tests showed up to 5x gains versus AWS.

  • 2x lower costs – Thanks to zero egress and zero API fees, you save more as your usage scales.

  • 2x lower carbon footprint – Our erasure-coded architecture minimizes redundancy-related overhead.

  • Bulletproof security – Split-key security, zero-knowledge design, and erasure coding ensure unmatched internal breach resistance.

  • No vendor lock-in – Easily add, remove, or swap providers with no disruption or central dependency.

One of our enterprise customers benchmarked Züs against AWS using s3compare.io and saw 5x performance improvements across common S3 operations — validating our edge in real-time workloads and data transfer scenarios.

We also fill security and vendor neutrality gaps that MinIO and AWS have in their solution. Check the table below for comparison.

Beyond backup and datalake storage, our platform is ideal for storing AI data, where integrity and verifiability matter such as for MCP workflows.

Feature
AWS S3
MinIO
Züs

Managed Infrastructure

Fully managed with strong global uptime

Self-hosted; requires manual setup and scaling

Fully managed decentralized infrastructure with flexible scaling

Split-key Internal Breach Security

Not available; single-party access control

Not available

Built-in split-key security prevents internal breaches by decentralizing key control

Zero Egress Fees

Charges apply for all outbound data

No egress fees

No egress fees on outbound traffic across providers

Zero API Fees

Charges per API call

Free API access

Free unlimited API requests; ideal for high-frequency apps

Encrypted Data Sharing

Requires external tools or complex configuration

Not supported natively

Native proxy re-encryption enables secure, private sharing of encrypted files

Zero Knowledge Network

Not supported

Not supported

Zero-knowledge architecture ensures providers can't access file contents or user identity

ACID Compliant (Data Integrity)

Eventual consistency; not ACID compliant

No built-in ACID guarantees

Fully ACID compliant to ensure consistent reads/writes and verifiable storage behavior

Add/Swap Infrastructure (No Lock-in)

Vendor lock-in with no real-time provider switching

Tied to fixed infrastructure

Add, remove, or swap storage providers dynamically with no lock-in

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