About Züs
Introduction to Züs
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Introduction to Züs
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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.
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.
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