The Best Open Source TrueNAS AlternativesTop NAS Systems and other similar apps like TrueNAS

The best open source alternative to TrueNAS is openmediavault. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to TrueNAS and nine of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to TrueNAS are XigmaNAS, Rockstor, Amahi Home Server and EasyNAS.

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  1. openmediavault icon

    openmediavault

     105 likes

    openmediavault is the next generation network attached storage (NAS) solution based on Debian Linux. It contains services like SSH, (S)FTP, SMB/CIFS, DAAP media server, RSync, BitTorrent client and many more. It can be enhanced via plugins.

    17 openmediavault alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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    Comments about openmediavault as an Alternative to TrueNAS
    Guest
    Positive
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    I use it for over three years now without any major problem. It's based on Debian and very stable. The interface is smooth and all works great. I use OMV for backup, file server, media server (DLNA), downloads (YT and torrent) and it performs and extra virus scan on all my files.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    StevenNexus
    Positive
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    Faster and lighter weight than FreeNAS.

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    • Almost everyone thinks openmediavault is a great TrueNAS alternative.

    • openmediavault is the most popular Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to TrueNAS.

    • openmediavault is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to TrueNAS.

    • openmediavault is Free and Open SourceTrueNAS is also Free and Open Source
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    XigmaNAS

     25 likes

    XigmaNAS (formerly NAS4Free) is an embedded Open Source Storage NAS (Network-Attached Storage) distribution based on FreeBSD. This project is a continuation of TrueNAS 7 series project.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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    Rockstor

     15 likes

    Rockstor is a free and open source NAS (Network Attached Storage) operating system. It’s a software solution and can be installed on commodity hardware or a hypervisor satisfying minimum system requirements.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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    Comments about Rockstor as an Alternative to TrueNAS
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    adding more disks is much easier than freenas. i have implemented it for client.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Rockstor is a great TrueNAS alternative.

    • Rockstor is Freemium and Open SourceTrueNAS is Free and Open Source
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    Amahi Home Server

     19 likes

    The Amahi Home Server is designed for home and small office environments where the technical support staff do not want the job!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    The Amahi dashboards "Storage" tab allows you to view the temperatures of your hard-drives (that is if they have that ability) and also how much used and free space that drive has. Can show unlimited amount of drives.
     
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    EasyNAS

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    It uses openSUSE Leap as a base with the Btrfs advanced file system. EasyNAS is managed through a web-based interface and offers such features as on-line growing of file systems, snapshots and copy-on-write.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  7. ESOS

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    Enterprise Storage OS® is a quasi Linux distribution based on the excellent SCST project; its purpose is to provide SCSI targets via a compatible SAN (Fibre Channel, InfiniBand, iSCSI, FCoE). In a nutshell, ESOS® can easily turn a server with the appropriate hardware...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    PetaSAN

     1 like

    PetaSAN is an open source Scale-Out SAN solution offering massive scalability and performance. PetaSAN uses modern cloud based technologies to provide the elasticity and agility to scale up the storage cluster simply by adding more nodes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    SnapRAID

     10 likes

    Disk array backup with snapshot raid.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    OviOS Linux

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    OviOS Linux is a specialized Linux distribution aimed at creating the fastest and easiest Linux unified storage server. It requires no knowledge of Linux, NFS, SMB or iSCSI protocols to create a fully functional storage server in less than 10 minutes, simply by following the 4...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor
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