TrueNAS

TrueNAS

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About

Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) is the intuitive operating system that powers every Synology NAS. Let us organize and protect your data so you can focus on what you do best. Our latest official release offers more possibilities for large deployments, improved SMB file sharing options, more intuitive management, and new versions of our most popular packages, while being easier than ever to monitor and protect. Your Synology NAS will give a home to all your photos, videos, and music. Store and back up your media in a safe place that can be accessed from anywhere. Never lose your photos with easy backup tools for your mobile phone and Synology NAS. Share publicly, add passwords, or quickly set up extra user accounts to show off your work. Stream movies and TV shows to your Android TV, Apple TV, or portable devices. Organize libraries and configure permissions to share videos with family members.

About

TrueNAS is the world's most deployed storage software. TrueNAS is a universal data platform that allows users to easily adopt a modern, open source approach to storing and protecting their growing data. TrueNAS is open source and harnesses the power of the legendary ZFS file system to provide unified storage (File, Block Object, and Apps) with the reliability and performance demanded by virtualization, backup, and many other data-heavy workloads. The TrueNAS CORE edition (formerly FreeNAS) is based on FreeBSD for unified scale-up storage. The TrueNAS SCALE edition is based on Debian Linux for either scale-up or scale-out solutions, and offers Linux Containers, VMs (KVM), and scale-out ZFS storage capabilities. Both are known to work well on standard hardware. Join the millions already using TrueNAS, including the majority of Fortune 500 companies, and experience why TrueNAS is very highly rated for yourself.

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Audience

Companies of all sizes seeking a solution to organize and protect their data

Audience

Anyone who stores valuable data and wishes to powerfully protect it and benefit from open source economics.

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

API

Offers API

API

Offers API

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version
Free Trial

Pricing

Free
Free Version
Free Trial

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 4.5 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.7 / 5
ease 4.4 / 5
features 4.7 / 5
design 4.5 / 5
support 4.4 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • -popular platform for NAS -very stable, well support, great community -cost-effective -flexible through growing number of apps (and ability to access linux core) -allows growth into serious server self-hosting
  • Reliability is exceptional. Easy to use custom-GUI. Plethora of updates. New Cloud Backup solution called C2 that is native to the appliance and sold by Synology. Best 1TB cost in the business. Device is compact and easy to setup/install. Multiple USB, Ethernet and "server" ports available to end-users.

Cons

  • -cost rises quickly with higher performance/storage demand -slow grow (DSM versions take a long time) -limited expansion capabilities on beginner level models -can get expansive (if you need to grow into larger models with higher performance, storage and memory needs)
  • Very few. It's going to sound ridiculous, but I'd prefer the ability to choose warning beeps. It sounds just like a UPS and as a technician, I know how to ignore those. I'd rather have a unique tone to identify the device. The screwless hardware is actually very strange to attach to the device. It uses a pin system for the screw holes instead of a blade like on most server chassis'

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • I've been using TrueNAS Core server for about 4 months now. It serves a home storage role for me and my girlfriend. Hopefully in the near future, I will persuade our two families to also accept it, so that our valuable data can have the needed care. This will also allow me to upgrade it, and use much more of what TrueNAS has to offer. To point out few of the best pros, here they are: Features Stability Hardware compatibility Open source nature
  • Reliability. Flexibility. Price. UX/UI. Easy to manage. Snapshots. Recovery functionality. Encryption. and etc.
  • The initial configuration was a walk in the park. ZFS is awesome in so many ways! The Ui in both Core and Scale is clean and organized. Setting up VM and containers is foolproof.
  • Web interface. Easy to use and secure. Mostly the fact that is somewhat agnostic to hardware. Requirements are not crazy bad and it just works.
  • The stability and data integrity. Plugins and more recently the Linux branch (Scale). Docker support. Growth and constant innovation.

Cons

  • Without too much experience in this regard, since it is my first server, I will nevertheless be honest, and admit that after a month, there was no reply to my ticket on the TrueNAS forum. There really are a lot of resources, but they are scattered across the web, many of them being related to an old, FreeNAS product. Interface and guides, for better ease-of-use, are the main things that I would like to be improved. Of course, being a community supported version of TrueNAS, that has its real limits. But I believe that community will grow in the near future.
  • USB external drive support. Some UX/UI issues.
  • It's too soon for me to list cons since i'm so new, the features i'm using work flawlessly.
  • Interface can be slow at times and a bit crowded and I wish they had a way to support some hardware other than inter nics.
  • Network stack can be a little wonky when you have multiple NICs.

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Company Information

Synology
United States
www.synology.com/dsm

Company Information

iXsystems
Founded: 2001
San Jose, CA
www.truenas.com

Alternatives

Alternatives

Synology Chat

Synology Chat

Synology
Windows Server

Windows Server

Microsoft
C2 Storage

C2 Storage

Synology C2
Synology Drive

Synology Drive

Synology
Hyper Backup

Hyper Backup

Synology

Categories

Categories

Business Continuity Features

Backup Log
Backup Scheduling
Compression
Continuous Backup
Encryption
Incremental Backup
Local Server Options
Multiple System Support
Remote Server Options
Secure Data Storage
Web Access / Restoration

Integrations

Amazon S3
Asigra
Backblaze
Domotz
Google Cloud Platform
Hyper Backup
Ikonik
MAKVES DCAP
Microsoft Azure
Netdata
Nextcloud
PhotoPrism
Plex
Prometheus
Storj
Syncthing
WireGuard

Integrations

Amazon S3
Asigra
Backblaze
Domotz
Google Cloud Platform
Hyper Backup
Ikonik
MAKVES DCAP
Microsoft Azure
Netdata
Nextcloud
PhotoPrism
Plex
Prometheus
Storj
Syncthing
WireGuard
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