SoftNAS

SoftNAS

Buurst
TrueNAS

TrueNAS

iXsystems
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About

SoftNAS is a cloud-native, software-defined, full-featured enterprise cloud NAS filer product line for primary data storage, secondary storage and hybrid cloud data integration. It enables existing applications to securely migrate to and connect with the cloud without re-engineering. With enterprise-class NAS features like: high-availability, deduplication, compression, thin-provisioning, snapshots, replication, cloning, encryption (at rest and in transit), LDAP and Active Directory integration, and support for NFS, CIFS, iSCSI or AFP storage protocols, SoftNAS protects mission-critical and primary, active/hot data, backup/archive data and makes cloud data migration faster and more reliable. SoftNAS offers the broadest range of storage options in terms of price vs. performance and backend storage selection, on-demand at petabyte scale across the AWS and Azure Marketplaces or on-premises on VMware.

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

DataOps, Data Engineering, Storage

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.
SotNAS is priced by the data performance needed and not the amount of data stored.
Free Version
Free Trial

Pricing

Free
Free Version
Free Trial

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 3.0 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 4.0 / 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

  • With its expertise in cloud-native storage solutions, SoftNAS enables enterprises to set up and maintain scalable Network-Attached Storage (NAS) systems across cloud providers, including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.

Cons

  • Even though SoftNAS provides scalable options, businesses should carefully weigh the financial ramifications, particularly in cloud settings where usage-based storage prices may apply. Cost-effective configuration optimization is essential.

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

Buurst
Founded: 2012
United States
www.buurst.com/products/softnas/

Company Information

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

Alternatives

TrueNAS

TrueNAS

iXsystems

Alternatives

Zadara

Zadara

Zadara Storage
Windows Server

Windows Server

Microsoft
StoneFusion

StoneFusion

StoneFly
MayaNAS

MayaNAS

ZettaLane Systems

Categories

Categories

Cloud Management Features

Access Control
Billing & Provisioning
Capacity Analytics
Cost Management
Demand Monitoring
Multi-Cloud Management
Performance Analytics
SLA Management
Supply Monitoring
Workflow Approval

Cloud Storage Features

Access Control
Archiving & Retention
Backup
Data Migration
Data Synchronization
Encryption
File Sharing
Version Control

Server Virtualization Features

Audit Management
Health Monitoring
Live Machine Migration
Multi-OS Virtual Machines
Patching / Backup
Performance Log
Performance Optimization
Rapid Provisioning
Security Management
Type 1 / Type 2 Hypervisor

Integrations

Microsoft Azure
Amazon S3
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Asigra
Azure Marketplace
Backblaze
Elasticsearch
Google Cloud Platform
Ikonik
LDAP
MinIO
Netdata
Nextcloud
Pi-hole
Plex
Prometheus
Storj
Syncthing
VMware vSphere
WireGuard

Integrations

Microsoft Azure
Amazon S3
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Asigra
Azure Marketplace
Backblaze
Elasticsearch
Google Cloud Platform
Ikonik
LDAP
MinIO
Netdata
Nextcloud
Pi-hole
Plex
Prometheus
Storj
Syncthing
VMware vSphere
WireGuard
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