SoftNAS vs. TrueNAS Comparison


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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 Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported	Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Supported Cloud Not Supported On-Premises Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
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 Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Not Supported	API Offers API Supported
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Pricing SotNAS is priced by the data performance needed and not the amount of data stored. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported	Pricing Free Free Version Supported Free Trial Supported
Reviews/Ratings Overall 5.0 / 5 ease 3.0 / 5 features 5.0 / 5 design 4.0 / 5 support 5.0 / 5 Read all reviews	Reviews/Ratings Overall 4.7 / 5 ease 4.4 / 5 features 4.7 / 5 design 4.5 / 5 support 4.4 / 5 Read all reviews
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.
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Company Information Buurst Founded: 2012 United States www.buurst.com/products/softnas/	Company Information iXsystems Founded: 2001 San Jose, CA www.truenas.com
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Categories Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Supported Cloud Management Supported Cloud Migration Supported Cloud Storage Supported Network Attached Storage (NAS) Supported Server Virtualization Supported Software-Defined Storage (SDS) Supported Virtual Desktop (VDI) Supported	Categories Network Attached Storage (NAS) Supported Operating Systems Supported
Show More Features Cloud Management Features Access Control Not Supported Billing & Provisioning Not Supported Capacity Analytics Not Supported Cost Management Supported Demand Monitoring Not Supported Multi-Cloud Management Not Supported Performance Analytics Not Supported SLA Management Not Supported Supply Monitoring Not Supported Workflow Approval Not Supported Cloud Storage Features Access Control Supported Archiving & Retention Not Supported Backup Not Supported Data Migration Supported Data Synchronization Not Supported Encryption Not Supported File Sharing Not Supported Version Control Not Supported Server Virtualization Features Audit Management Not Supported Health Monitoring Not Supported Live Machine Migration Not Supported Multi-OS Virtual Machines Not Supported Patching / Backup Not Supported Performance Log Not Supported Performance Optimization Supported Rapid Provisioning Supported Security Management Not Supported Type 1 / Type 2 Hypervisor Not Supported
Integrations Microsoft Azure Supported Amazon S3 Not Supported Amazon Web Services (AWS) Supported Asigra Not Supported Azure Marketplace Supported Backblaze Not Supported Elasticsearch Not Supported Google Cloud Platform Not Supported Ikonik Not Supported LDAP Supported Netdata Not Supported Nextcloud Not Supported PhotoPrism Not Supported Pi-hole Not Supported Plex Not Supported Prometheus Not Supported Storj Not Supported Syncthing Not Supported VMware vSphere Supported WireGuard Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 5 Integrations	Integrations Microsoft Azure Supported Amazon S3 Supported Amazon Web Services (AWS) Not Supported Asigra Supported Azure Marketplace Not Supported Backblaze Supported Elasticsearch Supported Google Cloud Platform Supported Ikonik Supported LDAP Not Supported Netdata Supported Nextcloud Supported PhotoPrism Supported Pi-hole Supported Plex Supported Prometheus Supported Storj Supported Syncthing Supported VMware vSphere Not Supported WireGuard Supported Show More Integrations View All 17 Integrations
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