Top 15 FreeNAS Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

FreeNAS is a free NAS (Network-Attached Storage) server, supporting: CIFS (samba), FTP, NFS, AFP, RSYNC, iSCSI protocols, S.M.A.R.T., local user authentication, Software RAID (0,1,5) with a Full WEB configuration interface. FreeNAS takes less than 32MB once installed on Compact Flash, hard drive or USB key.
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1. NAS4Free

NAS4Free NAS4Free is an embedded Open Source Storage NAS (Network-Attached Storage) distribution based on FreeBSD. This project is a continuation of FreeNAS 7 series project.NAS4Free supports sharing across Windows, Apple, and UNIX-like systems. It includes ZFS v28, Software RAID (0,1,5), disk encryption, S.M.A.R.T / email reports etc. with the......

2. napp-it

napp-it A napp-it is a high-quality block- and filestorage on common and favourable server hardware from ex. DataOn, Dell, HP or SuperMicro paired with a solid server OS (preferable Omnios/ OI/ Solaris but now with ZFS and job/ snap management on Linux) with an easy online installer and webbased GUI management......

3. OpenMediaVault

OpenMediaVault 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. Thanks to the modular design of the framework it can be enhanced via plugins.OpenMediaVault is primarily designed to be used......

4. Rockstor

Rockstor 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.......

5. Recovery Explorer Professional

Recovery Explorer Professional Recovery Explorer Professional works with a great deal of data storage media – both linear and redundant internal computer disks, externally attached drives and logical units of a server organized into RAID, including NAS. Neither does Recovery Explorer Professional leave behind encrypted devices - the program brings in a variety......

6. PA Storage Monitor

PA Storage Monitor PA Storage Monitor shows what you are storing and supports your storage manager tasks. Many rich file reports, including file owner information available.PA Storage Monitor:**Report on file ages, types, owners, duplicates...**Scan and catalog terabytes of file information**Predict when disks will run out of space**Monitor and alert on user and directory......

7. ZFSguru

ZFSguru Are you one of many home users who store a lot of personal data, accumulated over the years, and want to store those in a safe and cool way? Then consider the advantages of using ZFSguru:-Use high-quality RAID and filesystem technology provided by ZFS. Get rid of the bad quality......

8. SnapRAID

SnapRAID Disk array backup with snapshot raid......

9. Openfiler

Openfiler Openfiler is a network storage operating system, fronted by a web based management user interface. Any industry standard x86 or x86/64 server can be converted into a powerful multi-protocol network storage appliance, replete with an intuitive browser-based management interface, in as little as 15 minutes. File-based storage networking protocols such......

10. nmon

nmon This systems administrator, tuner, benchmark tool gives you a huge amount of important performance information in one go. It can output the data in two ways......

11. glances

glances Glances is a CLI curses based monitoring tool for GNU/Linux and BSD OS. Glances uses the PsUtil library to get information from your system. It is developed in Python.......

12. unRAID Server

unRAID Server Traditional approaches to personal computing technology place limits on your hardware’s capabilities, forcing you to choose between a desktop, media player, or a server. With unRAID, we can deliver all of these capabilities, at the same time, and on the same system.......

13. UFS Explorer Standard Access

UFS Explorer Standard Access UFS Explorer Standard Access is a software application designed exclusively for cases when it's difficult or impossible to access not-damaged data on a physical storage, disk images or virtual disks of virtual machines. The software enables fast and easy access to blocked data. Supporting a great variety of operating systems......

14. EON ZFS Storage

EON ZFS Storage What is EON?Embedded Operating system/Networking is a small operating system, built on Solaris, designed to store any amount of digital data on Intel/AMD (x86) hardware, using the amazing, enterprise class Zettabyte File System.Why use EON?Because it offers rock solid, reliable, enterprise featured storage, with unlimited filesystem snapshots(version-ing or rollback points),......

15. @MAX SyncUp

@MAX SyncUp @MAX SyncUp is a feature-rich utility for backing up and synchronizing data on a local network or over the Internet. @MAX SyncUp provides an Apple Time Machine style backup using hard links. It allows for the effective remote synchronizing through an RSync-like algorithm to detect and transfer only the changed......