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BeeGFS

Ch 057.2of 29 Distributed File System Software
  1. 1Runs onAPI, Linux, self-hosted
  2. 2CostsFree plan · free trial
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Overview

BeeGFS is ranked #5 of 29 in distributed file system software on Specifiction. It runs on API, Linux, Self-hosted. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered.

BeeGFS plans and pricing

All plans
Community Edition Free up to 1 PB total storage · BeeOND up to 5 compute nodes contributing storage · self-supported end users beegfs.io · 30 Sept 2026
Hive Enterprise Not published unlimited capacity · professional support contract · high availability · mirroring · quota enforcement · storage pools beegfs.io · 30 Sept 2026

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Facts

Purpose
BeeGFS is a parallel file system designed for high-performance computing, AI, and other data-intensive workloads.beegfs.io · 30 Sept 2026
Architecture
Its user-space services run over filesystems such as ext4, XFS, and ZFS, with metadata distributed across multiple servers.beegfs.io · 30 Sept 2026
Scale
BeeGFS can scale performance and capacity from small clusters to enterprise systems with thousands of nodes.beegfs.io · 30 Sept 2026
Linux support
The native BeeGFS client and server components are available for Linux on x86_64, AMD, ARM, OpenPower, and other CPU architectures.beegfs.io · 30 Sept 2026
Integrations
BeeGFS 8 Remote Storage Targets synchronize with S3 object storage, while BeeGFS Copy supports parallel copying with BeeGFS and other locally mounted file systems.beegfs.io · 30 Sept 2026
Enterprise features
Hive Enterprise includes high availability, metadata and file-content mirroring, quota enforcement, and storage pools with tiering.beegfs.io · 30 Sept 2026
Monitoring
BeeGFS provides system-wide monitoring and Grafana dashboards to inspect system performance and health.beegfs.io · 30 Sept 2026
Security
BeeGFS repositories and packages are digitally signed, and its documentation describes TLS encryption for some network communication by default.beegfs.io · 30 Sept 2026
Community license limit
The Community Edition is free for up to 1 PB of total storage, and exceeding that threshold requires a subscription-based license.beegfs.io · 30 Sept 2026
Community use restriction
The Community Edition is for self-supported end users; commercial third-party services and system integration offerings require Enterprise licensing.beegfs.io · 30 Sept 2026
Support
Hive Enterprise includes professional support, and BeeOND Enterprise lists 5×9 Next Business Day support with 24x7x4 available upon request.beegfs.io · 30 Sept 2026
Intended users
ThinkParQ describes its target environments as HPC, AI and deep learning, life sciences, and oil and gas.beegfs.io · 30 Sept 2026
Maker
ThinkParQ GmbH was founded in 2014 as a spin-out of the Fraunhofer Center for High-Performance Computing in Germany.beegfs.io · 30 Sept 2026

Company

Founded
2014beegfs.io · 28 Sept 2026
Headquarters
Kaiserslautern, Germanybeegfs.io · 28 Sept 2026

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