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Best Gfarm Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from distributed file system software ranked against Gfarm on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    SeaweedFS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin $1.67/mo7.8
    Gfarm vs SeaweedFS
  2. 2
    JuiceFS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.6
    Gfarm vs JuiceFS
  3. 3
    LucidLink Free trial AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac $7/mo7.5
    Gfarm vs LucidLink
  4. 4
    MooseFS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.4
    Gfarm vs MooseFS
  5. 5
    BeeGFS Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free7.2
    Gfarm vs BeeGFS
  6. 6
    Hadoop Distributed File System Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.2
    Gfarm vs Hadoop Distributed File System
  7. 7
    LizardFS Free trial LinuxMacself-hostedWin 7.2
    Gfarm vs LizardFS
  8. 8
    Quobyte Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.2
    Gfarm vs Quobyte
  9. 9
    Google Cloud Filestore Free trial apiLinuxWebWin $0.01/mo7.1
    Gfarm vs Google Cloud Filestore
  10. 10
    OpenAFS Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    Gfarm vs OpenAFS
  11. 11
    Ceph Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free7.0
    Gfarm vs Ceph
  12. 12
    XtreemFS Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.0
    Gfarm vs XtreemFS
  13. 13
    Google Cloud Managed Lustre apiLinuxWeb 6.9
    Gfarm vs Google Cloud Managed Lustre
  14. 14
    ObjectiveFS Free trial LinuxMacself-hosted $99/mo6.9
    Gfarm vs ObjectiveFS
  15. 15
    Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.8
    Gfarm vs Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP
  16. 16
    Gluster Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.8
    Gfarm vs Gluster
  17. 17
    Tahoe-LAFS apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.8
    Gfarm vs Tahoe-LAFS
  18. 18
    Qumulo Cloud Data Platform Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.7
    Gfarm vs Qumulo Cloud Data Platform
  19. 19
    Nasuni File Data Platform LinuxMacWebWin 6.6
    Gfarm vs Nasuni File Data Platform
  20. 20
    Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management apiWeb 6.5
    Gfarm vs Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management

Gfarm alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1SeaweedFS7.8Free plan$1.67/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
2JuiceFS7.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
3LucidLink7.5No$7/moAndroid, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
4MooseFS7.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5BeeGFS7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
6Hadoop Distributed File System7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
7LizardFS7.2No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
8Quobyte7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9Google Cloud Filestore7.1No$0.01/moAPI, Linux, Web, Windows
10OpenAFS7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
11Ceph7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
12XtreemFS7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
13Google Cloud Managed Lustre6.9No—API, Linux, Web
14ObjectiveFS6.9No$99/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted
15Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP6.8No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
16Gluster6.8Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
17Tahoe-LAFS6.8No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
18Qumulo Cloud Data Platform6.7No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
19Nasuni File Data Platform6.6No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
20Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management6.5No—API, Web
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Questions about Gfarm alternatives

What is the best alternative to Gfarm?

SeaweedFS, number 1 in distributed file system software with a score of 7.8 out of 10. The others here: JuiceFS, LucidLink, MooseFS and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Gfarm?

SeaweedFS is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.