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Best Hadoop Distributed File System Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from distributed file system software ranked against Hadoop Distributed File System on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    SeaweedFS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin $1.67/mo7.8
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs SeaweedFS
  2. 2
    JuiceFS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.6
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs JuiceFS
  3. 3
    LucidLink Free trial AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac $7/mo7.5
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs LucidLink
  4. 4
    MooseFS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.4
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs MooseFS
  5. 5
    BeeGFS Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free7.2
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs BeeGFS
  6. 7
    LizardFS Free trial LinuxMacself-hostedWin 7.2
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs LizardFS
  7. 8
    OrangeFS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.2
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs OrangeFS
  8. 9
    Quobyte Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.2
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs Quobyte
  9. 10
    Google Cloud Filestore Free trial apiLinuxWebWin $0.01/mo7.1
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs Google Cloud Filestore
  10. 11
    OpenAFS Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs OpenAFS
  11. 12
    Ceph Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free7.0
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs Ceph
  12. 13
    XtreemFS Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.0
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs XtreemFS
  13. 14
    Google Cloud Managed Lustre apiLinuxWeb 6.9
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs Google Cloud Managed Lustre
  14. 15
    ObjectiveFS Free trial LinuxMacself-hosted $99/mo6.9
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs ObjectiveFS
  15. 16
    Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.8
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP
  16. 17
    Gluster Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.8
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs Gluster
  17. 18
    Tahoe-LAFS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.8
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs Tahoe-LAFS
  18. 19
    PanFS apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.7
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs PanFS
  19. 20
    Qumulo Cloud Data Platform Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.7
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs Qumulo Cloud Data Platform
  20. 21
    DDN EXAScaler Cloud Linuxself-hosted 6.6
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs DDN EXAScaler Cloud

Hadoop Distributed File System 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
7LizardFS7.2No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
8OrangeFS7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
9Quobyte7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10Google Cloud Filestore7.1No$0.01/moAPI, Linux, Web, Windows
11OpenAFS7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
12Ceph7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
13XtreemFS7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
14Google Cloud Managed Lustre6.9No—API, Linux, Web
15ObjectiveFS6.9No$99/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted
16Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP6.8No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17Gluster6.8Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
18Tahoe-LAFS6.8Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
19PanFS6.7No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
20Qumulo Cloud Data Platform6.7No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
21DDN EXAScaler Cloud6.6No—Linux, self-hosted
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Questions about Hadoop Distributed File System alternatives

What is the best alternative to Hadoop Distributed File System?

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 Hadoop Distributed File System?

SeaweedFS is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 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.