Best MooseFS Alternatives in 2026
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20 tools from software-defined storage software ranked against MooseFS on the same published basis.
- 1MooseFS vs MinIO AIStor
- 2MooseFS vs SeaweedFS
- 3MooseFS vs JuiceFS
- 4MooseFS vs StarWind Virtual SAN
- 6MooseFS vs LizardFS
- 7MooseFS vs VMware Workstation Pro
- 8MooseFS vs Ceph
- 9MooseFS vs OpenEBS
- 10MooseFS vs DataCore SANsymphony
- 11MooseFS vs Qumulo Cloud Data Platform
- 12MooseFS vs Gluster
- 13MooseFS vs Portworx Enterprise
- 14MooseFS vs Longhorn
- 15MooseFS vs DAOS
- 16MooseFS vs WEKA Data Platform
- 17MooseFS vs LINSTOR
- 18MooseFS vs StorPool Disaster Recovery Engine
- 19MooseFS vs VAST Data Platform
- 20MooseFS vs Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G
- 21MooseFS vs SUSE Multi-Linux Manager
MooseFS alternatives compared
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MinIO AIStor | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | SeaweedFS | 7.8 | Free plan | $1.67/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 3 | JuiceFS | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 4 | StarWind Virtual SAN | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | LizardFS | 7.2 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 7 | VMware Workstation Pro | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 8 | Ceph | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 9 | OpenEBS | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 10 | DataCore SANsymphony | 6.9 | No | — | API, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 11 | Qumulo Cloud Data Platform | 6.9 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 12 | Gluster | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 13 | Portworx Enterprise | 6.8 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 14 | Longhorn | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 15 | DAOS | 6.5 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 16 | WEKA Data Platform | 6.5 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 17 | LINSTOR | 6.4 | No | $83.33/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 18 | StorPool Disaster Recovery Engine | 6.4 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 19 | VAST Data Platform | 6.4 | No | — | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 20 | Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G | 6.1 | No | — | Web |
| 21 | SUSE Multi-Linux Manager | 6.0 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
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Questions about MooseFS alternatives
What is the best alternative to MooseFS?
MinIO AIStor, number 1 in software-defined storage software with a score of 7.8 out of 10. The others here: SeaweedFS, JuiceFS, StarWind Virtual SAN and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to MooseFS?
MinIO AIStor is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 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.