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Alternatives to PanFS

The tools Specifiction weighs against PanFS, from its list of distributed file system software, each with its plans, platforms and spec score.

  1. 01 Google Cloud Managed Lustre

    Managed Lustre suits teams running HPC, modeling, analysis, or machine-learning workloads that need a managed POSIX-compatible parallel file system.

    From $0.06/mo Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted
    9.1 Visit Specs
  2. 02 JuiceFS

    JuiceFS suits teams working with distributed storage for data-heavy uses such as machine learning, big data, Kubernetes, shared workspaces, and backup.

    From $0.02/mo Free plan Open source Windows · macOS · Linux · API
    9.1 Visit Specs
  3. 03 Ceph

    Ceph is for organizations and developers that can deploy and manage distributed storage clusters on their own hardware.

    Free plan Windows · Linux · API · Self-hosted
    8.8 Visit Specs
  4. 04 MooseFS

    Community is described as suitable for development, evaluation, and smaller deployments.

    Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.4 Visit Specs
  5. 05 LucidLink

    LucidLink suits teams collaborating on large files in shared cloud-backed filespaces.

    From $7/mo Free trial Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.3 Visit Specs
  6. 06 Tahoe-LAFS

    It suits people who want to run their own gateway and connect it to storage servers on other computers, or operate a full storage grid.

    Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.3 Visit Specs
  7. 07 BeeGFS

    BeeGFS suits organizations running HPC, AI, deep learning, life sciences, or oil and gas workloads.

    Free plan Linux · API · Self-hosted
    8.2 Visit Specs
  8. 08 Google Cloud Filestore
    From $0.01/mo Free trial Web · Windows · Linux · API
    8.2 Visit Specs
  9. 09 Hadoop Distributed File System

    HDFS suits Hadoop applications and operators managing distributed storage for high-throughput batch or streaming workloads.

    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · API
    8.2 Visit Specs
  10. 10 Amazon FSx for LustreAmazon Web Services (AWS)
    Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted
    7.9 Visit Specs
  11. 11 ObjectiveFS

    ObjectiveFS suits teams that need a shared filesystem across machines and object-storage targets.

    From $99/mo Free trial macOS · Linux · Self-hosted
    7.9 Visit Specs
  12. 12 SeaweedFS

    SeaweedFS may suit teams needing object, table, and POSIX file storage in one cluster.

    From $1.67/mo Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · API
    7.9 Visit Specs
  13. 13 Gluster

    It suits organizations needing distributed storage across Linux or self-hosted infrastructure.

    Free plan Linux · Self-hosted
    7.8 Visit Specs
  14. 14 LizardFS

    It suits organizations that need to combine storage across servers and manage replicated data on premises.

    Free trial Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted
    7.8 Visit Specs
  15. 15 OpenAFS

    OpenAFS suits defined groups such as companies or university departments that need shared, replicated network files.

    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted
    7.7 Visit Specs
  16. 16 OrangeFS

    OrangeFS suits organizations managing large parallel storage workloads, including HPC, Big Data, streaming video, genomics, and bioinformatics.

    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · API
    7.7 Visit Specs
  17. 17 Qumulo Cloud Data Platform
    Free trial Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted
    7.5 Visit Specs
  18. 18 Quobyte
    Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.5 Visit Specs
  19. 19 DDN EXAScaler Cloud
    Linux · Self-hosted
    7.4 Visit Specs
  20. 20 Lustre
    Linux · Self-hosted
    7.4 Visit Specs
  21. 21 XtreemFS

    XtreemFS suits organizations seeking self-hosted distributed storage with replication and failover, including HPC, Hadoop, virtual machine storage or cross-branch use cases.

    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted
    7.2 Visit Specs
  22. 22 Panzura CloudFS
    API · Self-hosted
    7.0 Visit Specs
  23. 23 WEKA Data Platform
    Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted
    6.9 Visit Specs
  24. 24 GekkoFS
    Free plan Linux
    6.8 Visit Specs
  25. 25 Azure Managed Lustre
    Web · Linux
    6.6 Visit Specs
  26. 26 Nasuni File Data Platform
    Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    6.4 Visit Specs
  27. 27 Gfarm
    Windows · macOS · Linux
    6.0 Visit Specs
  28. 28 IBM Storage Scale
    Windows · Linux
    5.8 Visit Specs
  29. 29 Huawei OceanStor SmartMigration
    5.7 Visit Specs
  30. 30 Nutanix Files
    Web
    5.6 Visit Specs

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