| Price from | — | $83.33/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 1 |
| Spec score · Software-Defined Storage Software | 7.7 (#16) | 7.9 (#12) |
| Integrations | The DAOS client ecosystem includes libdfs for POSIX namespaces, and its user guide documents a PyTorch interface for loading data from DAOS. | LINBIT lists integrations including Kubernetes, CloudStack, Docker, OLVM, OpenNebula, Proxmox VE, and OpenShift compatibility through a Kubernetes CSI driver. |
| Notable limits | DAOS 2.8 does not support Ubuntu, Fedora, CentOS Stream, or RHEL 8 and its clones. | The LINBIT HA Basic support tier lists device sizes up to 8TB, Plus up to 32TB, and Enterprise as unlimited. |
| Purpose | DAOS is an open-source, software-defined storage system for AI and HPC workloads. | LINSTOR is open-source software-defined storage management software for managing DRBD-replicated storage resources in Linux clusters. |
| Support | The DAOS site lists member support by email at [email protected] and links to a Linux Foundation support page. | LINBIT's pricing page describes 24×7 support tiers, with Enterprise listing a maximum four-hour initial response and one-hour emergency initial response. |
