LINBIT SDS vs Open-E JovianDSS
LINBIT SDS
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| Figure | LINBIT SDS | Open-E JovianDSS |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $83.33/mo | $28.33/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 9 |
| Spec score · Storage Management Software | 7.8 (#10) | 7.9 (#9) |
| Founded | 2001 | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Vienna, Austria | Open-E identifies its worldwide headquarters as Open-E, Inc. in Marietta, Georgia, United States. |
| Storage features | Features include multi-tier storage, geo-clustering, thin provisioning, snapshots and clones, automatic recovery, and data integrity synchronization methods. | The maker lists pooled storage, unlimited scalability, unlimited file and volume size, and unlimited snapshots and clones. |
| Support | LINBIT offers Starter, Plus, and Enterprise subscriptions, with Enterprise including 24×7 mail and phone support and a maximum one-hour emergency initial response time. | The pricing page lists Standard, Premium, and 24/7 support licenses, with one-year and three-year options. |
Plans
LINBIT SDS
- LINBIT Starter$1,000 a year
- LINBIT EnterprisePriced on request
- LINBIT PlusPriced on request
Open-E JovianDSS
- JovianDSS Standard Support — up to 16TB$340 a year
- JovianDSS Product License 0TB — non-shared storage HA cluster$670, paid once
- JovianDSS Product License 0TB — shared storage HA cluster$670, paid once
- JovianDSS Product License 0TB — single node$670, paid once
- JovianDSS Storage Extension — 4TB$670, paid once
- JovianDSS Storage Extension — 8TB$1,060, paid once
- JovianDSS Standard HA Cluster Feature Pack$1,200, paid once
- JovianDSS Storage Extension — 16TB$1,690, paid once
- JovianDSS Advanced Metro HA Cluster Feature Pack$3,610, paid once
In their own words
Open-E JovianDSS
Open-E JovianDSS is Linux- and ZFS-based software-defined storage for NAS, SAN, backup, business continuity, and disaster recovery. It supports iSCSI, Fibre Channel, NFS, SMB (CIFS), and NVMe-oF, and can run on physical servers or as a virtual storage appliance in hyper-converged environments. Listed virtualization compatibility includes VMware, Proxmox, Citrix, and Microsoft Hyper-V. Its storage features include pools, unlimited scalability, unlimited file and volume size, and unlimited snapshots and clones. It supports shared-storage and non-shared-storage high-availability clusters, plus snapshot-based backup and replication for on-site and off-site protection. JovianDSS Up33 supports native ZFS encryption at dataset or volume level. Licensing depends on architecture and capacity: mirrored arrays use usable capacity, while parity arrays count disk capacity excluding cache and spares. Prices include a 670.00 USD one-time 0TB product license and a 670.00 USD one-time 4TB extension. A 60-day trial is offered; there is no free plan.