Longhorn vs Resilio Active Everywhere

Longhorn is a free, open-source distributed block storage system for Kubernetes. It replicates storage across nodes and data centers to increase availability, with V1 replicated, V2 replicated and V2 sharded with erasure coding volume types. Teams can schedule recurring snapshots and backups to NFS or S3-compatible secondary storage, and create disaster recovery volumes for recovery in a second Kubernetes cluster. A GUI dashboard is included, and the management UI is described as free. The software stack can be upgraded without disrupting running storage volumes. Installation options include kubectl, Helm, Fleet, Flux and ArgoCD. Longhorn supports mTLS for securing and encrypting gRPC communication between its control and data planes, but mTLS is disabled by default. Components need root access with privileged permissions for volume operations and management. Backups require an NFSv4 client, while ReadWriteMany volumes require NFSv4.1. Longhorn runs on Linux and supports API, web and self-hosted use. It is a CNCF incubating project; SUSE Storage is described as a Longhorn-based distribution with additional support, security, lifecycle management and certified integrations.

Resilio Active Everywhere gives organizations access to file data across data centers, cloud storage, and edge networks. It uses peer-to-peer synchronization and supports continuous replication, multi-site replication, and failover orchestration in hybrid deployments. File streaming retrieves requested portions of large files on demand, while distributed file locking enforces exclusive access among agents in a job and supports offline use. The hybrid cloud offering connects on-premises storage with AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. One management console makes file data available through NFS, SMB, and Amazon S3 protocols. A REST API supports job automation, agent control, and workflow integration. Resilio says transfers can reach up to ten times the speed of conventional replication software and describes end-to-end AES-256 encryption, perfect forward secrecy, and routing around network or node failures. Agents are available for Windows, macOS, Linux, NAS devices, and Android. Pricing is on request and based on the number of devices or endpoints, not data volume or transfer usage; a free trial is available.