btrfs Alternatives

btrfs is described as 'Btrfs is a modern copy on write (CoW) filesystem for Linux aimed at implementing advanced features while also focusing on fault tolerance, repair and easy administration' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are six alternatives to btrfs for Linux, BSD, FreeBSD and Windows. The best btrfs alternative is OpenZFS, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like btrfs are StableBit DrivePool, mergerfs, Greyhole and mhddfs.

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  1. OpenZFS icon
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    OpenZFS is an advanced file system and volume manager which was originally developed for Solaris and is now maintained by the OpenZFS community.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
     
    • OpenZFS is the most popular Linux alternative to btrfs.

    • OpenZFS is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to btrfs.

    • OpenZFS is Free and Open Sourcebtrfs is also Free and Open Source
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    State of the art, file based drive pooling software.

    9 StableBit DrivePool alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • StableBit DrivePool is the most popular Windows alternative to btrfs.

    • StableBit DrivePool is the most popular commercial alternative to btrfs.

    • StableBit DrivePool is Paid and Proprietarybtrfs is Free and Open Source
    • StableBit DrivePool is Lightweightbtrfs is not according to our users
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    mergerfs is a union filesystem geared towards simplifing storage and management of files across numerous commodity storage devices. It is similar to mhddfs, unionfs, and aufs.

    6 mergerfs alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  4. Greyhole icon
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    Greyhole is an application that uses Samba to create a storage pool of all your available hard drives (whatever their size, however they're connected), and allows you to create redundant copies of the files you store, in order to prevent data loss when part of your hardware...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5.  Like
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    The driver combines a several mount points into the single one.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  6. bcachefs icon
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    Bcachefs is an advanced new filesystem for Linux, with an emphasis on reliability and robustness and the complete set of features one would expect from a modern filesystem.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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