GlusterFS Alternatives

GlusterFS is described as 'Scale-out network-attached storage file system. It has found applications including cloud computing, streaming media services, and content delivery networks. GlusterFS was developed originally by Gluster, Inc. and then by Red Hat, Inc' and is an app in the backup & sync category. There are more than 10 alternatives to GlusterFS for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, Mac, Windows and Web-based apps. The best GlusterFS alternative is Ceph, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GlusterFS are Google Cloud Filestore, Skylable Sx, Seaweed FS and Kadalu Storage.

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GlusterFS alternatives page was last updated Sep 1, 2023
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  1. Ceph icon

    Ceph

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    Ceph is a distributed object store and file system designed to provide excellent performance, reliability and scalability.

    27 Ceph alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Ceph screenshot 1

    Ceph Features

    1.  Filesystem
    2.  Distributed
    3.  Fault tolerant
    4.  Object storage
    5.  Block Storage

    Ceph VS GlusterFS

     

    • Ceph is the most popular Linux alternative to GlusterFS.

    • Ceph is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to GlusterFS.

    • Ceph is Free and Open SourceGlusterFS is also Free and Open Source
  2. Google Cloud Filestore icon

    Google Cloud Filestore

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    Google Cloud Filestore is a managed file storage service designed for high-performance workloads. It provides consistent performance, low latency storage operations, and can handle demanding workloads effectively. With Filestore Enterprise, there is a 99.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online

    Google Cloud Filestore Features

    1.  Fully managed service
    2.  File Storage

    Google Cloud Filestore VS GlusterFS

     

    • Google Cloud Filestore is the most popular Web-based alternative to GlusterFS.

    • Google Cloud Filestore is the most popular commercial alternative to GlusterFS.

    • Google Cloud Filestore is Paid and ProprietaryGlusterFS is Free and Open Source
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    Skylable Sx

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    Skylable SX is a reliable, fully distributed cluster solution for your data storage needs. With SX you can aggregate the disk space available on multiple servers and merge it into a single storage system.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Discontinued

    project is dead

    Skylable Sx Features

    1.  Object storage

    Skylable Sx VS GlusterFS

     

    • Skylable Sx is the most popular Mac alternative to GlusterFS.

    • Skylable Sx is Free and Open SourceGlusterFS is also Free and Open Source
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    Seaweed FS

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    SeaweedFS is a simple and highly scalable distributed file system to store and serve billions of files fast! SeaweedFS object store has O(1) disk seek and SeaweedFS Filer supports cross-cluster replication, POSIX, S3 API, ,….

    16 Seaweed FS alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted

    Seaweed FS Features

    1.  WebDAV Support
    2.  Erasure coding
    3.  S3 storage support
    4.  Distributed
    5.  Fault tolerant
    6.  Region replication
    7.  Kubernetes
    8.  Filesystem
    9.  File Storage

    Seaweed FS VS GlusterFS

     

    • Seaweed FS is the most popular Windows & Self-Hosted alternative to GlusterFS.

    • Seaweed FS is Free and Open SourceGlusterFS is also Free and Open Source
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    Kadalu Storage

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    Kadalu Storage is an opinionated distributed Storage solution based on GlusterFS. Kadalu Storage uses the file system layer from GlusterFS and built a completely new ecosystem around it.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • IN flagIndia

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Cloud Sync
    4.  Decentralized
    5.  File Storage

    Kadalu Storage VS GlusterFS

     
    Comments about Kadalu Storage as an Alternative to GlusterFS
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    Provides better management, and uses gluster itself at the core

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    • Kadalu Storage is Free and Open SourceGlusterFS is also Free and Open Source
    • Kadalu Storage is Decentralized and LightweightGlusterFS is not according to our users

  7. Elliptics

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    Elliptics network is a fault tolerant key/value storage. It was designed to handle all error cases starting from simple disk problems upto datacenter failures. With default key generation policy it implements distributed hash table object storage.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Elliptics Features

    1.  Object storage

    Elliptics VS GlusterFS

     
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    BeeGFS

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    BeeGFS (formerly FhGFS) is a parallel cluster file system, developed with a strong focus on performance and designed for very easy installation and management.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    BeeGFS screenshot 1

    BeeGFS Features

    1.  Filesystem
    2.  Distributed
    3.  Fault tolerant

    BeeGFS VS GlusterFS

     

  10. Lustre

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    Lustre is a massively parallel filesystem designed for high-performance, large-scale data.

    23 Lustre alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Lustre Features

    1.  Filesystem

    Lustre VS GlusterFS

     
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    WekaFS

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    WekaFS is an extreme-performance parallel filesystem for Linux from WekaIO that works in AWS or on-prem on Industry-Standard Servers. WekaFS includes Enterprise features such as snapshots and tiering to S3 Object Stores.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux

    WekaFS VS GlusterFS

     
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    DRBD

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    LINBIT’s DRBD® software seamlessly replicates data between servers, eliminating “single points of failure” within your IT infrastructure, no matter which applications are running on top.

    11 DRBD alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • AT flagAustria
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux

    DRBD Features

    1.  Distributed
    2.  Docker Container
    3.  Distribution
    4.  Disaster Recovery
    5.  High Availability
    6.  Fault tolerant

    DRBD VS GlusterFS

     
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    XtreemFS

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    XtreemFS is an object-based, distributed file system for wide area networks. The file system replicates objects for fault tolerance and caches metadata and data to improve performance over high-latency links. SSL and X.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    XtreemFS Features

    1.  Filesystem
    2.  Custom file system
    3.  Virtual filesystem
    4.  Distributed

    XtreemFS VS GlusterFS

     

  14. LVM2

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    LVM2 refers to the userspace toolset that provide logical volume management facilities on linux. It is reasonably backwards-compatible with the original LVM toolset.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    LVM2 Features

    1.  LVM

    LVM2 VS GlusterFS

     
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