LINBIT VSAN Alternatives

LINBIT VSAN is described as 'LINBIT® VSAN SDS for VMware is a software defined storage solution for small and medium-sized VMware® deployments. It is also usable on an Oracle VM Server for x86 installation or any other Hypervisor software' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to LINBIT VSAN for a variety of platforms, including Linux, VMware vSphere Hypervisor, Windows, Microsoft Hyper-V Server and Self-Hosted apps. The best LINBIT VSAN alternative is StorPool. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try NexentaStor or Dell EMC UnityVSA. Other great apps like LINBIT VSAN are simplyblock, SvSAN, Open-E Data Storage Software SOHO and vSAN.

LINBIT VSAN alternatives are mainly NAS Systems but may also be Cloud Storage Services or Server Management Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of LINBIT VSAN.

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StorPool
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Paid • Proprietary
Cloud Storage Service
Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise
CentOS
Fedora
VMware vSphere Hypervisor
Ubuntu
Debian
Ubuntu Server
Microsoft Hyper-V Server
Red Hat
41 StorPool alternatives
StorPool is an intelligent software-defined storage solution that allows service providers, enterprises and other Cloud builders to run data storage on standard x86 servers, instead of on expensive and inefficient storage arrays (SANs).
- - StorPool is the most popular Linux alternative to LINBIT VSAN.
- - StorPool is the most popular commercial alternative to LINBIT VSAN.
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StorPool Features
HCI support
High Availability
Infiniband support
ISCSI support
QoS
Backups and Disaster Recovery
Data tiering
Thin Provisioning
Automatic recovery
Zeroes detection
NexentaStor
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Free • Open Source
Server Management Tool
Linux
11 NexentaStor alternatives
Network Storage Appliance featuring the zfs filesystem, which provides block-level checksumming & automated tier management most notably.
- - NexentaStor is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to LINBIT VSAN.
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NexentaStor Features
ISCSI support
NFS and SMB shares
SMB and NFS Shares
SMB and NFS sharing
Data-management
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simplyblock
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Cloud Storage Service
Linux
Online
Self-Hosted
18 simplyblock alternatives
Simplyblock is a high-performance, software-defined cluster storage solution built on NVMe and NVMe-oF technologies. It offers block, file, and object storage interfaces and runs on standard x86 server hardware without limitations.
- - simplyblock is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to LINBIT VSAN.
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simplyblock Features
1. Command line interfacesimplyblock either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
2. Encrypted Backupsimplyblock uses encryption algorithms to keep your files safe as well as prevent unauthorized access.
3. Privacy focusedsimplyblock is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
4. Lightweightsimplyblock consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Block Storage
Disaster Recovery
Backups and Disaster Recovery
File Storage
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SvSAN
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Windows
VMware vSphere
Linux
14 SvSAN alternatives
A simple, cost effective and flexible virtual SAN, perfect for edge computing environments that require a highly available, two-server solution.
- - SvSAN is the most popular Windows alternative to LINBIT VSAN.
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SvSAN Features
High Availability
Virtual Disk
Dell EMC UnityVSA
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Freemium • Proprietary
Self-Hosted
VMware vSphere Hypervisor
13 Dell EMC UnityVSA alternatives
Dell EMC UnityVSA lets you deploy Dell EMC Unity unified storage as a virtual storage appliance. Dell EMC UnityVSA is software-defined storage that runs on industry-standard hardware and VMware ESXi, which you supply.
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Open-E Data Storage Software SOHO
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Freemium • Proprietary
NAS System
Linux
20 Open-E Data Storage Software SOHO alternatives
Open-E Data Storage Software V7 SOHO (Small Office Home Office) is a free version of Open-E DSS V7, previously known as Open-E DSS V7 Lite. With SOHO, you can take advantage of basic functionalities of our fully featured NAS / SAN software platform
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vSAN
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Linux
VMware vSphere Hypervisor
11 vSAN alternatives
vSAN is enterprise-class, storage virtualization software that, when combined with vSphere, allows you to manage compute and storage with a single platform.
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ESOS
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Free • Open Source
NAS System
Linux
23 ESOS alternatives
Enterprise Storage OS® is a quasi Linux distribution based on the excellent SCST project; its purpose is to provide SCSI targets via a compatible SAN (Fibre Channel, InfiniBand, iSCSI, FCoE). In a nutshell, ESOS® can easily turn a server with the appropriate hardware...
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Starwind Virtual SAN
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Freemium • Proprietary
Windows
10 Starwind Virtual SAN alternatives
StarWind VSAN eliminates any need in physical shared storage by simply mirroring internal hard disks and flash between hypervisor servers. It maintains high performance and data high availability on minimalistic resources.
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OviOS Linux
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Free • Open Source
Linux
VMware vSphere Hypervisor
12 OviOS Linux alternatives
OviOS Linux is a specialized Linux distribution aimed at creating the fastest and easiest Linux unified storage server. It requires no knowledge of Linux, NFS, SMB or iSCSI protocols to create a fully functional storage server in less than 10 minutes, simply by following the 4...
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OviOS Linux Features
Replication
Docker Container
High Availability
SANsymphony
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Windows
Linux
VMware vSphere Hypervisor
Microsoft Hyper-V Server
11 SANsymphony alternatives
DataCore SANsymphony is an enterprise-class platform that provides a high-performance, highly available, and agile storage infrastructure with the lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
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High Availability
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