Lustre AlternativesFilesystem Utilities and other similar apps like Lustre

Apps similar to Lustre include DiskInternals Linux Reader, which has a free version. Other options are Linux File Systems for Windows, Ceph, Google Cloud Filestore and macFUSE. You can choose from more than 10 Filesystem Utilities like Lustre for Linux, Windows, Mac, self-hosting and the web.

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  1. A freemium tool for reading files from EXT2/EXT3/EXT4, HFS, UFS2, Reiser4, and ReiserFS partitions in Windows. Some filesystem types locked restricted to "Pro" version.

    15 DiskInternals Linux Reader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  2. Gain full access to ExtFS/Btrfs/XFS partitions from a Windows environment, ensuring optimal data safety and performance. Supports automount, LVM, and integration with 3rd party applications through GUI or command line, suitable for media handling and full file control.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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

    30 Ceph alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  4. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  5. macFUSE icon
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    FUSE for macOS allows you to extend macOS via third-party file systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  6. GlusterFS icon
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    GlusterFS is a 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.

    19 GlusterFS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  7. HFSExplorer icon
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    HFSExplorer is an application that can read Mac-formatted hard disks and disk images.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. Ext2Read is an explorer like utility to explore ext2/ext3/ext4 files. It now supports Linux LVM2. It can be used to view and copy files and folders. It can recursively copy entire folders. It can also be used to view and copy disk and file system images.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Dokan icon
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    When you want to create a new file system on Windows, for example to improve FAT or NTFS, you need to develop a file system driver. Developing a device driver that works in kernel mode on windows is extremely difficult.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. Skylable Sx icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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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.

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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  12. 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.

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    • Linux
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