NexentaStor Alternatives

NexentaStor is described as 'Network Storage Appliance featuring the zfs filesystem, which provides block-level checksumming & automated tier management most notably' and is a server management tool in the system & hardware category. There are more than 10 alternatives to NexentaStor for a variety of platforms, including Linux, VMware vSphere Hypervisor, Microsoft Hyper-V Server, Windows and Red Hat Enterprise Linux apps. The best NexentaStor alternative is StorPool. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Pallet or glu. Other great apps like NexentaStor are Commando.io, simplyblock, vSAN and LINBIT VSAN.

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Network Storage Appliance featuring the zfs filesystem, which provides block-level checksumming & automated tier management most notably.

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NexentaStor alternatives page was last updated Jun 6, 2023
  1. StorPool icon
     11 likes

    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).

    41 StorPool alternatives
    Snapshot from the StorPool presentation at the OpenStack Summit - Some performance figures of StorPool

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise
    • CentOS
    • Fedora
    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • Ubuntu Server
    • Microsoft Hyper-V Server
    • Red Hat

    StorPool Features

    1.  HCI support
    2.  High Availability
    3.  Infiniband support
    4.  ISCSI support
    5.  QoS
    6.  Backups and Disaster Recovery
    7.  Data tiering
    8.  Thin Provisioning
    9.  Automatic recovery
    10.  Zeroes detection
    StorPool iconNexentaStor Icon

    StorPool VS NexentaStor

    Is StorPool a good alternative to NexentaStor?
     
    • StorPool is the most popular Linux alternative to NexentaStor.

    • StorPool is the most popular commercial alternative to NexentaStor.

    • StorPool is Paid and ProprietaryNexentaStor is Free and Open Source
  2. Commando.io icon
     6 likes

    A simpler way to manage servers online. Commando.io empowers users to be more efficient, improve their workflow, and eliminate anxiety over server provisioning, maintenance, and deployment. DropBox simplified online storage, GitHub simplified revision control, Commando.

    27 Commando.io alternatives
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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Commando.io Features

    1.  Configuration Management
    Commando.io iconNexentaStor Icon

    Commando.io VS NexentaStor

    Is Commando.io a good alternative to NexentaStor?
     
  3.  1 like

    Pallet is platform for agile and programmatic automation of infrastructure in the cloud, on server racks or directly on virtual machines. Pallet provides cloud provider and operating system independence, and allows for an unprecedented level of customization.

    20 Pallet alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Pallet Features

    1.  Configuration Management
    2.  Configuration
    3.  Clojure
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    Pallet VS NexentaStor

    Is Pallet a good alternative to NexentaStor?
     
    • Pallet is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to NexentaStor.

    • Pallet is Free and Open SourceNexentaStor is also Free and Open Source
  4.  2 likes

    glu is an open source deployment and monitoring automation platform.

    20 glu alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    glu Features

    1.  Configuration
    2.  Configuration Management
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    glu VS NexentaStor

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  5. simplyblock icon
     1 like

    Simplyblock is a software-defined high-performance data storage technology that could be deployed in your own cloud account.

    18 simplyblock alternatives
    simplyblock screenshot 1

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Encrypted Backup
    3.  Unlimited storage
    4.  Incremental Backup
    5.  Block Storage
    6.  Disaster Recovery
    7.  Backups and Disaster Recovery
    8.  File Storage
    simplyblock iconNexentaStor Icon

    simplyblock VS NexentaStor

    Is simplyblock a good alternative to NexentaStor?
     
    • simplyblock is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to NexentaStor.

    • simplyblock is Paid and ProprietaryNexentaStor is Free and Open Source
    • simplyblock is Privacy focused and LightweightNexentaStor is not according to our users
  6. vSAN icon
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    vSAN is enterprise-class, storage virtualization software that, when combined with vSphere, allows you to manage compute and storage with a single platform.

    11 vSAN alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor
    vSAN iconNexentaStor Icon

    vSAN VS NexentaStor

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  7. LINBIT VSAN icon
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    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.

    11 LINBIT VSAN alternatives
    LINBIT VSAN screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor

    LINBIT VSAN Features

    1.  High Availability
    LINBIT VSAN iconNexentaStor Icon

    LINBIT VSAN VS NexentaStor

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  8. SANsymphony icon
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    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).

    11 SANsymphony alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor
    • Microsoft Hyper-V Server

    SANsymphony Features

    1.  High Availability
    SANsymphony iconNexentaStor Icon

    SANsymphony VS NexentaStor

    Is SANsymphony a good alternative to NexentaStor?
     
    • SANsymphony is the most popular Windows alternative to NexentaStor.

    • SANsymphony is Paid and ProprietaryNexentaStor is Free and Open Source
  9.  Like this app

    Sprinkle is a software provisioning tool you can use to build remote servers with. eg. to install a Rails, or Sinatra stack on a brand new slice directly after its been created.

    19 Sprinkle alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Sprinkle VS NexentaStor

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  10. SmartMove icon
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    Automatically moves data between high-cost and low-cost storage media. SmartMove is a cross platform tiered storage management application.

    It enables storage administrators to regain control of spiralling data growth by providing tools to classify unstructured data and migratio.

    1 SmartMove alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    SmartMove Features

    1.  Data-management
    SmartMove iconNexentaStor Icon

    SmartMove VS NexentaStor

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  11.  Like this app

    Propellor is a configuration management system using Haskell and Git. Each system has a list of properties, which Propellor ensures are satisfied. Linux and FreeBSD are supported.

    17 Propellor alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Propellor Features

    1.  Configuration Management
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    Propellor VS NexentaStor

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