OpenZFS Alternatives

OpenZFS is described as 'Advanced file system and volume manager which was originally developed for Solarnd is now maintained by the OpenZFS community' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to OpenZFS for Linux and Windows. The best OpenZFS alternative is Unraid. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try btrfs or Windows Storage Spaces. Other great apps like OpenZFS are StableBit DrivePool, mergerfs, Greyhole and mhddfs.

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  1. Unraid icon
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    Flexible operating system combining storage management with support for mixed drive sizes, Docker containers, virtual machines, hardware and GPU passthrough, browser-based interface, file protocols, scalable expansion, integrated parity, and monitoring features.

    26 Unraid alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Linux
     
    • Unraid is the most popular Linux alternative to OpenZFS.

    • Unraid is the most popular commercial alternative to OpenZFS.

    • Unraid is Paid and ProprietaryOpenZFS is Free and Open Source
    • Unraid is LightweightOpenZFS is not according to our users
  2. btrfs icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

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

    • btrfs is Free and Open SourceOpenZFS 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 OpenZFS.

    • StableBit DrivePool is Paid and ProprietaryOpenZFS is Free and Open Source
    • StableBit DrivePool is LightweightOpenZFS 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

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    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Creates a virtual SSHD out of raw (unformatted) SSD+HDD combo. Alternatively, can use free space instead of whole disks.

    6 SSHD Wizard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. 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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    Windows IO Caching solution

    DymaxIO is fast data software. Whether on-premises or in the Cloud, DymaxIO returns 40%+ of your throughput that is being robbed due to I/O inefficiencies. It’s fast, easy, fully transparent, and automatic. Fix application slows, freezes, timeouts, sl.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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