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 mergerfs. Other great apps like OpenZFS are StableBit DrivePool, Windows Storage Spaces, Greyhole and mhddfs.

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OpenZFS alternatives are mainly File Managers but may also be NAS Systems or Virtualization Tools.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of OpenZFS.
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OpenZFS is an advanced file system and volume manager which was originally developed for Solaris and is now maintained by the OpenZFS community.

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OpenZFS alternatives page was last updated Jan 8, 2024
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    Unraid

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    An operating system for personal and small business use that brings enterprise-class features letting you configure your computer systems to maximize performance and capacity using any combination of applications, VMs, storage devices, and hardware.

    29 Unraid alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Linux

    Top Unraid Features

    1.  Virtualization
    2.  Parity Drives
    3.  WebUI Management
    4.  File Based Storage
    5.  Container Virtualization
    6.  Remote Management
    7.  Command line interface
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Encrypted Backup
    10.  Hypervisor
    11.  Data Redundancy
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    • 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
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    btrfs

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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.

    7 btrfs alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    btrfs Features

    1.  Parity Drives
    2.  Filesystem
    3.  Data Redundancy
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    • 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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    StableBit DrivePool

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    State of the art, file based drive pooling software.

    10 StableBit DrivePool alternatives
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    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  File Storage
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    StableBit DrivePool iconOpenZFS Icon

    StableBit DrivePool VS OpenZFS

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    • 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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    Windows Storage Spaces

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    Drive Pooling with SSD tiering built into Windows.

    7 Windows Storage Spaces alternatives
    Simple Storage Spaces with SSD partition

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Windows Storage Spaces Features

    1.  Unlimited storage
    2.  Data tiering
    3.  Extensibility
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  6. mergerfs

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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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    • Linux

    mergerfs Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Overlay filesystem
    4.  File Storage
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    Greyhole

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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...

    9 Greyhole alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  9. mhddfs

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    The driver combines a several mount points into the single one.

    6 mhddfs alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    • Linux

    mhddfs Features

    1.  File Storage
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    SSHD Wizard

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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
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    • Windows

    SSHD Wizard Features

    1.  SSD Caching
    2.  SSD Storage
    3.  Virtual Disk
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    SSHD Wizard VS OpenZFS

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    bcachefs

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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.

    4 bcachefs alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    bcachefs Features

    1.  Filesystem
    bcachefs iconOpenZFS Icon

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    DymaxIO (ex. V-locity)

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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.

    7 DymaxIO (ex. V-locity) alternatives
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    • Windows

    DymaxIO (ex. V-locity) Features

    1.  SSD Caching
    2.  SSD Storage
    DymaxIO (ex. V-locity) iconOpenZFS Icon

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