Unraid AlternativesOnly Free apps categorised as NAS Systems
The best free NAS alternative to Unraid is TrueNAS, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Unraid and nine of them are free NAS Systems so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free NAS System alternatives to Unraid are OpenMediaVault, XigmaNAS, Western Digital My Cloud and Rockstor.
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Unraid alternatives are mainly NAS Systems but may also be 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 Unraid.- Virtualization Tool
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120 likes24 TrueNAS alternativesTrueNAS (formerly FreeNAS) is an operating system that can be installed on virtually any hardware platform to share data over a network. TrueNAS is the simplest way to create a centralized and easily accessible place for your data.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Linux
- BSD
- Self-Hosted
TrueNAS VS Unraid
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96 likes18 OpenMediaVault alternativesOpenMediaVault is the next generation network attached storage (NAS) solution based on Debian Linux. It contains services like SSH, (S)FTP, SMB/CIFS, DAAP media server, RSync, BitTorrent client and many more. It can be enhanced via plugins.
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OpenMediaVault VS Unraid
Is OpenMediaVault a good alternative to Unraid?Comments about OpenMediaVault as an Alternative to Unraid
OpenMediaVault lacks support for VM orchestration, among probably other things.
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23 likes14 XigmaNAS alternativesXigmaNAS (formerly NAS4Free) is an embedded Open Source Storage NAS (Network-Attached Storage) distribution based on FreeBSD. This project is a continuation of TrueNAS 7 series project.
XigmaNAS VS Unraid
Is XigmaNAS a good alternative to Unraid?
2 likes19 Western Digital My Cloud alternativesWestern Digital My Cloud is an easy-to-use personal cloud storage device that plugs directly into your Wi-Fi router at home so you can preserve your digital life. Use the My Cloud app on your phone, tablet or computer to access it anywhere without paying a subscription fee.
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- Free • Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
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Western Digital My Cloud VS Unraid
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13 likes18 Rockstor alternativesRockstor is a free and open source NAS (Network Attached Storage) operating system. It’s a software solution and can be installed on commodity hardware or a hypervisor satisfying minimum system requirements.
Rockstor VS Unraid
Is Rockstor a good alternative to Unraid?
Like this app14 napp-it alternativesA napp-it is a high-quality block- and filestorage on common and favourable server hardware from ex. DataOn, Dell, HP or SuperMicro paired with a solid server OS (preferable Omnios/ OI/ Solaris but now with ZFS and job/ snap management on Linux) with an easy online installer...
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- Freemium • Proprietary
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- Linux
- OpenIndiana
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napp-it VS Unraid
Is napp-it a good alternative to Unraid?
Like this app19 EON ZFS Storage alternativesWhat is EON? Embedded Operating system/Networking is a small operating system, built on Solaris, designed to store any amount of digital data on Intel/AMD (x86) hardware, using the amazing, enterprise class Zettabyte File System.
Why use EON? Because it offers rock solid, reliab.
EON ZFS Storage VS Unraid
Is EON ZFS Storage a good alternative to Unraid?- Like this app23 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...
ESOS VS Unraid
Is ESOS a good alternative to Unraid? 
Like this app20 Open-E Data Storage Software SOHO alternativesOpen-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...
Open-E Data Storage Software SOHO VS Unraid
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Comments about TrueNAS as an Alternative to Unraid
Since the previous comment, FreeNAS, now called TrueNAS has added support for VMs and Docker apps (though to setup a Docker environment, you must do so manually.) It has support for a plethora of things that competitors such as unraid does, such as plugins (for instance Plex, Nextcloud, Jenkins, and many others), ZFS, NAS, SMB, iSCSI, etc., and a very nice web GUI.
Does not have built in functionality of virtual machines and "Docker" apps.