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Best Hadoop Distributed File System Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from distributed file system software ranked against Hadoop Distributed File System on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    JuiceFS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free8.2
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs JuiceFS
  2. 2
    SeaweedFS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin $1.67/mo8.0
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs SeaweedFS
  3. 3
    Quobyte Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.9
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs Quobyte
  4. 4
    Gluster Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free7.9
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs Gluster
  5. 5
    MooseFS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.8
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs MooseFS
  6. 6
    BeeGFS Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free7.6
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs BeeGFS
  7. 8
    Ceph Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free7.4
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs Ceph
  8. 9
    Lustre Linuxself-hosted 7.0
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs Lustre
  9. 10
    LucidLink Free trial AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac $7/mo6.9
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs LucidLink
  10. 11
    XtreemFS Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.7
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs XtreemFS
  11. 12
    WEKA Data Platform apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.6
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs WEKA Data Platform
  12. 13
    OpenAFS Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.6
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs OpenAFS
  13. 14
    Panzura CloudFS apiself-hosted 6.4
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs Panzura CloudFS
  14. 15
    PanFS LinuxWeb 6.2
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs PanFS
  15. 16
    Nasuni File Data Platform LinuxMacWebWin 6.1
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs Nasuni File Data Platform
  16. 17
    LizardFS Free trial LinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.1
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs LizardFS
  17. 18
    Qumulo Cloud Data Platform Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.0
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs Qumulo Cloud Data Platform
  18. 19
    Google Cloud Filestore Free trial apiLinuxWebWin $0.01/mo5.6
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs Google Cloud Filestore
  19. 20
    OrangeFS WinMacLinux 5.4
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs OrangeFS
  20. 21
    ObjectiveFS Free trial LinuxMacself-hosted $99/mo5.4
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs ObjectiveFS

Hadoop Distributed File System alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1JuiceFS8.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
2SeaweedFS8.0Free plan$1.67/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
3Quobyte7.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Gluster7.9Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
5MooseFS7.8Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6BeeGFS7.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
8Ceph7.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
9Lustre7.0No—Linux, self-hosted
10LucidLink6.9No$7/moAndroid, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
11XtreemFS6.7Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
12WEKA Data Platform6.6No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
13OpenAFS6.6Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
14Panzura CloudFS6.4No—API, self-hosted
15PanFS6.2No—Linux, Web
16Nasuni File Data Platform6.1No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
17LizardFS6.1No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
18Qumulo Cloud Data Platform6.0No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
19Google Cloud Filestore5.6No$0.01/moAPI, Linux, Web, Windows
20OrangeFS5.4No—Windows, Mac, Linux
21ObjectiveFS5.4No$99/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted
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Questions about Hadoop Distributed File System alternatives

What is the best alternative to Hadoop Distributed File System?

JuiceFS, number 1 in distributed file system software with a score of 8.2 out of 10. The others here: SeaweedFS, Quobyte, Gluster and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Hadoop Distributed File System?

JuiceFS is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.