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Best OpenEBS Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from software-defined storage software ranked against OpenEBS on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Ceph Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free6.4
    OpenEBS vs Ceph
  2. 3
    SeaweedFS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin $1.67/mo6.4
    OpenEBS vs SeaweedFS
  3. 4
    VMware Workstation Pro Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free6.4
    OpenEBS vs VMware Workstation Pro
  4. 5
    Gluster Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.3
    OpenEBS vs Gluster
  5. 6
    JuiceFS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.3
    OpenEBS vs JuiceFS
  6. 7
    MinIO AIStor Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.3
    OpenEBS vs MinIO AIStor
  7. 8
    MooseFS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.3
    OpenEBS vs MooseFS
  8. 9
    StarWind Virtual SAN Free plan Linuxself-hostedWebWin Free6.3
    OpenEBS vs StarWind Virtual SAN
  9. 10
    Longhorn Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.2
    OpenEBS vs Longhorn
  10. 11
    DAOS apiLinuxself-hosted 5.8
    OpenEBS vs DAOS
  11. 12
    LizardFS Free trial LinuxMacself-hostedWin 5.8
    OpenEBS vs LizardFS
  12. 13
    LINSTOR apiLinuxself-hosted $83.33/mo5.7
    OpenEBS vs LINSTOR
  13. 14
    SUSE Multi-Linux Manager apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.7
    OpenEBS vs SUSE Multi-Linux Manager
  14. 15
    VAST Data Platform apiself-hostedWeb 5.7
    OpenEBS vs VAST Data Platform
  15. 16
    WEKA Data Platform apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.6
    OpenEBS vs WEKA Data Platform
  16. 17
    DataCore SANsymphony Free trial apiself-hostedWebWin 5.5
    OpenEBS vs DataCore SANsymphony
  17. 18
    Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G Web 5.5
    OpenEBS vs Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G
  18. 19
    NetApp ONTAP Select Free trial apiself-hosted 5.5
    OpenEBS vs NetApp ONTAP Select
  19. 20
    Portworx Enterprise Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.5
    OpenEBS vs Portworx Enterprise
  20. 21
    Qumulo Cloud Data Platform Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.5
    OpenEBS vs Qumulo Cloud Data Platform

OpenEBS alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Ceph6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
3SeaweedFS6.4Free plan$1.67/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
4VMware Workstation Pro6.4Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
5Gluster6.3Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
6JuiceFS6.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
7MinIO AIStor6.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8MooseFS6.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9StarWind Virtual SAN6.3Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10Longhorn6.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
11DAOS5.8No—API, Linux, self-hosted
12LizardFS5.8No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
13LINSTOR5.7No$83.33/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted
14SUSE Multi-Linux Manager5.7No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
15VAST Data Platform5.7No—API, self-hosted, Web
16WEKA Data Platform5.6No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
17DataCore SANsymphony5.5No—API, self-hosted, Web, Windows
18Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G5.5No—Web
19NetApp ONTAP Select5.5No—API, self-hosted
20Portworx Enterprise5.5No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
21Qumulo Cloud Data Platform5.5No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about OpenEBS alternatives

What is the best alternative to OpenEBS?

Ceph, number 1 in software-defined storage software with a score of 6.4 out of 10. The others here: SeaweedFS, VMware Workstation Pro, Gluster and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to OpenEBS?

Ceph 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.