JuiceFS is an open-source, cloud-native distributed file system that supports POSIX, HDFS, and S3 protocols.
Alternatives to LucidLink
LucidLink is built around a shared filespace where large files stream as applications need them, instead of requiring users to download or sync each file in full. It mounts like a local drive and supports tools such as Adobe Creative Cloud, AutoCAD, Figma and Final Cut. Mobile apps handle browsing, previews, uploads and sharing, while Connect can bring storage from services including Google Drive, Dropbox, SharePoint and S3 into the filespace. Security options include…
Google Cloud Managed Lustre is a fully managed parallel file system for AI and high-performance computing workloads.
MooseFS is distributed storage software that makes data held across multiple servers available as one resource.
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Tahoe-LAFS
Tahoe-LAFS is free, open-source software for storing files across multiple servers.
Free planWebAPILinuxmacOS7.1Free plan - 5

SeaweedFS
SeaweedFS is a distributed storage system that serves S3 objects, Iceberg tables, and POSIX files from one cluster.
Free planAPILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted7.0From $20 a year - 6

Ceph
Ceph is open-source distributed storage software that brings object, block, and file storage into one system.
Free planAPILinuxSelf-hostedWindows6.6Free plan - 7
Google Cloud Filestore
Google Cloud Filestore is a fully managed shared NFS file service for applications requiring persistent storage.
WebAPILinuxWindows6.4From $0.01 a month - 8
ObjectiveFS
ObjectiveFS is a shared distributed POSIX file system for persistent storage across cloud instances, laptops, containers, and office servers.
LinuxmacOSSelf-hosted6.4From $99 a month - 9

Quobyte
Quobyte is a distributed parallel file system and unified storage platform for enterprise workloads.
Free planWebAPILinuxmacOS6.4Free plan - 10
OrangeFS
OrangeFS is a free, open-source scale-out parallel storage system for large workloads in HPC, Big Data, streaming video, genomics, and bioinformatics.
Free planAPILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted6.3Free plan - 11
Hadoop Distributed File System
Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) is the primary distributed storage used by Hadoop applications.
Free planAPILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted6.2Free plan - 12

BeeGFS
BeeGFS is a parallel file system for high-performance computing, AI, and other data-intensive workloads.
Free planAPILinuxSelf-hosted6.1Free plan - 13
OpenAFS
OpenAFS is a free, open-source implementation of the AFS distributed filesystem.
Free planLinuxmacOSSelf-hostedWindows6.1Free plan - 14
XtreemFS
XtreemFS is a free, fault-tolerant distributed file system for general-purpose storage, available for Linux, macOS, Windows and self-hosted deployments.
Free planLinuxmacOSSelf-hostedWindows6.1Free plan - 15
LizardFS
LizardFS is an on-premises distributed file system that combines disk space from multiple servers into one namespace.
LinuxmacOSSelf-hostedWindows5.9 - 16
Gluster
Gluster is a free, open-source distributed file system for Linux and self-hosted environments.
Free planLinuxSelf-hosted5.8Free plan - 17

Qumulo Cloud Data Platform
Qumulo Cloud Data Platform manages file data across on-premises, edge, and cloud environments.
WebAPILinuxSelf-hosted5.8 - 18
Nasuni File Data Platform
Nasuni File Data Platform is a hybrid platform for managing file data across sites.
WebLinuxmacOSWindows5.6 - 19
WEKA Data Platform
WEKA Data Platform provides shareable, scalable distributed filesystem storage for performance-intensive workloads such as AI/ML, life sciences,…
WebAPILinuxSelf-hosted5.6 - 20
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DDN EXAScaler Cloud
DDN EXAScaler Cloud is a parallel file system for data-intensive AI, high-performance computing, and cloud workloads, including AI training and simulations.
LinuxSelf-hosted5.5 - 22
PanFS
PanFS is the parallel file system foundation carried forward in VDURA Data Platform, a software-defined storage platform for AI and high-performance computing.
WebAPILinuxSelf-hosted5.5 - 23

Lustre
Lustre is a free, open-source parallel file system for Linux and self-hosted high-performance computing.
LinuxSelf-hosted5.4 - 24
GekkoFS
Free planLinux5.2Free plan - 25

Panzura CloudFS
Panzura CloudFS gives distributed sites access to one authoritative file dataset stored in object storage.
APISelf-hosted5.2 - 26

Azure Managed Lustre
WebLinux5.1 - 27
IBM Storage Scale
LinuxWindows4.8 - 28
Gfarm
LinuxmacOSWindows4.7 - 294.7
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