Best Lustre Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from distributed file system software ranked against Lustre on the same published basis.
- 1Lustre vs SeaweedFS
- 2Lustre vs MooseFS
- 3Lustre vs Hadoop Distributed File System
- 4Lustre vs JuiceFS
- 5Lustre vs OpenAFS
- 6Lustre vs Quobyte
- 7Lustre vs Ceph
- 8Lustre vs Google Cloud Managed Lustre
- 9Lustre vs XtreemFS
- 10Lustre vs BeeGFS
- 11Lustre vs Gluster
- 12Lustre vs LucidLink
- 13Lustre vs LizardFS
- 14Lustre vs Tahoe-LAFS
- 15Lustre vs Google Cloud Filestore
- 17Lustre vs Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP
- 18Lustre vs Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management
- 19Lustre vs GekkoFS
- 20Lustre vs Nasuni File Data Platform
- 21Lustre vs ObjectiveFS
Lustre alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SeaweedFS | 7.3 | Free plan | $1.67/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 2 | MooseFS | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Hadoop Distributed File System | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 4 | JuiceFS | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | OpenAFS | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 6 | Quobyte | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Ceph | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 8 | Google Cloud Managed Lustre | 6.9 | No | — | API, Linux, Web |
| 9 | XtreemFS | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 10 | BeeGFS | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 11 | Gluster | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 12 | LucidLink | 6.7 | No | $7/mo | Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 13 | LizardFS | 6.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 14 | Tahoe-LAFS | 6.5 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 15 | Google Cloud Filestore | 6.4 | No | $0.01/mo | API, Linux, Web, Windows |
| 17 | Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP | 6.3 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 18 | Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management | 6.3 | No | — | API, Web |
| 19 | GekkoFS | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 20 | Nasuni File Data Platform | 6.2 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 21 | ObjectiveFS | 6.2 | No | $99/mo | Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
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Questions about Lustre alternatives
What is the best alternative to Lustre?
SeaweedFS, number 1 in distributed file system software with a score of 7.3 out of 10. The others here: MooseFS, Hadoop Distributed File System, JuiceFS and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Lustre?
SeaweedFS is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.