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Best OpenAFS Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from distributed file system software ranked against OpenAFS on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    SeaweedFS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin $1.67/mo7.3
    OpenAFS vs SeaweedFS
  2. 2
    MooseFS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.2
    OpenAFS vs MooseFS
  3. 3
    Hadoop Distributed File System Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    OpenAFS vs Hadoop Distributed File System
  4. 4
    JuiceFS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    OpenAFS vs JuiceFS
  5. 6
    Quobyte Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.1
    OpenAFS vs Quobyte
  6. 7
    Ceph Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free7.0
    OpenAFS vs Ceph
  7. 8
    Google Cloud Managed Lustre apiLinuxWeb 6.9
    OpenAFS vs Google Cloud Managed Lustre
  8. 9
    XtreemFS Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.9
    OpenAFS vs XtreemFS
  9. 10
    BeeGFS Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.8
    OpenAFS vs BeeGFS
  10. 11
    Gluster Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.7
    OpenAFS vs Gluster
  11. 12
    LucidLink Free trial AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac $7/mo6.7
    OpenAFS vs LucidLink
  12. 13
    LizardFS Free trial LinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.5
    OpenAFS vs LizardFS
  13. 14
    Tahoe-LAFS apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.5
    OpenAFS vs Tahoe-LAFS
  14. 15
    Google Cloud Filestore Free trial apiLinuxWebWin $0.01/mo6.4
    OpenAFS vs Google Cloud Filestore
  15. 16
    Lustre Linuxself-hosted 6.4
    OpenAFS vs Lustre
  16. 17
    Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.3
    OpenAFS vs Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP
  17. 18
    Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management apiWeb 6.3
    OpenAFS vs Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management
  18. 19
    GekkoFS Free plan Linux Free6.3
    OpenAFS vs GekkoFS
  19. 20
    Nasuni File Data Platform LinuxMacWebWin 6.2
    OpenAFS vs Nasuni File Data Platform
  20. 21
    ObjectiveFS Free trial LinuxMacself-hosted $99/mo6.2
    OpenAFS vs ObjectiveFS

OpenAFS alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1SeaweedFS7.3Free plan$1.67/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
2MooseFS7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Hadoop Distributed File System7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
4JuiceFS7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6Quobyte7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Ceph7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
8Google Cloud Managed Lustre6.9No—API, Linux, Web
9XtreemFS6.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
10BeeGFS6.8Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
11Gluster6.7Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
12LucidLink6.7No$7/moAndroid, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
13LizardFS6.5No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
14Tahoe-LAFS6.5No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15Google Cloud Filestore6.4No$0.01/moAPI, Linux, Web, Windows
16Lustre6.4No—Linux, self-hosted
17Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP6.3No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
18Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management6.3No—API, Web
19GekkoFS6.3Free planFreeLinux
20Nasuni File Data Platform6.2No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
21ObjectiveFS6.2No$99/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted
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Questions about OpenAFS alternatives

What is the best alternative to OpenAFS?

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 OpenAFS?

SeaweedFS is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 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.