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Best VAST Data Platform Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from software-defined storage software ranked against VAST Data Platform on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    MooseFS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.3
    VAST Data Platform vs MooseFS
  2. 2
    SeaweedFS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin $1.67/mo7.3
    VAST Data Platform vs SeaweedFS
  3. 3
    MinIO AIStor Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.2
    VAST Data Platform vs MinIO AIStor
  4. 4
    JuiceFS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    VAST Data Platform vs JuiceFS
  5. 5
    StarWind Virtual SAN Free plan Linuxself-hostedWebWin Free7.1
    VAST Data Platform vs StarWind Virtual SAN
  6. 6
    VMware Workstation Pro Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free7.1
    VAST Data Platform vs VMware Workstation Pro
  7. 7
    Ceph Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free7.0
    VAST Data Platform vs Ceph
  8. 8
    OpenEBS Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.9
    VAST Data Platform vs OpenEBS
  9. 9
    Gluster Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.8
    VAST Data Platform vs Gluster
  10. 10
    Longhorn Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.8
    VAST Data Platform vs Longhorn
  11. 11
    LizardFS Free trial LinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.5
    VAST Data Platform vs LizardFS
  12. 12
    DAOS apiLinuxself-hosted 6.4
    VAST Data Platform vs DAOS
  13. 13
    SUSE Multi-Linux Manager apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.4
    VAST Data Platform vs SUSE Multi-Linux Manager
  14. 14
    DataCore SANsymphony Free trial apiself-hostedWebWin 6.2
    VAST Data Platform vs DataCore SANsymphony
  15. 15
    LINSTOR apiLinuxself-hosted $83.33/mo6.2
    VAST Data Platform vs LINSTOR
  16. 16
    Qumulo Cloud Data Platform Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.2
    VAST Data Platform vs Qumulo Cloud Data Platform
  17. 17
    WEKA Data Platform apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.2
    VAST Data Platform vs WEKA Data Platform
  18. 18
    Portworx Enterprise Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.1
    VAST Data Platform vs Portworx Enterprise
  19. 19
    StorPool Disaster Recovery Engine apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.1
    VAST Data Platform vs StorPool Disaster Recovery Engine
  20. 21
    Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G Web 6.0
    VAST Data Platform vs Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G

VAST Data Platform alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1MooseFS7.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2SeaweedFS7.3Free plan$1.67/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
3MinIO AIStor7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4JuiceFS7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
5StarWind Virtual SAN7.1Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6VMware Workstation Pro7.1Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
7Ceph7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
8OpenEBS6.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
9Gluster6.8Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
10Longhorn6.8Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
11LizardFS6.5No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
12DAOS6.4No—API, Linux, self-hosted
13SUSE Multi-Linux Manager6.4No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
14DataCore SANsymphony6.2No—API, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15LINSTOR6.2No$83.33/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted
16Qumulo Cloud Data Platform6.2No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
17WEKA Data Platform6.2No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
18Portworx Enterprise6.1No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
19StorPool Disaster Recovery Engine6.1No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
21Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G6.0No—Web
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Questions about VAST Data Platform alternatives

What is the best alternative to VAST Data Platform?

MooseFS, number 1 in software-defined storage software with a score of 7.3 out of 10. The others here: SeaweedFS, MinIO AIStor, JuiceFS and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to VAST Data Platform?

MooseFS 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.