LINBIT SDS
5.9#10 in storage management softwareFrom $1,000 a yearAPILinuxSelf-hosted
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What both publish
| Fact | LINBIT SDS | TrueNAS |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2001 | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Vienna, Austria | Campbell, California, USA |
| Integrations | LINBIT SDS lists integrations and use cases for Kubernetes, OpenShift, Rancher, MicroK8s, Nomad, OpenStack, OpenNebula, Proxmox, oVirt, XCP-ng, and Apache CloudStack. | The platform lists TrueNAS Connect, TrueCommand, CloudSync, Veeam, vCenter, OpenStack Cinder, Syncthing, Rsync and Fibre Channel integrations. |
| Security | LINBIT SDS supports encryption at rest using LUKS keys, and its documentation says it supports encryption available in the Linux kernel across all nodes. | The feature table lists self-encrypted drives, dataset encryption, encrypted replication, WireGuard, OpenVPN, ACLs, and IP filtering. |
LINBIT SDS plans
- LINBIT Starter$1,000 a year
- LINBIT EnterprisePriced on request
- LINBIT PlusPriced on request
TrueNAS plans
- TrueNAS Community EditionFree
- TrueNAS EnterprisePriced on request
Pick LINBIT SDS if…
LINBIT SDS suits private-cloud teams and organizations running high-I/O workloads such as databases. It is intended for Linux-based deployments needing replicated, provisioned, and remotely accessible block storage.
Pick TrueNAS if…
TrueNAS Community Edition suits home lab users, individuals, and data centers seeking file, block, or object storage. Its listed workloads include virtualization, surveillance, backup, and AI-related data needs.