Longhorn vs StarWind Virtual SAN

Longhorn plans

• LonghornFree

StarWind Virtual SAN plans

• StarWind Virtual SAN FreeFree
• Virtual SAN FreeFree
• DatacenterPriced on request
• EnterprisePriced on request
• StarWind Virtual SANPriced on request

Pick Longhorn if…

Longhorn suits teams running Kubernetes that need distributed block storage, snapshots, backups, or cross-cluster disaster recovery. It is aimed at users who can meet its privileged-access and NFS requirements where applicable.

Pick StarWind Virtual SAN if…

It is aimed at SMB, ROBO, and Edge deployments that need shared storage software and high availability. Teams should check the free edition’s KVM-only web UI listing and support model before choosing it.