NexentaStor
5.9#11 in storage management softwareAPILinuxSelf-hosted
VisitNexentaStor vs TrueNAS
What both publish
| Fact | NexentaStor | TrueNAS |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | Chatsworth, California, USA | Campbell, California, USA |
| Intended users | Nexenta describes NexentaStor as software-defined storage for enterprise applications and highlights databases, enterprise NAS, private cloud, backup, and archive workloads. | The maker describes TrueNAS as serving home labs, individuals, and enterprise data centers, including data-intensive workloads such as AI, virtualization, surveillance, and backup. |
| Management | Administrators can manage NexentaStor through NexentaFusion, a VMware vCenter plug-in, or its self-documenting REST API framework. | The platform provides a web UI, CLI, SNMP, syslog, reporting, and a TrueNAS API. |
| Security | Nexenta describes a joint NexentaStor and HyTrust KeyControl KMS setup for encrypted file shares; that page states FIPS 140-2 Level 1 validation and Level 3 compliance via HSM support for the combined capabilities. | The feature table lists self-encrypted drives, dataset encryption, encrypted replication, WireGuard, OpenVPN, ACLs, and IP filtering. |
NexentaStor plans
- NexentaStor 5.0 + NexentaFusion 1.0$0.25, paid once
TrueNAS plans
- TrueNAS Community EditionFree
- TrueNAS EnterprisePriced on request
Pick NexentaStor if…
NexentaStor suits organizations running enterprise applications, databases, NAS, private-cloud, backup or archive workloads. It is intended for teams managing self-hosted or virtualized storage environments.
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.