FreeNAS Alternative: OpenMediaVault
Open media vault is an open source NAS Software. It is based on Linux Debian and supports the Standards of FTP, SFTP, SSH, AFS, SMB, and CIFS.
- Extension: you can install a number of additional protocols and Standards, in order to expand your NAS.
- Area of application: open media Vault is especially suitable in the home.
- Network-functions: WakeOnLAN, Link Aggregation, and also the new IPv6 Standard supports.
- Monitoring: For Monitoring you can use Syslog, Watchdog, S. M. A. R. T., SNMP (v1/2c/3) or e-mail notifications.
- Maintenance: For maintenance you can easily access via the Web Interface on your NAS.
The FreeNAS Alternative open media vault is based on Linux Debian(Screenshot: open media vault)
OpenSource: NAS4free
NAS4free is an open source Software. It is based on FreeBSD. It can be virtualized on any Hardware. It supports the Standard protocols FTP, SMB, NFS, TFTP, and AFP.
- Extension: you have the option to also install a web server on the NAS. So, you can also host websites on your NAS.
- Field of application: thanks to the virtualization opportunity NAS4free is also suitable for larger servers, but also in the home, it is through the wide range of Hardware support is very well used.
- Network-functions: NAS4free also provides the WakeOnLAN function, as well as IPv6 Support.
- Monitoring: you have the option to specify a path, where the statistics are stored. In addition, you can view the Live statistics on the Interface display.
- Maintenance: The maintenance is carried out via the Interface. Here you can see all the settings clearly summarized.
With NAS4free, you can also host web pages(Screenshot: NAS4free)
Versatile: UnRAID
UnRAID is a Software for various application areas. UnRAID is in the first 30 days for free, and then costs between $ 59 and 129 dollars will be due. The cheap Basic package (price: $ 59) allows for six storage devices connected via them, the Plus package (price: $ 89) twelve. With the Pro package (price: 129 dollars), the number of storage devices, unlimited. It is almost any x86 64-bit System is supported. UnRAID also offers the possibility of Virtualization.
- Extension: UnRAID supports the expansion with additional hard drives, without problems. The data will be stored distributed on multiple hard disks. There is a very good SSDSupport.
- Area of application: UnRAID is more suitable for professional application areas. It supports a very large Server with many disks.
- Network-functions: UnRAID manages only the memory, the network functions must have a corresponding operating system concerned.
- Monitoring: The Monitoring is realized via the Web Interface.
- Maintenance: The maintenance is also done via the Web Interface.
Read in the next practice tip, when a NAS or a Cloud useful is.
