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Vincenzo D'Aniello
Open-source with great disk management and task synchronization
The ICT department mainly benefits from using this product. The ease of use of the 'jail', the management of backups, and copies to easily create... Read more →
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  • "We use the free version of the program."
  • "For our configuration, we pay a little bit less than €10,000 ($12,000 USD) per year."
  • "Its price is okay. It suits our needs."
  • "Its licensing cost is based on the hardware capacity."

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    What do you like most about FreeNAS?
    Top Answer:The ease of use of the 'jail', the management of backups, and copies to easily create test and pre-production scenarios have speeded up the development and distribution of business apps.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for FreeNAS?
    Top Answer:The core version is free and open-source.
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    What needs improvement with FreeNAS?
    Top Answer:The system itself allows you to add any feature. The only bad thing is that this maybe depends on FreeBSD, and sometimes finding documentation is difficult. For example, we knew that previous versions… more »
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    9th
    out of 27 in NAS
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    16th
    out of 27 in NAS
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    Also Known As
    IBM SONAS
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    FreeNAS
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    Overview
    FreeNAS is an operating system that can be installed on virtually any hardware platform to share data over a network. FreeNAS is the simplest way to create a centralized and easily accessible place for your data. Use FreeNAS with ZFS to protect, store, backup, all of your data. FreeNAS is used everywhere, for the home, small business, and the enterprise.

    IBM Scale-out NAS (SONAS) is a solution for cloud storage implementations. It is designed to consolidate files that are scattered in multiple storage locations and allow them to be efficiently shared and managed.

    Sample Customers
    Morroni Technologies Inc., Creative Integrations
    NASCO, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Equinix, Enea, AMC Networks, CPFL Energia, Panasonic Automotive Systems, Columbia Sportswear, Astro-Med
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company38%
    Media Company25%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    University13%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company19%
    Government8%
    Educational Organization8%
    University8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company21%
    Comms Service Provider12%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Government12%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business78%
    Large Enterprise22%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business31%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise52%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise75%
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    FreeNAS is ranked 9th in NAS with 9 reviews while IBM Scale-out NAS is ranked 16th in NAS. FreeNAS is rated 8.4, while IBM Scale-out NAS is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of FreeNAS writes "Open-source with great disk management and task synchronization". On the other hand, FreeNAS is most compared with StarWind Storage Appliance, Dell PowerScale (Isilon), Qumulo, HPE StoreEasy and NetApp FAS Series, whereas IBM Scale-out NAS is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon) and HPE StoreEasy.

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