FreeNAS Reviews and Pricing

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Systems Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

Jul 16, 2015

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Its support for Hyper-V clusters needs improving, but you can present the storage as CIFS, NFS, iSCSI, etc.

What is most valuable?

Snapshot
Easy to manage
You can present storage as CIFS, NFS, iSCSI, etc.

How has it helped my organization?

We save a ton of money
It's got a nice, user-friendly interface
Snapshot replication between the units
Easy configuration

What needs improvement?

Its support for Hyper-V clusters.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used it for one year.

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What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

No issues encountered,

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No issues encountered.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No issues encountered.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Dell EqualLogic, and 3PAR. I like the 3PAR, but it is very expensive. Instead, I just spent money for fast SSD drives, installed FreeNAS, and you have a better solution then 3PAR.

How was the initial setup?

It's easy to install. You download the program, and click through the wizard which - very simple. At the end, you just browse the IP and configure your storage the way you want to.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented it in-house.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

You have to pay for your hardware, but FreeNAS itself is open-source.

What other advice do I have?

After using FreeNAS I will never spend money for commercial products like Dell or 3Par.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.