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TrueNAS VS Unraid

Compare TrueNAS VS Unraid and see what are their differences

TrueNAS logo TrueNAS

World’s most deployed storage with >1M deployments worldwide. Trusted by thousands of companies and organizations, including more than 40% of the Fortune 500.

Unraid logo Unraid

Simplicity. Flexibility. Scalability. Modularity. Unraid empowers you to build the system you’ve always wanted using your preferred hardware, software, and operating systems.
  • TrueNAS Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-06-15
  • Unraid Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-09-26

TrueNAS videos

TrueNAS - Should You Use It?

More videos:

  • Review - TrueNAS CORE 12 Overview (Formerly FreeNAS)
  • Review - TrueNAS Software Review - Time To Go Open Source?

Unraid videos

8 months on unRAID

More videos:

  • Review - unRaid - One Year Later - My Thoughts
  • Review - Freenas vs Unraid vs Openmediavault : Best Nas Software 2019

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to TrueNAS and Unraid)
Cloud Computing
12 12%
88% 88
Cloud Storage
9 9%
91% 91
Storage
11 11%
89% 89
Text Editors
100 100%
0% 0

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Reviews

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Unraid Reviews

9 Of The Best FreeNAS Alternatives For Your Storage Needs
You can use the free 30-day trial version to see if Unraid is suitable for your hardware. You will experience full functionality in the trial version without any storage device limit. However, you will require an internet connection for the trial versions.
Top 7 FreeNas Alternative For Your PC
unRaid is software made to transform any computer into a NAS server. An easy to use processor clocked at 1GHz with 512MB RAM does all the tricks. In simple terms, the motherboard must provide the possibility to boot on a USB key. It doesn’t need installing disks of the same capacity. Hence, you can try the free sector repair solution if your disk isn’t working.
Top 15 Best TrueNAS Alternatives In 2022
Network-attached storage systems, UnRAID application servers, and UnRAID virtualization hosts make up the bulk of UnRAID’s offerings.

Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Unraid should be more popular than TrueNAS. It has been mentiond 13 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

TrueNAS mentions (2)

  • truenas gave me a virus?
    I downloaded truenas from truenas.com and my windows defender said it was a trojan virus. I am confused? Source: 11 months ago
  • Sanity check please.
    I would use HP Elitedesk 800 G2 as the centralized storage server. I am a big fan of separating services. You can either keep Proxmox there and drop the NAS application as the VM or bare-metal installation. Take a look at something like TrueNAS (truenas.com/) or Starwinds SAN and NAS (https://www.starwindsoftware.com/free-san-and-nas) for such purposes (main storage, camera storage, backup). In addition to that, I... Source: over 1 year ago

Unraid mentions (13)

  • what are your digital decluttering routines?
    Really: I've got a Synology 10-disk unit in JBOD mode (each drive independent, but see SnapRaid) containing backup of backups and recent set of 4x 14TB unopened drives. I'm working at building a new UnRaid system to contain everything; I just need to confirm the power supply max load and if I can stagger the drives to avoid the maximum inrush. RAID5 is great (but Is Not A Backup), UnRaid is a "daily" RAID5... Source: over 1 year ago
  • Build upgrade - OS advice
    As an example, I have qemu+kvm host running my VMs (NAS, plex, Nextcloud etc.). As for NAS OS, TrueNAS is a great options. With different drive size you can consider UnRAID. It allows to pool drives of a different size. https://unraid.net/product. Source: over 1 year ago
  • my first NAS. need some input on what to buy. synology?
    You can turn a PC case into a NAS with NAS OS like openmediavault (https://www.openmediavault.org/), unraid (https://unraid.net/product), or TrueNAS Core (https://www.truenas.com/docs/core/gettingstarted/corehardwareguide/). They require +8 GB RAM (Unraid system requirements say 4 and OMV is ok with +1GB RAM). To start, I'd go with openmediavault. If you need it to be windows, say, using for anything else, you can... Source: almost 2 years ago
  • Low cost storage server - is there a need?
    Take a look at using unraid as a backup server. https://unraid.net/product. Source: almost 2 years ago
  • Homelab iSCSI Resizable Storage
    In case you are interested in software options. UnRAID is a nice option. Https://unraid.net/product. Source: about 2 years ago
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What are some alternatives?

When comparing TrueNAS and Unraid, you can also consider the following products

OpenMediaVault - OpenMediaVault is the next generation network attached storage (NAS) solution based on Debian Linux.

TrueNAS Core - TrueNAS Core (formerly FreeNAS) is a storage operating system strong and robust enough to meet the needs of enterprise level businesses.

SnapRAID - A backup program for disk arrays. It stores parity information of your data and it recovers from up to six disk failures.

XigmaNAS - File Sharing, OS & Utilities, and Security & Privacy

Amahi - Amahi is a media, home and app server software known for its easy-to-use user interface. Amahi has the best media, backup and web apps for small networks.

EasyNAS - EasyNAS is a storage management system for home or small office.