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unRAID Server VS TrueNAS

Compare unRAID Server VS TrueNAS and see what are their differences

unRAID Server logo unRAID Server

A scalable, consumer-oriented, server operating system.

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 Server Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-07-31
  • TrueNAS Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-06-15

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TrueNAS videos

TrueNAS - Should You Use It?

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

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to unRAID Server and TrueNAS)
Storage
76 76%
24% 24
Cloud Computing
65 65%
35% 35
Cloud Storage
72 72%
28% 28
NAS Storage
100 100%
0% 0

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Reviews

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unRAID Server Reviews

15 Best FreeNas alternatives in 2020
One of the special features of unRAID Server is that it boots from a USB device and it can store memory up to 38TB. UnRAID Server can be used in any IT companies and big corporates where there are large sized files and folders. It has both registered and unregistered versions. This server runs perfectly on any operating system such as Windows, Apple, Linux, Mac,and UNIX. It...

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, TrueNAS seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 2 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.

unRAID Server mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of unRAID Server yet. Tracking of unRAID Server recommendations started around Mar 2021.

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

What are some alternatives?

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

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

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 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.

StableBit DrivePool - State of the art, file based drive pooling software.

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