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Unraid VS OviOS Linux

Compare Unraid VS OviOS Linux and see what are their differences

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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.

OviOS Linux logo OviOS Linux

Download the latest release of OviOS Linux Storage OS
  • Unraid Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-09-26
  • OviOS Linux Landing page
    Landing page //
    2021-04-22

Unraid videos

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8 months on unRAID

More videos:

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

OviOS Linux videos

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OviOS Linux tutorial Part 1 (Setup)

More videos:

  • Demo - OviOS Linux 1.20 demo
  • Demo - OviOS Linux 0.6 Setup Demo

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Unraid and OviOS Linux)

Unraid

OviOS Linux

Cloud Computing
90 90%
Cloud Computing
10% 10
Cloud Storage
91 91%
Cloud Storage
9% 9
Storage
88 88%
Storage
12% 12
Backup & Sync
100 100%
Backup & Sync
0% 0

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Reviews

These are some of the external sources and on-site user reviews we've used to compare Unraid and OviOS Linux

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.
Source: technicalustad.com
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.
Source: www.sysprobs.com
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.
Source: www.dashtech.org

OviOS Linux Reviews

  1. great small distro

    This small distro is incredibly fast and effective, we use it for SMB with AD authentication, around 300 clients, and to provide a few large LUNs to ESXi. The performance is way better than commercial products, just set it up and you'll forget it's there

    🏁 Competitors: ONTAP Data Management Software
    👍 Pros:    Easy to use|High performance|Cluster|Stable

Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Unraid seems to be more popular. 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.

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: about 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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OviOS Linux mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of OviOS Linux yet. Tracking of OviOS Linux recommendations started around Apr 2021.

What are some alternatives?

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

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

StorPool - StorPool is designed from the ground up to provide cloud builders, shared hosting providers and MSPs with the most resource efficient storage software on the market.

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

VMware vSAN - VMware vSAN is radically simple, enterprise-class software-defined storage powering VMware hyper-converged infrastructure. 

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

PetaSAN - PetaSAN is an open source Scale-Out SAN solution offering massive scalability and performance.

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