We performed a comparison between FreeNAS and NetApp FAS Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two NAS solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."What I like about it is that I can work on it from any computer or any device. The initial setup is very simple. The setup wizard is really helpful."
"FreeNAS is much simpler and easier to use than other solutions, but we don't have the complete range of features that come with the full version."
"It has the best storage capacity."
"It integrates well into either Windows or Linux environments."
"Its stability is the most valuable. It is reliable, and we don't have to worry too much about it."
"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."
"The solution has been very stable so far."
"Data consolidation and visualization."
"We can manage our applications from a single dashboard."
"The migration of the volume on the cluster is very useful and easy to use."
"I have found all the features useful in NetApp FAS Series."
"The new FAS series is a good fit for some customers. We have good performance and capacity, even though it is full flash."
"It offers data compression and people management."
"The file sharing feature is most valuable."
"NAS stability"
"They can improve the integration with PSA systems. This functionality could be better."
"FreeNAS should be better prepared for clustering."
"The support for S3 needs to be improved."
"The latest version of the dashboard doesn't work as good as the previous version."
"If you find the documentation, it is always incomplete and fragmented."
"They should include clustering for the solution."
"The one thing that I find difficult to do which is very time-consuming is that I like to have a backup of the important files."
"The WAFL is slow."
"NetApp systems are somewhat more complex, though not excessively so. If you're transitioning from a Windows server environment to NetApp, get training or education; otherwise, you might struggle with this solution."
"Its operating system is very cumbersome. However, after you set it up, it runs pretty smoothly. Its file system is not very dynamic. It is very static."
"They should add new features to the product."
"There are some technical limitations, but it would be great to have in-line deduplication and in-line compression for the FAS series as well."
"It may need more flexibility to fight with other competing arrays."
"The high cost of the product is an area of concern, so from an improvement perspective, the tool needs to be made cheaper."
"There is room for improvement in deployment and configuration processes."
FreeNAS is ranked 9th in NAS with 9 reviews while NetApp FAS Series is ranked 2nd in NAS with 98 reviews. FreeNAS is rated 8.4, while NetApp FAS Series is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of FreeNAS writes "Open-source with great disk management and task synchronization". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp FAS Series writes "Offers good performance and ". FreeNAS is most compared with StarWind Storage Appliance, Dell PowerScale (Isilon), Qumulo, HPE StoreEasy and Buurst SoftNAS, whereas NetApp FAS Series is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp AFF, HPE StorageWorks MSA, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and IBM FlashSystem. See our FreeNAS vs. NetApp FAS Series report.
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