No. 1 of 29 ·Software-Defined Storage Software

JuiceFS

Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API

Freedom report

Three barsScore 6.6

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

JuiceFS is ranked #1 of 29 in software-defined storage software on Freedom251. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered.

JuiceFS plans and pricing

All plans

Community Edition Free Self-hosted · Community support via GitHub and Discord juicefs.com · 29 Sept 2026

Cloud Service Not published Pay-as-you-go Fully managed cloud service · 100 million files · 10 PB data · 100,000 IOPS · 1,000 clients juicefs.com · 29 Sept 2026

Enterprise Edition Not published On-premises, BYOC, and other deployment options · Customizable support · Contact for pricing juicefs.com · 29 Sept 2026

Compared on software-defined storage software

Free plan: Yes
Paid from: $0.02/mo
Deployment model: hybrid
Data replication: Yes

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The record

Product: JuiceFS is an open-source, cloud-native distributed file system with POSIX, HDFS, and S3 protocol support.
Architecture: It stores file data in object storage and metadata separately in a metadata engine.
Use cases: The documentation highlights big data, machine learning, Kubernetes, shared workspaces, and data backup as use cases.
Integrations: JuiceFS documents integration with Kubernetes CSI and Hadoop ecosystem components including Spark, Presto, Hive, Flink, Trino, and StarRocks.
Storage integrations: Supported storage options include Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage, MinIO, Ceph, WebDAV, and HDFS.
Security: JuiceFS supports encryption in transit and at rest; at-rest encryption must be enabled when creating a file system and cannot be enabled later.
Encryption limitation: Client-side cached data and file metadata are not encrypted by its at-rest encryption feature.
Compliance: JuiceFS Cloud Service states that it is SOC 2 compliant.
Support: Community Edition support is through GitHub and Discord, Cloud Service includes professional team online support, and Enterprise support is customizable.
Managed service limits: The comparison table lists Cloud Service capacity of 100 million files, 10 PB, 100,000 IOPS, and 1,000 clients.
Operating systems: The downloadable client supports Linux, macOS, and Windows; the site recommends WSL 2 for Windows use.
Company: Juicedata says it was founded in April 2017 and launched JuiceFS Cloud Service in October 2017.
Founded: 2017
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Software-Defined Storage Software in 2026#1 of 29
Best Distributed File System Software in 2026#5 of 29

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Sources

juicefs.com/en/· checked 29 Sept 2026
juicefs.com/docs/community/introduction/· checked 29 Sept 2026
juicefs.com/docs/community/hadoop_java_sdk/· checked 29 Sept 2026
juicefs.com/docs/community/reference/how_to_set_up_· checked 29 Sept 2026
juicefs.com/docs/community/security/encryption/· checked 29 Sept 2026
juicefs.com/docs/cloud/· checked 29 Sept 2026
juicefs.com/en/pricing· checked 29 Sept 2026
juicefs.com/en/download· checked 29 Sept 2026
juicefs.com/en/about-us· checked 29 Sept 2026
juicefs.com· checked 23 Sept 2026
juicefs.com/en/product/enterprise-edition· checked 29 Sept 2026