Best PanFS Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from distributed file system software ranked against PanFS on the same published basis.
- 1PanFS vs MooseFS
- 2PanFS vs SeaweedFS
- 3PanFS vs Ceph
- 4PanFS vs Hadoop Distributed File System
- 5PanFS vs JuiceFS
- 6PanFS vs OpenAFS
- 7PanFS vs Quobyte
- 8PanFS vs XtreemFS
- 9PanFS vs BeeGFS
- 10PanFS vs Gluster
- 11PanFS vs GekkoFS
- 12PanFS vs LizardFS
- 13PanFS vs Lustre
- 14PanFS vs LucidLink
- 15PanFS vs WEKA Data Platform
- 16PanFS vs Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management
- 17PanFS vs Gfarm
- 18PanFS vs Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G
- 19PanFS vs OrangeFS
- 21PanFS vs Panzura CloudFS
PanFS alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MooseFS | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | SeaweedFS | 6.6 | Free plan | $1.67/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 3 | Ceph | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 4 | Hadoop Distributed File System | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | JuiceFS | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 6 | OpenAFS | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 7 | Quobyte | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 8 | XtreemFS | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 9 | BeeGFS | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 10 | Gluster | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 11 | GekkoFS | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 12 | LizardFS | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 13 | Lustre | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted |
| 14 | LucidLink | 5.4 | No | $7/mo | Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 15 | WEKA Data Platform | 5.4 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 16 | Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management | 5.3 | No | — | API, Web |
| 17 | Gfarm | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G | 5.3 | No | — | Web |
| 19 | OrangeFS | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 21 | Panzura CloudFS | 5.3 | No | — | API, self-hosted |
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Questions about PanFS alternatives
What is the best alternative to PanFS?
MooseFS, number 1 in distributed file system software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: SeaweedFS, Ceph, Hadoop Distributed File System and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to PanFS?
MooseFS is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.