DAOS vs LizardFS
| DAOS | LizardFS | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | Yes |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, Linux, self-hosted | Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows |
| Deployment model | hybrid | on-premises |
| Storage protocols | key-value, POSIX, HDF5, MPI-IO, S3 API | NFS 3.x, NFS 4.0, pNFS |
| Replication | Yes | Yes |
| Erasure coding | Yes | Yes |
| Kubernetes support | Yes | — |
| S3-compatible access | Yes | — |
Both are listed in Best Software-Defined Storage Software. On Freedom251, LizardFS scores higher on our published basis.