Compare TrueNAS Editions

TrueNAS Open Storage is a universal data platform with three Editions to choose from: CORE, Enterprise, and SCALE. For recommendations on the right Edition for you based on software maturity, visit the Software Status Page.

CORE
ENTERPRISE
SCALE
At a Glance
  • Scale-Up Unified Storage
  • Free to Use
  • Community Supported
  • Scale-Up or Scale-Out Unified Storage
  • Enterprise Appliances
  • Professional Support
  • Converged Applications + Storage
  • Scale-Up or Scale-Out Unified Storage
  • Free to Use
  • Community Supported
  • Converged Applications + Storage
Typical Use Cases Non-Critical Storage Mission Critical Enterprise Storage Non-Critical HyperConverged Scale-Out Storage w/ VMs & Containers
High Availability None Dual Controllers and/or Clustering Clustering
Scalability Scale-up Scale-up or Scale-out Scale-up or Scale-out
Apps & Plugins Plugins Only Official Plugins or Enterprise train Apps in Linux Containers (Docker) or Pods (K8s) Apps in Linux Containers (Docker) or Pods (K8s)
Support Community Supported Only Enterprise Support up to 24x7 Community Supported
Third Party Hardware Yes
(Hardware Requirements)
TrueNAS Enterprise Appliances Only Yes
(Hardware Requirements)
Supported iXsystems Hardware Mini Family, R-Series M-Series, R-Series, X-Series (13.0) Mini X+ / XL+ / R , R-Series, M-Series
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MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT

  CORE ENTERPRISE SCALE
Directory Services Active Directory, Kerberos, LDAP, NIS, Local users and groups Active Directory, Google 2FA, Kerberos, LDAP, NIS, Local users and groups Active Directory, Google 2FA, Kerberos, LDAP, Local users and groups
Enclosure Management iXsystems-supported appliances only Yes iXsystems-supported appliances only
Remote Management Yes
Manage Multiple Systems With TrueCommand*
Team-based Administration Role Based Access Control (RBAC) and Configuration Auditing via TrueCommand*
Deployment Services Self-deployment Deployment Assistance & Performance Tuning + Proactive Monitoring option Self-deployment
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ADDITIONAL FEATURES

  CORE ENTERPRISE SCALE
File System Open ZFS
Storage Protocols File, Block, and Object
Built-In RAID Protection Yes
Unlimited Snapshots and Clones Yes
Bit-Rot Detection and Correction Yes
Replication Yes
Alerts & Graphical Reporting Yes
Data Reduction Compression, Deduplication, Thin/Thick Provisioning
Supported Cloud Targets iX-Storj, Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, BackBlaze B2 Cloud
Base OS FreeBSD Choice of FreeBSD (13.0) or Linux (22.12) Debian Linux
Virtualization bhyve, OpenStack Cinder Citrix, OpenStack Cinder, Veeam, ESXI snapshot integration, vCenter Plugin, Built-in KVM / Kubernetes (22.12) OpenStack Cinder, Built-in KVM, Kubernetes
File Protocols SMB v1/v2/v3, NFS v3/v4, AFP, FTP, WebDAV, rsync SMB v1/v2/v3, NFS v3/v4, AFP, FTP, WebDAV, rsync, GlusterFS SMB v2/v3, NFS v3/v4, FTP, rsync, GlusterFS
Block Protocols iSCSI, OpenStack Cinder, VAAI iSCSI, OpenStack Cinder, VAAI, Fibre Channel iSCSI, OpenStack Cinder, VAAI
Object Protocols S3-Compliant API, Minio single node, Cloudsync S3-Compliant API, Minio clustering, Multitenancy, Cloudsync S3-Compliant API, Minio clustering, Multitenancy, Cloudsync
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