Hyperconverged Storage that Scales Up or Out
Integrated Linux Containers & VMs
Deploy as a Single Node or Cluster
Designed for Hybrid Clouds
Enterprise Support Options

TrueNAS SCALE Overview

Open HyperConvergence that SCALEs

TrueNAS SCALE™ is an Open Source Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) solution. In addition to powerful scale-out storage capabilities, SCALE adds Linux Containers and VMs (KVM) so apps run closer to data.

Scale-Out ZFS

OpenZFS and Gluster combine to enable scale-out ZFS capabilities with excellent data management. Deploy a single hyperconverged node in a home/office, or cluster nodes together for a highly scalable and highly available software-defined infrastructure.

Go Beyond Storage

TrueNAS SCALE provides simple access to the well-established Linux container ecosystem and makes application deployment easy. With support for KVM virtual machines, Kubernetes, and Docker containers, it’s easy to customize and add applications to suit a wide variety of needs.

Built on Open Source

TrueNAS SCALE is Open Source, based on Debian Linux, and free to download and use. With hundreds of thousands of testers and contributors, the TrueNAS community development model enables broader testing, and ultimately, a higher quality product, in addition to its unbeaten value. Join the “Storage Freedom” movement and enjoy the benefits of Open Source economics.

Manage Storage Clusters and Fleets

Cluster many systems together with SCALE and manage them all with TrueCommand. TrueCommand makes it easy to monitor and administer all of your systems from a single, easy-to-use dashboard.

TrueNAS SCALE Features

	TrueNAS SCALE “Bluefin” 22.12			“Cobia” 22.22
Multi-System Management	TrueCommand, RBAC, Auditing, Single Sign-on, Cloud	Alerting, Reporting, Analytics	TrueCommand 2.3 SCALE UI	Improved Stats
Administration	Web UI, SNMP, Syslog, Reporting, CLI	REST API, WebSockets API	vCenter Plugin(E), API ACLs, Rootless Admin	Improved System Reporting
System Utilities	Tasks, Cron Jobs, Scripts, In-Service Updates	Alerting, Email, Debugs	Proactive Monitoring (E)	Performance analysis tools
Clients and Applications	Windows, MacOS, Linux, UNIX, iOS, Android Clients	Many applications via SMB, NFS, iSCSI, or GlusterFS client	Integrated Applications via ZFS and Containers/VMs	NVMe TCP Clients
Application Services	Apps (Helm Charts), Docker Containers, Kubernetes, App Catalogs, GPU sharing	VMs: Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, PCIe pass-through	Apps: OverlayFS, Alder Lake GPU, GeForce 30xx GPUs, Bulk App Updates VMs: USB pass-through, CPU Pinning	Improved Apps UI, Kubevirt
Directory Services	Active Directory, Google 2FA	Local users and groups	LDAP, Kerberos
Storage Services	File: SMB 2/3, NFSv3/v4, rsync, SMB Multi-channel, NFSv4.	Block: iSCSI, VAAI Object: Distributed Minio, Cloud Sync, Credentials	SMB Share proxy, OpenStack - Cinder, CSI (iSCSI, Gluster, SMB, NFS)	Gluster Snapshots, Data migration, FC
Scale-Out	Clustering: Gluster, S3	Erasure Coded Volumes, Configurable redundancy	Node Replacement Process, UI Enhancements	Cluster Expansion via UI
Data Management	Unlimited Snapshots, Pool Checkpoints, Space-efficient Clones	Replication: Remote, Local, Auto-resume, and to Linux ZFS	Improved Storage UI	Index / Searching
Data Protection	Accelerated Copy-on-Write, 2-Copy Metadata, iX-Storj Globally Distributed Storage	Built-in RAID: Single/Dual/Triple Parity, Mirrors, Fast Resilvering, Fast Boot	Self-healing Checksums, Background Scrubbing	dRAID, RAIDZ Expansion, iX-Storj LUN backup
Data Reduction	Thin/Thick Provisioning	In-line Adaptive Compression	Clones, Deduplication, Trim	X-Storj deduplication, ZFS Copy Block
Data Acceleration	All Flash, Fusion Pools, Metadata on Flash	Read Cache (ARC/L2ARC): RAM/Flash	Write Cache (SLOG/ZIL) Flash, HA NVDIMM (E), Dual Port SAS/NVMe (E)	Improved Linux ARC
Networking	Full IPv4 and IPv6	LAGG, VLANs, Bridging	Jumbo Frames, TCP options	Improved Bridging
Data Security	Self-Encrypted Drives (TCG Opal), Dataset Encryption	Encrypted replication, WireGuard, OpenVPN	ACLs, IP Filtering, KMIP (E), FIPS 140-3 Validated Encryption (E)	Virus Detection
Foundation	Debian, Boot Management, SSH	Kubernetes, KVM	System logging, NTP	Containerd, K8s Clustering
High Availability	Fast ZFS Replication	10-100 GbE Clustering, VLANs or LAGG	Dual Controller High Availability(E) - Fast failover	Node Scalability: 1200 drives
Hardware Management	IPMI Remote Management	SAS JBODs, Global Spares	SMART, SSD Wear Monitoring	Visual Enclosure Management(X)
Hardware Platforms	Any x86 system	MIni X+/XL+, R-Series	X-Series, M-Series (Single)	AWS and More
Support	Community Support - Forums, Documentation, Release Notes, Bug Ticketing			Professional: Software-only via Email