Best Distributed File System Software in 2026
23 distributed file system software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment model | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  JuiceFS | 8.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | 0.02 /mo | hybrid | View |
| 2 | Quobyte | 8.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 3 | SeaweedFS | 8.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $1.67/mo | Yes | 2 /mo | — | View |
| 4 | MooseFS | 8.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 5 | BeeGFS | 8.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 6 |  Hadoop Distributed File System | 8.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | — | — | self_hosted | View |
| 7 | Ceph | 8.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 8 |  Gluster | 7.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | hybrid | View |
| 9 | Qumulo Cloud Data Platform | 7.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 10 |  Google Cloud Filestore | 6.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $0.01/mo | No | — | — | View |
| 11 | Lustre | 6.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | self_hosted | View |
| 12 |  XtreemFS | 6.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 13 |  OpenAFS | 6.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | self_hosted | View |
| 14 |  PanFS | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | hybrid | View |
| 15 |  WEKA Data Platform | 5.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 16 |  OrangeFS | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | self_hosted | View |
| 17 | Panzura CloudFS | 5.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | hybrid | View |
| 18 |  LizardFS | 5.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 19 | LucidLink | 5.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $7/mo | No | — | — | View |
| 20 |  ObjectiveFS | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $99/mo | No | 99 /mo | hybrid | View |
| 21 |  Google Cloud Managed Lustre | 4.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | 0.06 /mo | — | View |
| 22 |  DDN EXAScaler Cloud | 4.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 23 |  Tahoe-LAFS | 4.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
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Numbered spots on this list can be sponsored. They are labelled, and the editorial order and scores never change for payment.
Questions about this list
Which distributed file system software is ranked first on Inferse?
JuiceFS is ranked #1 of 23 with a score of 8.9. Quobyte is second and SeaweedFS third.
How many of these have a free plan?
12 of the 23 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Google Cloud Filestore has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.01/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.