Best NAS Software in 2026
21 nas software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
21ranked
15free plans on this page
2 Oct 2026last checked
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | Storage pools | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TrueNAS | 8.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 2 |  DPlaneOS | 8.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 3 |  napp-it | 8.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 4 |  ZimaOS | 8.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | 29 one-time | Yes | View |
| 5 |  openmediavault | 7.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | — | — | Yes | View |
| 6 | OpenNAS | 7.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 7 | XigmaNAS | 6.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 8 |  StarWind SAN & NAS | 6.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 9 |  ZetaNAS | 6.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 10 |  OSNEXUS QuantaStor | 6.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | Yes | View |
| 11 | NexentaStor | 6.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | Yes | View |
| 12 |  NovaNAS | 6.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 13 |  Open-E JovianDSS | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | 670 one-time | Yes | View |
| 14 |  PetaSAN | 5.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 15 |  Rockstor | 5.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | Yes | View |
| 16 |  TurnKey File Server | 5.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 17 |  Unraid USB Creator | 5.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 18 |  HexOS | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | Yes | View |
| 19 | Synology Active Backup for SaaS | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 20 | KitchenAsty | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 21 |  SoftNAS | 5.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | Yes | View |
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Questions about this list
Which nas software is ranked first on Inferse?
TrueNAS is ranked #1 of 21 with a score of 8.9. DPlaneOS is second and napp-it third.
How many of these have a free plan?
15 of the 21 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
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.
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