DAOS vs NetApp ONTAP Select
| DAOS | NetApp ONTAP Select | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, Linux, self-hosted | — |
| Deployment model | hybrid | on-premises |
| Storage protocols | key-value, POSIX, HDF5, MPI-IO, S3 API | NFS, SMB/CIFS, iSCSI, NVMe over TCP, S3 |
| Replication | Yes | Yes |
| Erasure coding | Yes | — |
| Kubernetes support | Yes | Yes |
| S3-compatible access | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | — | No |
| Maximum nodes | — | 12 |
Both are listed in Best Software-Defined Storage Software. On Inferse, DAOS scores higher on our published basis.