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Best Longhorn Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 platforms from software-defined storage software ranked against Longhorn on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    OpenEBS Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free7.4
    Longhorn vs OpenEBS
  2. 2
    SeaweedFS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin $1.67/mo7.4
    Longhorn vs SeaweedFS
  3. 3
    Ceph Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free7.3
    Longhorn vs Ceph
  4. 4
    JuiceFS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.3
    Longhorn vs JuiceFS
  5. 5
    MinIO AIStor Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.3
    Longhorn vs MinIO AIStor
  6. 6
    MooseFS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.3
    Longhorn vs MooseFS
  7. 8
    DAOS apiLinuxself-hosted 7.0
    Longhorn vs DAOS
  8. 9
    SUSE Multi-Linux Manager apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.9
    Longhorn vs SUSE Multi-Linux Manager
  9. 10
    LINSTOR apiLinuxself-hosted $83.33/mo6.8
    Longhorn vs LINSTOR
  10. 11
    VAST Data Platform apiself-hostedWeb 6.8
    Longhorn vs VAST Data Platform
  11. 12
    WEKA Data Platform apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.8
    Longhorn vs WEKA Data Platform
  12. 13
    DataCore SANsymphony Free trial apiself-hostedWebWin 6.7
    Longhorn vs DataCore SANsymphony
  13. 14
    NetApp ONTAP Select Free trial apiself-hosted 6.7
    Longhorn vs NetApp ONTAP Select
  14. 15
    Portworx Enterprise Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.7
    Longhorn vs Portworx Enterprise
  15. 16
    Qumulo Cloud Data Platform Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.7
    Longhorn vs Qumulo Cloud Data Platform
  16. 17
    StorMagic SvHCI apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $170.75/mo6.7
    Longhorn vs StorMagic SvHCI
  17. 18
    StorPool Disaster Recovery Engine apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.7
    Longhorn vs StorPool Disaster Recovery Engine
  18. 19
    VMware Workstation Pro Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free6.0
    Longhorn vs VMware Workstation Pro
  19. 20
    Gluster Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free5.9
    Longhorn vs Gluster
  20. 21
    StarWind Virtual SAN Free plan Linuxself-hostedWebWin Free5.9
    Longhorn vs StarWind Virtual SAN

Longhorn alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1OpenEBS7.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
2SeaweedFS7.4Free plan$1.67/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
3Ceph7.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
4JuiceFS7.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
5MinIO AIStor7.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6MooseFS7.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8DAOS7.0No—API, Linux, self-hosted
9SUSE Multi-Linux Manager6.9No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
10LINSTOR6.8No$83.33/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted
11VAST Data Platform6.8No—API, self-hosted, Web
12WEKA Data Platform6.8No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
13DataCore SANsymphony6.7No—API, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14NetApp ONTAP Select6.7No—API, self-hosted
15Portworx Enterprise6.7No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
16Qumulo Cloud Data Platform6.7No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
17StorMagic SvHCI6.7No$170.75/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
18StorPool Disaster Recovery Engine6.7No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
19VMware Workstation Pro6.0Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
20Gluster5.9Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
21StarWind Virtual SAN5.9Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
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Questions about Longhorn alternatives

What is the best alternative to Longhorn?

OpenEBS, number 1 in software-defined storage software with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: SeaweedFS, Ceph, JuiceFS and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Longhorn?

OpenEBS is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives 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.