BeeGFS

7.5easy start · #3 of 29
in Distributed File System Software

Free to practise onyes
Free trialyes
Well documentedyes
Runs where you worknot on record

Runs on api, Linux, self-hosted.

BeeGFS is ranked #3 of 29 in distributed file system software on The Geeks Club. It runs on API, Linux, Self-hosted. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered.

BeeGFS plans and pricing

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Community Edition Free up to 1 PB total storage · BeeOND up to 5 compute nodes contributing storage · self-supported end users beegfs.io · 30 Sept 2026

Hive Enterprise Not published unlimited capacity · professional support contract · high availability · mirroring · quota enforcement · storage pools beegfs.io · 30 Sept 2026

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Free plan: Yes

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The record

Purpose: BeeGFS is a parallel file system designed for high-performance computing, AI, and other data-intensive workloads.
Architecture: Its user-space services run over filesystems such as ext4, XFS, and ZFS, with metadata distributed across multiple servers.
Scale: BeeGFS can scale performance and capacity from small clusters to enterprise systems with thousands of nodes.
Linux support: The native BeeGFS client and server components are available for Linux on x86_64, AMD, ARM, OpenPower, and other CPU architectures.
Integrations: BeeGFS 8 Remote Storage Targets synchronize with S3 object storage, while BeeGFS Copy supports parallel copying with BeeGFS and other locally mounted file systems.
Enterprise features: Hive Enterprise includes high availability, metadata and file-content mirroring, quota enforcement, and storage pools with tiering.
Monitoring: BeeGFS provides system-wide monitoring and Grafana dashboards to inspect system performance and health.
Security: BeeGFS repositories and packages are digitally signed, and its documentation describes TLS encryption for some network communication by default.
Community license limit: The Community Edition is free for up to 1 PB of total storage, and exceeding that threshold requires a subscription-based license.
Community use restriction: The Community Edition is for self-supported end users; commercial third-party services and system integration offerings require Enterprise licensing.
Support: Hive Enterprise includes professional support, and BeeOND Enterprise lists 5×9 Next Business Day support with 24x7x4 available upon request.
Intended users: ThinkParQ describes its target environments as HPC, AI and deep learning, life sciences, and oil and gas.
Maker: ThinkParQ GmbH was founded in 2014 as a spin-out of the Fraunhofer Center for High-Performance Computing in Germany.
Founded: 2014
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Distributed File System Software in 2026#3 of 29
Best Storage Management Software in 2026#3 of 26

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Sources

beegfs.io/c/· checked 30 Sept 2026
beegfs.io/c/home/how-beegfs-works/· checked 30 Sept 2026
beegfs.io/c/beegfs-8-release/· checked 30 Sept 2026
beegfs.io/c/enterprise-features/· checked 30 Sept 2026
beegfs.io/c/download/· checked 30 Sept 2026
beegfs.io/c/beegfs-license-agreement/· checked 30 Sept 2026
beegfs.io/c/beeond-enterprise-features/· checked 30 Sept 2026
beegfs.io/c/thinkparq/· checked 30 Sept 2026
beegfs.io· checked 28 Sept 2026