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Best Hadoop Distributed File System Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 platforms from distributed file system software ranked against Hadoop Distributed File System on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    SeaweedFS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin $1.67/mo7.9
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs SeaweedFS
  2. 2
    JuiceFS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.8
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs JuiceFS
  3. 3
    BeeGFS Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free7.5
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs BeeGFS
  4. 4
    MooseFS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.3
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs MooseFS
  5. 6
    OrangeFS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.2
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs OrangeFS
  6. 7
    LizardFS Free trial LinuxMacself-hostedWin 7.1
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs LizardFS
  7. 8
    LucidLink Free trial AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac $7/mo7.1
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs LucidLink
  8. 9
    Quobyte Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.1
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs Quobyte
  9. 10
    XtreemFS Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.0
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs XtreemFS
  10. 11
    Ceph Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free6.9
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs Ceph
  11. 12
    Gluster Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.9
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs Gluster
  12. 13
    Google Cloud Filestore Free trial apiLinuxWebWin $0.01/mo6.9
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs Google Cloud Filestore
  13. 14
    OpenAFS Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.9
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs OpenAFS
  14. 15
    Google Cloud Managed Lustre apiLinuxWeb 6.8
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs Google Cloud Managed Lustre
  15. 16
    ObjectiveFS Free trial LinuxMacself-hosted $99/mo6.8
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs ObjectiveFS
  16. 17
    Qumulo Cloud Data Platform Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.6
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs Qumulo Cloud Data Platform
  17. 18
    GekkoFS Free plan Linux Free6.5
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs GekkoFS
  18. 19
    Tahoe-LAFS apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.5
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs Tahoe-LAFS
  19. 20
    DDN EXAScaler Cloud Linuxself-hosted 6.4
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs DDN EXAScaler Cloud
  20. 21
    Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management apiWeb 6.4
    Hadoop Distributed File System vs Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management

Hadoop Distributed File System alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1SeaweedFS7.9Free plan$1.67/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
2JuiceFS7.8Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
3BeeGFS7.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
4MooseFS7.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6OrangeFS7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
7LizardFS7.1No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
8LucidLink7.1No$7/moAndroid, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
9Quobyte7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10XtreemFS7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
11Ceph6.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
12Gluster6.9Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
13Google Cloud Filestore6.9No$0.01/moAPI, Linux, Web, Windows
14OpenAFS6.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
15Google Cloud Managed Lustre6.8No—API, Linux, Web
16ObjectiveFS6.8No$99/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted
17Qumulo Cloud Data Platform6.6No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
18GekkoFS6.5Free planFreeLinux
19Tahoe-LAFS6.5No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
20DDN EXAScaler Cloud6.4No—Linux, self-hosted
21Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management6.4No—API, Web
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Questions about Hadoop Distributed File System alternatives

What is the best alternative to Hadoop Distributed File System?

SeaweedFS, number 1 in distributed file system software with a score of 7.9 out of 10. The others here: JuiceFS, BeeGFS, MooseFS and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Hadoop Distributed File System?

SeaweedFS is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.