MooseFS

7.3easy start · #5 of 29
in Software-Defined Storage Software

Free to practise onyes
Free trialnot on record
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on api, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows.

MooseFS is ranked #5 of 29 in software-defined storage software on The Geeks Club. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan.

MooseFS plans and pricing

All plans

Community Free Free forever GPLv2 open source · single active master · single-parity erasure coding moosefs.com · 30 Sept 2026

Personal €9 once 9 € per TiB beyond 20 TiB used raw space Non-commercial use · free up to 20 TiB used raw space · full Pro feature set moosefs.com · 30 Sept 2026

Enterprise Not published Pricing tailored to deployment; request a quote Commercial use · 24/7 support · dedicated releases moosefs.com · 30 Sept 2026

Compared on software-defined storage software

Free plan: Yes
Data replication: Yes

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The record

Product: MooseFS is distributed storage software that spreads data across multiple servers while presenting it as one resource.
Access: The system can be mounted as a POSIX filesystem, used as a block device, or accessed through the C API.
Fault tolerance: MooseFS replicates chunks across different chunkservers and automatically recreates missing copies after disk or node loss.
Parallel I/O: Reads and writes run in parallel against multiple chunkservers, and adding chunkservers adds capacity and bandwidth.
Pro failover: Pro runs synchronized master servers so a follower can take over automatically if the leader fails.
Multi-location: Pro supports clusters spanning locations, with per-location storage policies intended to keep data near where it is used.
Security: MooseFS 5 adds cluster-wide authentication that gates data access through the master and prevents storage-layer bypass of export permissions.
Supported systems: Official binary packages are offered for Linux distributions, FreeBSD, Raspberry Pi OS, and macOS; macOS packages require macFUSE and target macOS 12 or later.
Windows client: The native Windows client is included with Pro.
Support: Commercial Pro includes 24/7 support from the developers, while Community support is community-driven discussion and documentation.
Quote response: The company says quote enquiries usually receive a written email reply within one or two working days.
Target users: The maker describes Community as suitable for development, evaluation, and smaller deployments, and Personal as intended for individual developers, researchers, and home-lab use.
Company: MooseFS is developed and maintained by Saglabs SA, an engineering company headquartered in Warsaw, Poland.
Founded: 2005
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Software-Defined Storage Software in 2026#5 of 29
Best Distributed File System Software in 2026#4 of 29

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Sources

moosefs.com· checked 30 Sept 2026
moosefs.com/architecture· checked 30 Sept 2026
moosefs.com/download· checked 30 Sept 2026
moosefs.com/pro-vs-community· checked 30 Sept 2026
moosefs.com/get-a-quote· checked 30 Sept 2026
moosefs.com/about· checked 30 Sept 2026