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FreeNAS vs. Linux Mint

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
FreeNAS
Score 5.4 out of 10
N/A
FreeNAS is an open source operating system that allows nearly any hardware serve as a network-attached storage device. It was developed by iXsystems.N/A
Linux Mint
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Linux Mint is a free and open source operating system and Linux distribution, presented as an alternative to Microsoft Windows and Apple MacOS as a low cost, lightweight but adequate alternative.N/A
Pricing
FreeNASLinux Mint
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
FreeNASLinux Mint
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
FreeNASLinux Mint
Considered Both Products
FreeNAS
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose FreeNAS
Before swapping to FreeNAS, we'd been using plan old Linux servers running Samba and NFS with ZFS storage underneath. This worked really well for our requirements at the time but required a lot of administration when new versions came along, or new users had to be added or …
eldhose k shibu | TrustRadius Reviewer
eldhose k shibu
Chief Technology Officer (Consulting)
Chose FreeNAS
FreeNAS effectively uses all resources really well and it is highly recommended for in premises NAS. It has unlimited ROI as it is really free and open-source. The only payment we need to pay is when we need any support from those guys. FreeNAS helps us to effectively do our …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose FreeNAS
We were recommended to use FreeNAS by our peers because of its cost effectiveness and better GUI. We later moved on from it as the scope of the server changed from being a simple file server to a Configuration Management repository. As far as issues, there were issues with …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose FreeNAS
One alternative to FreeNAS is NAS4Free. FreeNAS tends to be a bit more cutting-edge, which is good for us technical enthusiasts. By contrast, NAS4Free sticks with the core NAS functionality and doesn't provide a fancy interface. NAS4Free is opensource, but enterprise support …
Tommy Boucher | TrustRadius Reviewer
Tommy Boucher
IT Director
Chose FreeNAS
If you are ready to build it yourself, FreeNAS is the best. I tried so many alternatives, including paid versions, and nothing compares to the power of FreeNAS. If you need an enterprise-grade NAS, you would go with an HPE or Dell because of the support, not the features. If …
Linux Mint
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Linux Mint
Linux Mint has the stability of all the great linux distros with the best UI of any of them.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Linux Mint
Pure Debian OS, freshly installed, is missing some Quality Of Life tools that need to be installed to make it usable.
Ubuntu has not a great user interface for work purpose, seems more like a toy than an OS.
Both Mint and Ubuntu are derived from Debian, so same great package …
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
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Score 9.3 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
FreeNASLinux Mint
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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9.5
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Support Rating
8.0
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User Testimonials
FreeNASLinux Mint
Likelihood to Recommend
FreeNAS suited really well in managing our legacy systems and it handled all our network flows really well, less maintenance is required on our part. FreeNAS also gave the option to switch to TrueNAS for free as now its support is limited. The major issue that we faced was with the installation as it is really complex and required lots of time. Rest all is good and FreeNAS still works well on our systems.
Eldhose K Shibu | TrustRadius Reviewer
Eldhose K Shibu
Chief Technology Officer (Consulting)
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The OS is very pleasant to use and it allows to quicly get on the problem instead of spending time configuring the OS. The updates are done in a successful way and do not broke the OS, thanks to the APT packaging system. The terminal and file management is really easy to use if you are accustomed on Windows OS.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Pros
  • The FreeNAS web interface is modern looking. It makes tasks like provisioning drives into raid volumes easy.
  • The ZFS raid option allows you to add in an SSD as a cache drive to increase performance.
CT
Chris Thibeau
Technical Support Analyst
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  • terminal
  • file management
  • OS and software updates
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Anonymous
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Cons
  • Not good for beginners as it requires deep understanding of networking and storage.
  • Most of the good and required features are not available in free version.
PJ
Pranay J
Senior Consultant
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  • some more User Interfaces - like for services
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Anonymous
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Support Rating
There were some things that can be found by other users on forums and Google and some things that were not.
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Anonymous
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Alternatives Considered
Before swapping to FreeNAS, we'd been using plan old Linux servers running Samba and NFS with ZFS storage underneath. This worked really well for our requirements at the time but required a lot of administration when new versions came along, or new users had to be added or drives needed replacing, and so on. FreeNAS did away with 95% of that work and does a much better job too.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Linux Mint has the stability of all the great linux distros with the best UI of any of them
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Anonymous
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Return on Investment
  • Low-Cost Network Attached Storage
  • Provides additional network storage to support client & business operations
  • FreeNAS secures our data using custom encryption keys
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Anonymous
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  • It has saved tens of thousands of dollars just for being our air-gapped backup solution. other software would have been very expensive, and harder to manage
  • Providing simple, easy to use applications (docker, for example) that can quickly, easily, and inexpensively deployed saves many, many hours and dollars
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Anonymous
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