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FreeNAS vs. Oracle Solaris

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
Oracle Solaris
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Oracle Solaris is a Linux operating system which was originally developed by Sun Microsystems and became an Oracle product after the acquisition of Sun in 2010.
$1,000
per year
Pricing
FreeNASOracle Solaris
Editions & Modules
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1 Year Subscription
$1,000.00
per year
Offerings
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FreeNASOracle Solaris
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
FreeNASOracle Solaris
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 …
Oracle Solaris
Chose Oracle Solaris
Oracle Solaris is Scalable, have a good patching capability and secure by default. You want to have something that's up and running and stable, something that's not going to crash. But if we do have an issue, we can get somebody for technical support who can help us work …
Andrew Buckle | TrustRadius Reviewer
Andrew Buckle
Senior Infrastructure Analyst
Chose Oracle Solaris
We make business decisions on a case by case basis but on the whole, our larger mission-critical databases run on Oracle.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Oracle Solaris
We also use Linux in our shop. Linux is capable, and a very good OS. Solaris was chosen because we can afford it. Again Linux is capable, but Linux is a disruptive technology i.e. it is a "good enough" Unix.
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User Ratings
FreeNASOracle Solaris
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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9.3
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Likelihood to Renew
-
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5.0
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Usability
-
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6.0
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Support Rating
8.0
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8.0
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Implementation Rating
-
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6.0
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User Testimonials
FreeNASOracle Solaris
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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For running Oracle databases, Solaris can't be beat. Leveraging Zones allows for virtualization out of the box. In addition, using zones with clustering can make migrating from Solaris 10 to 11 very easy. Finally, in an enterprise environment that requires 24/7 up-time and meeting SLA's, Solaris is a viable and robust choice.
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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  • Live update for patching in conjunction with the package management functions. This ability to rollback is very convenient.
  • dTrace
  • Built in compliance testing.
Verified User
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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  • Takes time to learn.
  • Integration into Microsoft's Active Directory.
Andrew Buckle | TrustRadius Reviewer
Andrew Buckle
Senior Infrastructure Analyst
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Usability
No answers on this topic
You need to take the time to learn it. It is a massive product.
Andrew Buckle | TrustRadius Reviewer
Andrew Buckle
Senior Infrastructure Analyst
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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.
Verified User
Anonymous
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The support teams are well trained and responsive. Patches are rolled out regularly and are easy to deploy and backout.
Andrew Buckle | TrustRadius Reviewer
Andrew Buckle
Senior Infrastructure Analyst
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Implementation Rating
No answers on this topic
Stress testing and timing is key. You need test systems that mirror the live environments. User testing must be reflected in peak loads.
Andrew Buckle | TrustRadius Reviewer
Andrew Buckle
Senior Infrastructure Analyst
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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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Oracle Solaris is Scalable, have a good patching capability and secure by default. You want to have something that's up and running and stable, something that's not going to crash. But if we do have an issue, we can get somebody for technical support who can help us work through the problems.
LUIS TOLEDO GIRON | TrustRadius Reviewer
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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
Verified User
Anonymous
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  • Possibility to migrate old servers protecting previous inversions
  • reduces implementation times and accelerates time to obtain value in the market.
LUIS TOLEDO GIRON | TrustRadius Reviewer
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