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You can put the free version on any hardware and runs really well even on the older hardware. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I cannot create storage tiers for hybrid storage. most often we require performance with high capacity without breaking the bank. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
TrueNAS is easy to use and it's really powerful. TrueNAS is easy to get up and running on almost any hardware. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
TrueNAS might be a bit difficult for new users but they have good documentations and tutorials for that. TrueNAS has also big and friendly community that can help with problems, Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
It's easy to use very well done and well-made and it has great support and plus it's very easy to use! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I can't really find much bad to say except that it's really great to use, the only thing I would like to see is more backup integration from different providers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I am brand new to hosting my own data solutions but using trueNAS was incredibly intuitive. I now host my own NAS which I intend to use to back up documents, photos and video. At the same time, I can also host game servers as plugins in order to play hosted games with my friends online without paying a monthly subscription fee. I still have a lot to learn, but the documentation has been great so far and there are a lot of users willing to help on forums that I now frequent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I think what I dislike is mostly attributed to my inexperience with this kind of software. I don't fully understand the capabilities or implications of certain options that are made available, and I am proceeding with caution but also learning along the way. I would love a step by step guide to common end user goals instead of multiple videos about certain features. I think documentation like this would really help cut down on the amount of time it takes users to get a basic trueNAS system online. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Data integrity guaranteed by ZFS can't be touched. Outstanding value of TruNAS appliances vs the competition, which have proved quite reliable. We've received excellent tech support in the 4 years we've deployed them. The flexibility of file and block storage has proved useful. Near SSD performance with inexpensive SATA disks in our use cases saved us a lot of money. As long as the working set is in memory, it is faster than all-flash storage. All-flash systems are less expensive than competing spinning disk offerings from Tier 1 providers. We have more TruNAS systems than any other and had fewer problems than with Pure or EMC systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
No practical ZFS deduplication yet.
The X series appliances have some annoying quirks. When it comes to redundant power and we've had issues where we had to replace the chassis to correct a false alarm for power redundancy. We never actually lost redundancy, but the chassis reported a PSU failure for one bay no matter what supply was installed. The other issue is that there is no way to power off the system cleanly from the chassis or web UI. If you shut down the system in the GUI the system fails over to the standby controller. This requires a bit of a dance to perform a clean shutdown. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
TrueNAS is shockingly easy to use for something that may seem complicated. The official guides plus community guides really helped me set up my NAS in exactly the way it needed to be set up. And this was coming from very little experience in the network storage space. Even a total newcomer who is comfortable with tech can set up TrueNAS and customize it to their needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
TrueNAS has no downsides in the way that I use it, although there may be some for advanced users. But if it's good enough for Linus Tech Tips, then I think it's probably a good choice for many users. There have been a few things that caught me off guard. For example, they implemented a change that required a user account to connect to the network drive, instead of using the root account. But a quick online search showed me that the community had already discussed it. It was an important detail that I had to find out by running into the issue, but I am glad to see that security is always top-of-mind at TrueNAS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
TrueNAS both CORE and SCALE are both the best Open Source implementation of a storage server. ZFS is by far the greatest filesystem ever developed and competes handily with it's competition in both feature sets and stability. TrueNAS is easy to use and stable. I have deployed systems which have been online for years. With periodic scheduled scrubs and SMART tests, built-in alerting, single pane of glass management and visibility with TrueCommand, I have never lost data with TrueNAS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
ZFS deduplication leaves alot to be desired. TrueNAS CORE lacks fibre channel support. TrueNAS SCALE lacks fibre channel support and the maturity and features to compete as a replacement of a hypervisor at "scale". SCALE lacks the stability and performance to compete with CORE as a dedicated storage server. IXSystems hardware solutions are fantastic from an engineering standpoint but are not always competitive with the "big three" from a cost perspective. IXSystems does not sell enterprise licenses for non-first party hardware, leaving desirable feature sets exclusive to their solutions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
