--- title: TrueNAS Reviews meta\_title: 'TrueNAS Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 167 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how TrueNAS works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.8 review\_count: 167 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: IT Hardware url: https://www.g2.com/categories/it-hardware --- # TrueNAS Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by TrueNAS but has limited features. Are you part of the TrueNAS team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! TrueNAS, the world's most deployed storage software, is a universal data platform that allows users to easily adopt a modern, open source approach to store and protect their growing data. TrueNAS harnesses the power of the legendary ZFS file system to provide unified storage (File, Block Object, and Apps) with the reliability and performance demanded by virtualization, backup, and many other data-heavy workloads. The TrueNAS CORE edition (formerly FreeNAS) is based on FreeBSD for unified scale-up storage. The TrueNAS SCALE edition is based on Debian Linux for either scale-up or scale-out solutions, and offers Linux Containers, VMs (KVM), and scale-out ZFS storage capabilities. Both versions are free to use and work well on a variety of hardware. Join the millions already using TrueNAS, including the majority of Fortune 500 companies, and experience why TrueNAS is so highly rated for yourself. * * * Seller [iXsystems](https://www.g2.com/sellers/ixsystems) Discussions [TrueNAS Community](https://www.g2.com/products/truenas/discuss) Overview by iX Marketing Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Pure Storage FlashArray](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Pure Storage FlashArray") Pure Storage FlashArray 4.3/5(11) ](https://www.g2.com/products/pure-storage-flasharray/reviews) [ ![IBM Storage FlashSystem](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "IBM Storage FlashSystem") IBM Storage FlashSystem 4.4/5(250) ](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-storage-flashsystem/reviews) [ ![HPE Nimble Storage](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "HPE Nimble Storage") HPE Nimble Storage 4.8/5(16) ](https://www.g2.com/products/hpe-nimble-storage/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/truenas/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 167 real user reviews. [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![James H.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "James H.") JH James H. Desktop Support Specialist Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 10/30/2024 "Reliable NAS with Robust Data Integrity" 5/5 What do you like best about TrueNAS? I use trueNAS as a home file server and network attached storage. I also like how it allows me to run a Plex Media Server for our family's home video storage and to access our music library while driving, which lets me listen to music ad-free. It's free and uses a file system that is incredibly resilient, surviving power outages without corrupting any files. I've been using it since 2022 with no real issues. The OpenZFS file system, with its copy-on-write architecture and end-to-end checksums, ensures data integrity and reliability, automatically detecting and repairing errors. I've experienced fewer issues with trueNAS compared to Windows Server 2021. The initial setup was incredibly simple for me, although I am more tech-savvy than most. I also appreciate that trueNAS requires much less maintenance compared to Ubuntu Server, which I used before switching. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about TrueNAS? My only real frustration with trueNAS was the change from the BSD kernel to the Linux kernel. I love the Linux kernel, but there is no easy upgrade path if you used older versions of trueNAS like trueNAS Core to the current version. I wish they would provide a simple and easy upgrade path, but fortunately they use the same file system so you don't lose any files necessarily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is TrueNAS solving and how is that benefiting you? I use trueNAS for a simple and reliable Plex Media Server and as an easy-to-access network drive at home. Its file system is incredibly resilient, handling power outages without data corruption. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 4/22/2026 Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Thank You page LF Luis F. SysAdmin Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/4/2026 "Easy Setup, Powerful WebGUI—TrueNAS Makes Storage Management Effortless" 5/5 What do you like best about TrueNAS? The most impressive part of TrueNAS is the barrier to entry. It was incredibly easy to install and configure. Once the initial boot is done, you rarely have to touch the physical hardware again. Everything is handled through the WebGUI, which is clean, intuitive, and surprisingly powerful. Managing disks, pools, and permissions feels modern rather than a chore. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about TrueNAS? So far I have come to like using TrueNAS Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is TrueNAS solving and how is that benefiting you? I use both of my instances primarily for in-home cloud storage via SMB (Server Message Block). Whether I’m on a desktop, laptop, or mobile device, accessing my files is instantaneous. It bridges the gap between having a "server" and having a drive that just works like it's plugged directly into my computer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Francesco P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Francesco P.") FP Francesco P. Senior Storage Administrator Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/9/2024 "An excellent NAS solution" 4.5/5 What do you like best about TrueNAS? Boasting long experience and a solid foundation, this new Linux-based version, unlike the Freebsd-based TrueNAS Core, stands out for users who want both robust storage and versatile applications. Also in this version we have the ZFS file system, renowned for its data integrity, self-healing capabilities and integrated features such as snapshots and replication, an excellent solution for data security. The interface is similar to that of TrueNAS Core, navigating the interface is intuitive. From here you can manage pools, data sets and shares and install apps. In this version we find a catalog of TrueNAS SCALE apps. There are a rich selection of pre-configured apps, simplifying deployment for common use cases such as web servers and development environments. This product is excellent for the home for those who want to take care of and have a guarantee on the security of the data they are archiving and gives the possibility of experimenting or creating a real home laboratory for all your needs. Simply put with the flexibility this system offers if you want a NAS solution that goes beyond simple file serving, TrueNAS Scale is the perfect solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about TrueNAS? Given the support and how the various problems are addressed even for the free versions, to date I don't see any problems for which I shouldn't recommend this product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is TrueNAS solving and how is that benefiting you? pool otimizations Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Pedro Andres R.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Pedro Andres R.") PR Pedro Andres R. Solution Responsable Sales Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 10/26/2024 "Best NAS Operating System" 5/5 What do you like best about TrueNAS? Many things! ZFS, its management interface, the fact that it has CORE and SCALE. Simple to implement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about TrueNAS? Support is only for 5YR max, without the option to extended support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is TrueNAS solving and how is that benefiting you? ZFS Snapshots offer GREAT protection! The ability to have Immutable Snapshots is awesome. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Davi S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Davi S.") DS Davi S. Técnico de infraestrutura Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/14/2024 "A great system for NAS and not-NAS needs" 5/5 What do you like best about TrueNAS? This is a very interesting NAS system to work with, specially for its flexibility. It has lots of options to connect with, including AFP, NFS, SMB/CIFS, iSCSI, and many others. The plugin ecossystem, although it does not have many plugins available, does have very interesting options to choose from, including CI/CD tools, home entertainment softwares, and other neat apps that could move your appliance away from being a simple NAS box. I've had some issues with it's NFS server, but all in all, it is a very good addition for your office, home lab, or anything else you might require a robust storage system to back. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about TrueNAS? Not much to talk about here. I'm yet to test the SCALE version (I'm still using CORE 13.0), but so far, the only real issue is that the UI is not very easy to use. But I'm sure this might have evolved in newer versions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is TrueNAS solving and how is that benefiting you? Having a centralized storage for all of our systems, and for common data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Allan W.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Allan W.") AW Allan W. President and CEO Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/9/2024 "A stable solution for NAS" 5/5 What do you like best about TrueNAS? Easy to deploy. I prefer ZFS to the other options on open system OSs. The web GUI is good for simply administrating the storage. With Scale, it is a solution that scales beyond a single host. I like the ability to perform tasks from the GUI or CLI. It is easy to deploy. The most complicated task is planning your disk layout to form the pool(s). A developmental host is good to have to explore the many deployment options. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about TrueNAS? The web GUI seems a bit limited in administrating the ZFS pool(s). I find I have to go to the CLI to get the job done. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is TrueNAS solving and how is that benefiting you? Having a central place to manage data within the network. It's straight-forward to perform backups. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") UI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/13/2024 "TrueNAS Core is excellent for home use" 4/5 What do you like best about TrueNAS? - ZFS filesystem with builtin self checks and weekly scrubbing - Disk errors are automatically detected and I am notified about them - Pool management that beautifully handles disk loss, disk replacement, and intermittent issues - Configuration is relatively easy except for user rights management Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about TrueNAS? - User rights management could be easier to configure - Android push notifications could be nice if disks fail - No support for home directories within a shared filesystem - ARM version could be interesting for lower power systems Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is TrueNAS solving and how is that benefiting you? I'm trialing TrueNAS Core for my do-it-yourself home NAS. The NAS serves files for myself and my family, nothing spectacular just the usual home and school stuff. Configuration was a bit difficult regarding user rights, but after that was done it worked beautifully so far. I'm also thinking about trying out TrueNAS Scale, but I would like to get some experience in Kubernetes first. TrueNAS Core is excellent for home or small office use, where you only need to manage a few disks and pools. Samba and ZFS share is more than enough for such a home NAS. No idea if it would be suitable for a larger enterprise use, for my programming job it would not be appropriate for Docker Swarm and Kubernetes volumes. I have no experience with TrueNAS Scale so I can not comment on that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Ruben C.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ruben C.") RC Ruben C. Discord Server Helper for Rally Coding Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/13/2024 "My Truenas Review" 5/5 What do you like best about TrueNAS? Truenas has been the best OS for file, but not only that, it has been incredible, during the years I've worked with it... For more than 3 years, installation is peace of cake, and really really easy to use and to integrate with coming from other OSes... I use it daily and Custer Support is top notch, whenever I had any issues I knew that I could open a ticket and it would be solved as quickly as possible, I love it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about TrueNAS? I wouldn't change a thing in truenas it has a lot of features that I rely on on a day to day basis Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is TrueNAS solving and how is that benefiting you? Centralized Data and it has been incredible Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") UC Verified User in Computer Software Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/4/2024 "TrueNAS Scale 23.10.1" 5/5 What do you like best about TrueNAS? I really love the ZFS. Ialso love all the almost 900 apps that are available. I use it for Plex and Nextcloud. I use if for many other things but the first two are the main reason I began with TrueNAS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about TrueNAS? I found learning TrueNAS was a bit of a learning curve and the forums tend to assume you are already versed in many of the areas dealing with TrueNAS. that didnt matter much as the community is very helpful if you let them know where your at. so if you can install a program to an operating system, you can install and learn to use TrueNAS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is TrueNAS solving and how is that benefiting you? Im not a business , just a home user. I have friends and family that benefit from my TrueNAS set up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Rob N.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Rob N.") RN Rob N. Application Integration Specialist Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/9/2024 "Best NAS software for home use" 5/5 What do you like best about TrueNAS? I like the amount of apps that are available. When one adds the Truechart repository, there are hundreds of apps available. The configuration options are endless and the speed and responsiveness of the software is truly amazing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about TrueNAS? It does require some technical knowledge and a lot of web searching to figure out things like permissions and mounting storage inside app containers, for example. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is TrueNAS solving and how is that benefiting you? It replaces my Netgear ReadyNAS and it totally outperformed it from the start. It is very flexible and functionality is easily expanded with the ability to install hundreds of apps. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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