Nasuni File Data Platform vs ObjectiveFS

Nasuni File Data Platform9.3Visit ObjectiveFS7.9Visit

Higher score Nasuni File Data Platform #2 in Cloud Storage Gateway Software 9.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Nasuni

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ObjectiveFS #12 in Cloud Storage Gateway Software 7.9/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit ObjectiveFS

• Nasuni File Data Platform fits best

  Large enterprises needing resilient global file access

• ObjectiveFS fits best

  Technical teams needing POSIX cloud filesystems

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Side by side

Feature	Nasuni File Data Platform 9.3/10 Visit ↗	ObjectiveFS 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	7.9
Ranking	#2 in Cloud Storage Gateway Software	#12 in Cloud Storage Gateway Software
Best for	Large enterprises needing resilient global file access	Technical teams needing POSIX cloud filesystems
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	$99/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux, macOS
Support	Email, Phone, Community, Docs · 24/7	Email, Phone, Docs
Integrations	14 integrations	13 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Nasuni File Data Platform 3/3 · ObjectiveFS 3/3
Global namespace	✓	✓
Local caching	✓	✓
Edge synchronization	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Hybrid	Hybrid
Supported protocols	SMB (CIFS), NFS, FTP/SFTP, HTTPS/REST, S3	FUSE, NFS, SMB
Cloud storage targets	Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure Storage, Google Cloud Storage, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, private cloud	Amazon S3, Azure Blob Storage, Google Cloud Storage, IBM Cloud Object Storage, Oracle Cloud, DigitalOcean Spaces, Scaleway, Wasabi, Ceph, MinIO, NetApp StorageGRID, Hitachi Content Platform, S3-compatible object stores
Our review
Pros	UniFS provides one global namespace across distributed file environments Local caching, synchronization, and immutable snapshots support file access and recovery Supports major object-storage platforms and SMB, NFS, FTP/SFTP, HTTPS/REST, and S3	POSIX-compliant filesystem with concurrent access across mounted machines Supports caching, snapshots, encryption, and data-integrity checks Connects to major object stores, including Amazon S3 and Azure Blob Storage
Cons	Pricing requires contact with Nasuni or an authorized reseller Customer cloud object-storage costs are separate from Nasuni licensing Advanced capabilities such as ransomware protection require add-ons	Paid plans start at $99 per month Runs on Linux and macOS only Advanced capabilities are reserved for higher paid tiers
Our verdict	Nasuni File Data Platform is hybrid-cloud software for consolidating, protecting, synchronizing, and managing unstructured file data across cloud and on-premises locations. It combines the UniFS global file system with physical, virtual,… Read the review →	ObjectiveFS is a distributed, POSIX-compliant FUSE filesystem for Linux and macOS. It uses cloud or on-premise object storage as its backend while presenting shared file access to cloud instances, containers, laptops, office servers, web… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Nasuni File Data Platform — where it wins

  • UniFS provides one global namespace across distributed file environments
  • Local caching, synchronization, and immutable snapshots support file access and recovery
  • Supports major object-storage platforms and SMB, NFS, FTP/SFTP, HTTPS/REST, and S3

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contact with Nasuni or an authorized reseller
  • Customer cloud object-storage costs are separate from Nasuni licensing
  • Advanced capabilities such as ransomware protection require add-ons

• ObjectiveFS — where it wins

  • POSIX-compliant filesystem with concurrent access across mounted machines
  • Supports caching, snapshots, encryption, and data-integrity checks
  • Connects to major object stores, including Amazon S3 and Azure Blob Storage

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid plans start at $99 per month
  • Runs on Linux and macOS only
  • Advanced capabilities are reserved for higher paid tiers

• Nasuni File Data Platform9.3/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad hybrid-cloud file platform for distributed enterprises with complex storage needs.

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• ObjectiveFS7.9/10 · 14-day trial

  ObjectiveFS brings shared POSIX file access, caching, snapshots, and encryption to object storage.

  Visit ObjectiveFSFull verdict →