TrueNAS vs SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor

TrueNAS9.3Visit SSSolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor9.1Visit

Higher score TrueNAS #1 in Storage Management Software 9.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit TrueNAS

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SS SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor #2 in Storage Management Software 9.1/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 2 of 4 features Visit SolarWinds

• TrueNAS fits best

  Free, full-featured self-hosted storage

• SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor fits best

  Multi-vendor storage monitoring and forecasting

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Side by side

Feature	TrueNAS 9.3/10 Visit ↗	SSSolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	9.1
Ranking	#1 in Storage Management Software	#2 in Storage Management Software
Best for	Free, full-featured self-hosted storage	Multi-vendor storage monitoring and forecasting
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	Free plan	Pricing on request · 30-day trial
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Linux	Web, Windows
Support	Email, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs	Email, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs
Integrations	9 integrations	13 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features TrueNAS 0/4 · SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor 2/4
Capacity monitoring	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Storage provisioning	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Performance optimization	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Automated tiering	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment	Not checked yet	On_prem
Storage protocols	Not checked yet	SNMP, SMI-S, REST APIs
Our review
Pros	Free Community Edition covers file, block, and object storage OpenZFS pools, snapshots, replication, permissions, and cloud sync Includes applications, containers, and KVM virtual machines	Discovers and monitors storage arrays across many major vendors Tracks capacity, forecasts growth, and detects I/O hotspots Maps storage relationships to applications with AppStack
Cons	Requires compatible hardware or a virtualized or cloud deployment Community Edition comes with community support Enterprise uses supported appliances and professional services	Pricing requires a contact-sales process Self-hosted, on-premises deployment limits cloud-first use cases Focused on monitoring rather than storage provisioning
Our verdict	TrueNAS is a self-hosted storage platform for home labs, businesses, and enterprise environments. Its Community Edition provides OpenZFS-based file, block, and object storage, along with storage pools, point-in-time snapshots, local and… Read the review →	SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor is self-hosted software for IT teams managing storage across multiple vendors. It monitors health, capacity, utilization, availability, and performance across SAN arrays, NAS systems, RAID groups,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• TrueNAS — where it wins

  • Free Community Edition covers file, block, and object storage
  • OpenZFS pools, snapshots, replication, permissions, and cloud sync
  • Includes applications, containers, and KVM virtual machines

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires compatible hardware or a virtualized or cloud deployment
  • Community Edition comes with community support
  • Enterprise uses supported appliances and professional services

• SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor — where it wins

  • Discovers and monitors storage arrays across many major vendors
  • Tracks capacity, forecasts growth, and detects I/O hotspots
  • Maps storage relationships to applications with AppStack

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a contact-sales process
  • Self-hosted, on-premises deployment limits cloud-first use cases
  • Focused on monitoring rather than storage provisioning

• TrueNAS9.3/10 · Free plan

  A free, broad storage platform for teams comfortable managing self-hosted infrastructure.

  Visit TrueNASFull verdict →
• SSSolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor9.1/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  Multi-vendor storage monitoring with forecasting, alerts, and application mapping.

  Visit SolarWindsFull verdict →