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TrueNAS pricing
No tier breakdown is published on the record we hold for TrueNAS. Below is what is on record, and how it compares with the file storage tools listed alongside it.
As of 29 August 2026, TrueNAS pricing is free. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- Free
- Model
- Open-source
- Tiers
- -
- Free tier
- Yes
What is on record
The TrueNAS catalogue entry carries a starting price of Free and a open-source pricing model, but no tier breakdown. The category comparison below is still useful, and the TrueNAS review carries the full feature record.
How that compares in File Storage
Too few file storage tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TrueNAS (this page) | Free | open-source | - | |
| Cloudian | On request | quote | - | vs TrueNAS |
| Panzura | On request | quote | - | vs TrueNAS |
| VAST Data | On request | quote | - | vs TrueNAS |
| Scality RING | On request | quote | - | vs TrueNAS |
| LucidLink | $7/month | Per member per month plus storage | - | vs TrueNAS |
| Google Drive | Free | Free tier plus paid storage add-on | - | vs TrueNAS |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the TrueNAS badges page.
Before you pay for TrueNAS
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: not published on the record we hold. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
TrueNAS runs on self-hosted, linux, web, api. The full record is on the TrueNAS review, and the rest of the category is under best file storage tools.
TrueNAS pricing questions
- How much does TrueNAS cost?
- TrueNAS starts at Free. No tier-by-tier breakdown is published on the record we hold.
- Does TrueNAS have a free plan?
- Yes, TrueNAS is recorded as open-source, so it can be used without paying.
- Which file storage tools can I use without paying?
- 3 of the 8 file storage tools listed alongside TrueNAS have a free tier: Google Drive, Storj, Cloudflare R2.
- What am I actually paying for with TrueNAS?
- The record we hold does not itemise what each tier includes beyond the plan names and prices. The TrueNAS review carries whatever feature detail is available.
- Does TrueNAS charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these TrueNAS prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare TrueNAS against before paying?
- The closest file storage tools in this directory are Cloudian, Panzura, VAST Data, Scality RING. Each has a side-by-side comparison with TrueNAS covering price, platforms and features.