G2 Vendor Directory

NetApp AFF A-Series vs. TrueNAS

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricNetApp AFF A-Series

by NetApp

TrueNAS

by iXsystems

Overall rating4.24.8
Review count11167
Ease of use8.99.1
Ease of setup8.69.1
Quality of support8.68.8
Meets requirements9.29.5
NPS27.27272786.746988
Small Business54.5%83.1%
Mid-Market27.3%12.0%
Enterprise18.2%4.8%
Total page views136254
Total LLM citations1921,389

NetApp AFF A-Series

NetApp AFF A-Series systems are high-performance all-flash arrays engineered for the most demanding enterprise workloads. Built on industry's leading data management software, ONTAP, the A-Series delivers exceptional throughput, consistent sub-millisecond response times, and end-to-end data services designed to support mission-critical applications. These systems offer rich data management, cyber-resilience, and seamless cloud integration—making them a flagship choice for environments where performance and reliability cannot be compromised.

Pros

    TrueNAS

    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.

    Pros