Alternatives to Asustor Data Master (ADM)
NAS operating system for Asustor devices with an app catalog and surveillance suite. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Asustor Data Master (ADM)
NAS operating system for Asustor devices with an app catalog and surveillance suite.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Asustor Data Master (ADM).
Synology DiskStation Manager
Web-based NAS operating system that powers every Synology DiskStation device.
Synology DiskStation Manager offers a polished web interface and large package center, but only runs on Synology hardware with some features limited to higher-end models.
QNAP QTS
Standard NAS operating system for QNAP storage appliances with an ext4 base.
QNAP QTS runs on QNAP appliances with an ext4 base, a wide App Center catalog, Container Station and virtualization support.
QNAP QuTS hero
ZFS-based QNAP NAS operating system with snapshots and inline deduplication.
QNAP QuTS hero is ZFS-based with inline deduplication, compression and SnapSync replication, but needs certified QNAP hardware and more RAM than QTS.
OpenMediaVault
Debian-based network-attached storage operating system with a browser web interface.
OpenMediaVault is a free open-source Debian-based NAS system for modest generic hardware, with community plugins of varying quality and less visual polish.
XigmaNAS
FreeBSD-based NAS operating system, formerly known as NAS4Free.
XigmaNAS is a free open-source FreeBSD-based NAS system for generic hardware with broad CIFS, NFS and iSCSI support, but a smaller community.
Rockstor
Open-source Btrfs NAS platform built on openSUSE for custom storage builds.
Rockstor is an open-source Btrfs NAS platform on openSUSE for custom builds, with snapshots and replication, and a smaller plugin ecosystem.
HexOS
Consumer-friendly home server operating system built on top of TrueNAS Scale.
HexOS is a paid consumer-oriented home server system built on TrueNAS Scale for your own hardware, from a newer project with a smaller community.
Houston UI
Open-source Cockpit-based management interface for self-built NAS servers.
Houston UI is an open-source Cockpit-based management interface for self-built NAS servers, mainly tested on 45Drives hardware with a smaller plugin ecosystem.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
CasaOS
Personal cloud dashboard that installs Docker apps on a home server in one click.
YunoHost
Debian-based server distribution that installs and maintains self-hosted apps for you.
Runtipi
Home server manager with a curated app store for self-hosted services.
Cosmos Cloud
Self-hosted server platform bundling a reverse proxy, authentication and container management.
Webmin
A web-based control panel for administering Unix and Linux servers and the services running on them.
