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Sandstorm vs TrueNAS Community Edition: catalog facts
Sandstorm	TrueNAS Community Edition
Free Free and open source, self-hosted.	Free Community Edition is a free download; TrueNAS Enterprise appliances are sold separately.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Per-app sandboxing limits the damage a compromised app can do Lets you self-host multiple web apps from one platform	OpenZFS storage with no vendor lock-in Runs Docker apps and virtual machines alongside storage
Smaller and less actively developed than mainstream container platforms App ecosystem is more limited than general-purpose container registries	Some features are reserved for Enterprise appliances Community support only for the free edition
Self-hosted	Operating system
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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