Feature overview โ
Olares offers a wide array of features designed to enhance security, ease of use, and development flexibility:
- Enterprise-grade security: Secure your self-hosted cloud with simplified network configuration using Tailscale, Headscale, Cloudflare Tunnel, and FRP.
- Secure and permissionless application ecosystem: Access nearly 100 free applications in a secure, sandboxed environment. See what Olares Market has to offer.
- Unified file system and database: Support automated scaling, backups, and high availability.
- Single sign-on: Log in once to access all applications within Olares with a shared authentication service.
- AI capabilities: Manage GPU resources, host AI models locally, and build private knowledge bases with complete privacy.
- Built-in applications: Get started with essential pre-installed applications such as Files, Vault, Wise, Profile and Dashboard.
- Seamless anywhere access: Access your devices from anywhere using dedicated clients for mobile, desktop, and browsers.
- Development tools: Build and port applications easily with comprehensive development tools.
Feature comparison โ
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- ๐: Auto, indicates that the system completes the task automatically.
- โ : Yes, indicates that users without a developer background can complete the setup through the product's UI prompts.
- ๐ ๏ธ: Manual Configuration, indicates that even users with an engineering background need to refer to tutorials to complete the setup.
- โ๏ธ: No, indicates that the feature is not supported.
| Olares | Synology | TrueNAS | CasaOS | Unraid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-node | โ | โ๏ธ | โ | โ๏ธ | โ๏ธ |
| Build-in apps | โ (Rich desktop apps) | โ (Rich desktop apps) | โ๏ธ (CLI) | โ (Simple desktop apps) | โ (Dashboard) |
| Free domain name | โ | โ | โ๏ธ | โ๏ธ | โ๏ธ |
| Auto SSL certificate | ๐ | โ | ๐ ๏ธ | ๐ ๏ธ | ๐ ๏ธ |
| Reverse proxy | ๐ | โ | ๐ ๏ธ | ๐ ๏ธ | ๐ ๏ธ |
| VPN management | ๐ | ๐ ๏ธ | ๐ ๏ธ | ๐ ๏ธ | ๐ ๏ธ |
| Graded app entrance | ๐ | ๐ ๏ธ | ๐ ๏ธ | ๐ ๏ธ | ๐ ๏ธ |
| Multi-user management | โ
User management ๐ Resource isolation | โ
User management ๐ ๏ธ Resource isolation | โ
User management ๐ ๏ธ Resource isolation | โ๏ธ | โ
User management ๐ ๏ธ Resource isolation |
| Single login for all apps | ๐ | โ๏ธ | โ๏ธ | โ๏ธ | โ๏ธ |
| Cross-node storage | ๐ (Juicefs+ MinIO) | โ๏ธ | โ๏ธ | โ๏ธ | โ๏ธ |
| Database solution | ๐ (Built-in cloud-native solution) | ๐ ๏ธ | ๐ ๏ธ | ๐ ๏ธ | ๐ ๏ธ |
| Disaster recovery | ๐ (MinIO's Erasure Coding) | โ RAID | โ RAID | โ RAID | โ Unraid Storage |
| Backup | โ
App Data โ User Data | โ User Data | โ User Data | โ User Data | โ User Data |
| App sandboxing | โ | โ๏ธ | โ๏ธ (K8S's namespace) | โ๏ธ | โ๏ธ |
| App ecosystem | โ (Official + third-party) | โ (Majorly official apps) | โ (Official + third-party submissions) | โ Majorly official apps | โ (Community app market) |
| Developer friendly | โ
IDE โ CLI โ SDK โ Doc | โ
CLI โ SDK โ Doc | โ
CLI โ Doc | โ
CLI โ Doc | โ Doc |
| Local LLM hosting | ๐ | ๐ ๏ธ | ๐ ๏ธ | ๐ ๏ธ | ๐ ๏ธ |
| Local LLM app development | ๐ | ๐ ๏ธ | ๐ ๏ธ | ๐ ๏ธ | ๐ ๏ธ |
| Client platforms | โ
Android โ iOS โ Windows โ Mac โ Chrome Plugin | โ
Android โ iOS | โ๏ธ | โ๏ธ | โ๏ธ |
| Client functionality | โ (All-in-one client app) | โ (14 separate client apps) | โ๏ธ | โ๏ธ | โ๏ธ |