DRBD
Open-source block device replication for data redundancy and high availability on Linux
- Vendor
- LINBIT
- Also known as
- drbd
Available worldwide · Popular in: US, EU
What is DRBD?
DRBD provides synchronized data replication across Linux servers to support high availability and disaster recovery. It integrates with cluster managers and virtualization platforms to maintain data copies and enable failover.
DRBD pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
From $1,000/2 nodes/year. Free open-source tier available.
Starter
Access to official repositories and community support
- Tech Guide for DRBD 9 and LINSTOR
- Extensive documentation
- Self-service community support
- Repository access
- Latest software updates
- GUI supported version
- Kubernetes integration
Plus
Contact salesBusiness-hour support with SLA and advanced features
- All Starter features
- Updates including new features
- Next business day package delivery
- Annual health checks
- Email/phone support
- Unlimited support tickets
- Remote installation and troubleshooting
- Failover testing
- Emergency support
- 8-hour initial response time
Enterprise
Contact sales24/7 premium support with dedicated engineer and account manager
- All Plus features
- 24-hour package delivery
- RDMA license for Infiniband replication
- Performance tuning
- Dedicated support engineer
- Remote support and management
- Graphical user interface
- 4-hour initial response time
- 1-hour emergency response time
- Dedicated account manager
- 24/7 mail/phone support
What DRBD does
The capabilities that matter for disaster recovery, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Replication method
- -
- Rpo granularity
- Seconds
- Orchestrated failover
- ✓
- Non disruptive testing
- ✓
- Immutable storage
- -
- Isolated recovery environment
- -
- Multi cloud target
- -
- Kubernetes native
- ✓
- SLA guaranteed rto rpo
- -
- Deployment
- Hybrid
- SOC2
- -
- Iso22301
- -
- Pricing model
- Per workload
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Linux
- Cloud / SaaS
- On-premise
Integrations (19)
Independently observed- Ansible→•
- Veritas Infoscale Availability•
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- Oracle
- iSCSI
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- OpenStack
- Proxmox
- OpenNebula
- CloudStack
- Pacemaker
- KVM
- RHEL
- Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization
- DRBD Reactor
- NFS
- Linux Cluster Suite
DRBD FAQ
Common questions about DRBD, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is DRBD?
A kernel-based storage system that synchronously replicates data writes across multiple nodes, enabling fault-tolerant clustered storage for traditional high-availability deployments and modern cloud environments. It is indexed under Disaster Recovery.
Source: https://linbit.com/pricing/
Is DRBD free?
DRBD offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $1000 per year. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://linbit.com/pricing/
What platforms does DRBD support?
DRBD supports Windows, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://linbit.com/pricing/
Can DRBD be self-hosted?
Yes. DRBD can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://linbit.com/pricing/
What does DRBD integrate with?
We have confirmed 14 integrations for DRBD, including Kubernetes, Docker, OpenStack, Proxmox, OpenNebula, CloudStack, Pacemaker and KVM, plus 6 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://linbit.com/pricing/
Where is DRBD available?
DRBD is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States and the EU. The vendor is headquartered in Austria.
Source: https://linbit.com/pricing/
DRBD alternatives
Other disaster recovery we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- AWS Elastic Disaster Recoverylow · 23%
- Commvault CloudAI-powered recovery platform for restoring enterprise data and infrastructure to a verified safe statelow · 7%
- Google Cloud Backup and DRA data protection and recovery service for Google Cloud workloads across single or multiple regionslow · 7%
- Veeam Data PlatformProtect data, secure AI, and recover quickly across hybrid environmentslow · 32%
- Azure Site RecoveryEnables rapid recovery from system failures to prevent operational downtimelow · 22%
Compare DRBD
Side by side against other disaster recovery, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for DRBD, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | 58 | 0.06 | 3.6 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 33 | 0.07 | 2.4 | ✓ |
| Stars | 0 | 0.03 | 0.0 | - |
| Dependent projects | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
| Development activity | 0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
| Release cadence | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.12 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | - |
| Security score | 0 | 0.04 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 6 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 63% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Deployment: hybrid · Pricing model: per-workload · Rpo granularity: seconds · Kubernetes native: Yes · Orchestrated failover: Yes · Non disruptive testing: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-28 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 13 | mediumsource · 2026-09-28 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | HqCountry: AT · PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-09-28 · 75% |
Pricing
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Trust center | https://linbit.com/blog/security-best-practices-for-linstor-software-defined-storage-clusters/ | mediumsource · 2026-09-28 · 60% |
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