DRBD vs Windows Server Failover Clustering comparison

Linbit and Microsoft are both solutions in the High Availability Clustering category. Linbit is ranked #5, while Microsoft is ranked #2. Linbit holds a 13.1% mindshare in HAC, compared to Microsoft’s 20.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Linbit users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between DRBD and Windows Server Failover Clustering based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

DRBD

Ranking in High Availability Clustering

5th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Windows Server Failover Clu...

Ranking in High Availability Clustering

2nd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

5.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the High Availability Clustering category, the mindshare of DRBD is 13.1%, up from 11.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Windows Server Failover Clustering is 20.1%, down from 28.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

High Availability Clustering Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Windows Server Failover Clustering	20.1%
DRBD	13.1%
Other	66.8%

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it_user302112

Senior Consultant IT Infrastructure at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees

It's kept data synchronized between multiple nodes in different datacenters, though it should have its own filesystem which can be used in multi-master environments.

Working with DRBD can be complex and it takes time to understand how it works. Especially split-brain scenarios need to be handled carefully. When it comes to multi-master setups, which are possible with the latest DRBD version, you need to use a cluster filesystem. I think that DRBD should write their own filesystem which can be used in multi-master environments since most cluster filesystems are complex or simply have many flaws.

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Mahendra Reddy

Manager at Stark International

Useful ISS, good support, and simple implementation

There are times when we do the system security updates and have to restart the server which is difficult because we need to wait until the end of the day or when working hours are finished. There are service updates that have a requirement to restart the system and it is not convenient. In a feature release, there should be a feature to allow applications to be developed on the web portal and better databases that we can run.

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Top Industries

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Comms Service Provider

15%

University

11%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	3

Comparisons

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Compared 30% of the time

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Compared 28% of the time

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Compared 37% of the time

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Compared 17% of the time

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Compared 17% of the time

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Overview

Transparent to your applications and databases, data is seamlessly replicated, eliminating single points of failure within your IT infrastructure. DRBD prevents data loss during hardware failures, automatically recovering systems in seconds by combining DRBD with Pacemaker. LINBIT includes Full installation and support for both components in our Enterprise Support offerings.

Linbit

Windows Server Failover Clustering provides infrastructure features that support the high-availability and disaster recovery scenarios of hosted server applications such as Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Exchange. If a cluster node or service fails, the services that were hosted on that node can be automatically or manually transferred to another available node in a process known as failover.

Microsoft

Sample Customers

Cisco, Portland State University, Porsche Informatik, Siemens, Ericsson,T-Mobile, Addidas

Karl-Franzens-Universit_t Graz, NAV CANADA, Magnachip, ólectricit_ de France, Cambridgeshire Constabulary, Bank Alfalah Ltd., Local Government Association of Queensland

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