DRBD vs Windows Server Failover Clustering comparison

Linbit and Microsoft are both solutions in the High Availability Clustering category. Linbit is ranked #4, while Microsoft is ranked #2. Linbit holds a 14.4% mindshare in HAC, compared to Microsoft’s 17.9% 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

4th

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 February 2026, in the High Availability Clustering category, the mindshare of DRBD is 14.4%, up from 13.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Windows Server Failover Clustering is 17.9%, down from 27.3% 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	17.9%
DRBD	14.4%
Other	67.7%

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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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Tal Adler

Engineer at Magal Solutions

A highly stable and scalable solution that is affordable and easy to deploy

We use the most basic features of the product We use the operation system itself. We also use it for virtualization and failover. The product is stable. The product should be less dependent on network configuration. Our technicians usually require other tools along with Failover Clustering. It…

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Top Industries

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Comms Service Provider

15%

University

11%

Manufacturing Company

Marketing Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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

Comparisons

InfoScale vs DRBD

Compared 27% of the time

HPE Serviceguard vs DRBD

Compared 23% of the time

Swarm64 vs DRBD

Compared 17% of the time

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Compared 36% of the time

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Compared 16% of the time

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Compared 15% of the time

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Compared 11% 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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