Awards & Prizes

Looking for a data storage software company who's won multiple awards and prizes throughout the years? Open-E is your best choice!

Storage Awards 2026: Editor’s Choice: Product

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Storage Awards 2026: Editor’s Choice: Product

Open-E is proud to announce that Open-E JovianDSS Up33 has been honored with the "Editor’s Choice: Product" award at the 2026 Storage Awards, also known as "The Storries."This prestigious award underscores the industry-wide recognition of the latest version's cutting-edge performance, reliability, and advanced data management capabilities.

Storage Awards 2026: Data Management & Monitoring Vendor of the Year

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Storage Awards 2026: Data Management & Monitoring Vendor of the Year

Open-E is incredibly proud to be named the "Data Management & Monitoring Vendor of the Year" at the 2026 Storage Awards. As a leader in innovative data storage software, this win underscores our dedication to providing the industry's best tools for data control, health monitoring, and storage optimization.

CRN Storage 100: The Coolest Software-Defined Storage Providers (2026)

CRN Storage 100: The Coolest Software-Defined Storage Providers (2026)

Open-E has been recognized by CRN as one of the top software-defined storage solution providers in the 2026 Storage 100 list. This prestigious award highlights Open-E's long-standing leadership and innovation in the SDS market. CRN specifically acknowledged Open-E's flagship Open-E JovianDSS, a ZFS- and Linux-based software known for its robust capabilities in data storage and business continuity, as well as the recently launched Open-E JovianVHR, a specialized solution providing double-layer immutability and ransomware-resilient backup for dynamic enterprise environments.

Global Tech Insider Awards - Germany 2026

Global Tech Insider Awards - Germany 2026

Named "Best Hardware-Agnostic Storage Software – Germany." Recognized for excellence in software-defined storage, Open-E JovianDSS was honored for its innovation, high-performance architecture, and for empowering businesses to avoid hardware vendor lock-in.

Storage Awards 2025: Data Storage Software Company of the Year

Storage Awards 2025: Data Storage Software Company of the Year

Open-E, a leading provider of innovative data storage software solutions, is proud to announce its recognition as the "Data Storage Software Company of the Year" at the highly anticipated 2025 Storage Awards, also known as "The Storries." This esteemed annual event celebrates outstanding achievements and contributions within the data storage industry.

CRN Storage 100: The Coolest Software-Defined Storage Providers (2025)

CRN Storage 100: The Coolest Software-Defined Storage Providers (2025)

Open-E has been recognized by CRN as one of the top software-defined storage solution providers in the 2025 Storage 100 list. This prestigious award highlights Open-E's long-standing leadership and innovation in the SDS market. CRN specifically acknowledged Open-E's flagship Open-E JovianDSS, a ZFS- and Linux-based software known for its robust capabilities in data storage, backup, business continuity, and disaster recovery for dynamic enterprise environments.

DCS Awards 2024

DCS Awards 2024

Open-E has secured the prestigious "Data Centre ICT Storage Innovation of the Year" award at the DCS Awards 2024. In this year's edition, we were nominated in two categories: "Outstanding Contribution to Skills and Training" and "Data Centre ICT Storage Innovation of the Year." While both nominations are a testament to our dedication to excellence, it was the update of our flagship product, Open-E JovianDSS, that clinched the victory for storage innovation.

The 50 Coolest Software-Defined Storage Vendors by CRN Storage 100 2024

The 50 Coolest Software-Defined Storage Vendors by CRN Storage 100 2024

In an exciting development for the data storage industry, Open-E JovianDSS has been honored as one of the top 50 coolest software-defined storage (SDS) solutions of the year, as part of the prestigious annual CRN 100 Storage ranking.

Data Centre ICT Storage Innovation of the Year: DCS Awards 2023

Data Centre ICT Storage Innovation of the Year: DCS Awards 2023

Open-E has won the DCS Awards 2023 in the Data Centre ICT Storage Innovation of the Year category. The award was to recognize the Open-E JovianDSS Up29r2 software update, which introduced several innovative features such as support for the ATTO FastFrame N312 card, RDMA support, Self-Encrypting Drives support, enhanced data integrity and more.

The 50 Coolest Software-Defined Storage Vendors by CRN Storage 100 2023

The 50 Coolest Software-Defined Storage Vendors by CRN Storage 100 2023

Open-E was selected as one of the 50 Coolest Software-Defined Storage Vendors for its flagship product, Open-E JovianDSS, a high-performance and reliable software-defined storage solution that delivers enterprise-class functionality, scalability, and security for any type of data.