R5Updated November 2026

Best NAS & Home Servers of 2026

Network storage from two-bay home boxes to all-flash workstations.

1. 

   01Best overall8.2

   UGREEN NASync DXP4800 Plus

   4 · Intel Pentium Gold 8505 · 8 GB · 10 GbE

   Four-bay NAS with a Pentium Gold 8505, 8 GB DDR5, 10GbE and 2.5GbE ports plus HDMI, running UGOS.

   $620Nov 9Buy at Official store
2. 

   027.9

   QNAP TS-464-8G

   4 · Intel Celeron N5095/N5105 · 8 GB · 2.5 GbE

   Four-bay 2.5GbE NAS with a Celeron N5095, HDMI, M.2 slots and a PCIe slot for 10GbE.

   See retailersBuy at Official store
3. 

   037.9

   Synology DiskStation DS1525+

   5 · AMD Ryzen V1500B · 8 GB · 2.5 GbE

   Five-bay Synology NAS with a Ryzen V1500B, 8 GB ECC DDR4, dual 2.5 GbE and an optional 10GbE module.

   See retailersBuy at Official store
4. 

   047.9

   Synology DiskStation DS925+

   4 · AMD Ryzen V1500B · 4 GB · 2.5 GbE

   Four-bay Synology NAS with an AMD Ryzen V1500B, ECC DDR4, two 2.5 GbE ports and two M.2 slots.

   See retailersBuy at Official store
5. 

   05Best value7.9

   UGREEN NASync DXP2800

   2 · Intel N100 · 8 GB · 2.5 GbE

   Two-bay NAS with an Intel N100, 8 GB DDR5, two M.2 NVMe slots, 2.5GbE and HDMI, running UGOS.

   $390Nov 9Buy at Official store
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   067.8

   QNAP TS-264-8G

   2 · Intel Celeron N5095 · 8 GB · 2.5 GbE

   Two-bay 2.5GbE NAS with a Celeron N5095, 8 GB of DDR4, M.2 cache slots and HDMI output.

   See retailersBuy at Official store
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   077.4

   Synology DiskStation DS425+

   4 · Intel Celeron J4125 · 2 GB · 2.5 GbE

   Four-bay Synology NAS with a Celeron J4125, two M.2 slots and one 2.5 GbE port for small offices.

   See retailersBuy at Official store
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   087.3

   Synology DiskStation DS225+

   2 · Intel Celeron J4125 · 2 GB · 2.5 GbE

   Two-bay Synology NAS with a Celeron J4125, one 2.5 GbE port and DSM for home backup and file sharing.

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