Western Digital Red Plus vs Seagate IronWolf
Both lines are on Synology's and QNAP's official compatibility lists — this is not a "which works" question, but a "which fits your machine and workload" one. Everything below is read from the vendors' own HCLs, refreshed daily.
Western Digital Red Plus prices Seagate IronWolf prices
Head-to-head on the official list
| Western Digital Red Plus | Seagate IronWolf | |
|---|---|---|
| Listed on official HCLs | 426 models | 617 models ✓ |
| Largest listed capacity | 14 TB | 32 TB ✓ |
| Smallest listed capacity | 1 TB | 1 TB |
| Part numbers on list | 41 | 79 ✓ |
| Product line | NAS | NAS |
Which should you buy?
Coverage-wise, Western Digital Red Plus appears on more NAS machines (426 vs 617) — for an older or unusual model that margin can matter. Within the same tier, the honest answer is: pick the cheaper part number at your target capacity, then verify it on your exact model's page.
Both lines overlap on 241 NAS models — if yours is one of them, either drive is officially supported.
Popular part numbers (most-listed 12 of 41 / 79)
Western Digital Red Plus
- WD120EFAX-68UNTN0 — 12TB, 223 models
- WD120EFBX-68B0EN0 — 12TB, 222 models
- WD140EFFX-68VBXN0 — 14TB, 221 models
- WD140EFGX-68B0GN0 — 14TB, 218 models
- WD10EFRX (Red NASware 3.0) — 1TB, 209 models
- WD80EFBX-68AZZN0 — 8TB, 204 models
- WD80EFAX-68KNBN0 — 8TB, 204 models
- WD80EFPX — 8TB, 158 models
- WD101EFBX-68B0AN0 — 10TB, 141 models
- WD101EFAX-68LDBN0 — 10TB, 141 models
- WD30EFPX-68C6CN0 — 3TB, 114 models
- WD40EFPX-68C6CN0 — 4TB, 114 models
Seagate IronWolf
- ST4000VN008 — 4TB, 324 models
- ST3000VN007 — 3TB, 295 models
- ST6000VN0041 — 6TB, 281 models
- ST12000VN0008 — 12TB, 280 models
- ST1000VN002 — 1TB, 279 models
- ST10000VN0004 — 10TB, 278 models
- ST8000VN004 — 8TB, 277 models
- ST14000VN0008 — 14TB, 274 models
- ST7000VN0002 — 7TB, 273 models
- ST2000VN004 — 2TB, 260 models
- ST6000VN001 — 6TB, 260 models
- ST10000VN0008 — 10TB, 243 models
NAS models that list both lines
These machines officially support both Western Digital Red Plus and Seagate IronWolf — your real decision is workload and price, not compatibility.