Which 30TB drives work with Synology NAS?

Synology officially lists 5 30TB drives from Seagate. The most widely supported is Seagate IronWolf (159 models).

Is 30TB too much for a home Synology NAS?

It depends on your bays and workload — 30TB per drive is common in 4-bay and larger home builds. Any drive below is vendor-confirmed for the models that list it.

30TB drives on the Synology compatibility list

Synology officially lists 5 different 30TB part numbers from 1 brands: Seagate (5). Ranked below by how many models list each — the wider the support, the safer the pick for an unlisted or older machine.

Listed 30TB drives

Brands

159

Widest model support

Our pick at 30TB

The most universally listed 30TB NAS-line drive is the Seagate IronWolf (ST30000NT011) — on 159 Synology models' official lists. For surveillance builds, filter the table below by the Surveillance line instead.

All 30TB drives, ranked by support

Drive	Brand	Series	Line	Listed on
ST30000NT011	Seagate	IronWolf	NAS	159 machines
ST30000NM004K	Seagate	EXOS TM	Enterprise	103 machines
ST30000NT011 (3V2103-500)	Seagate	IronWolf Pro	NAS	32 machines
ST30000NT011 - 3V2103-500	Seagate	IronWolf Pro	NAS	15 machines
ST30000NM004K - 3RM133-001	Seagate	Exos M	Enterprise	11 machines