TrueNAS is probably the most popular one. It's pretty solid but also does a lot of things (like running apps in docker) and you have to get used to some design choices.
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There's also XPenology - a hacked Synology software to run on non-Synology systems. Awesome when you've got it running, can be somewhat adventurous and/or nerve-wrecking when a major update is due.