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RAID and HBA Cards under $250

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33 RAID and HBA cards under $250 from LSI, Broadcom, Dell and more. Most cost $175 to $229, and half cost less than $199.

Top brands: LSI (4)

SvnxingtiiSpec score 9.0

16 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, HBA

+16 internal ports for many drives on one card
+12Gb/s SAS speed for fast drive connections
+SAS3216 chip for 12Gb/s drive support
−Internal ports only, no external connection
−Requires a free PCIe x8 slot
$199.99-13%Was: $229.99
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
BroadcomSpec score 8.7

8 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, RAID

+8 internal channels for eight drives
+12Gb/s SAS and 6Gb/s SATA support
+Low profile form factor fits compact chassis
−Lower 1200 MBps throughput than newer models
$183.00
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
KnjcsvhghSpec score 8.4

8 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, HBA, Internal

+Eight internal ports for connecting multiple drives
+Operates in IT mode for direct drive access
+Uses a PCIe 3.0 host interface
−Internal ports only, no external connection
$224.50
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
LSI LogicSpec score 8.4

8 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, RAID, Internal

+RAID support for drive redundancy and array configurations
+Eight internal ports for multiple drive connections
+PCIe 3.0 x8 interface for current motherboard slots
−Internal ports only, no external connectivity
$199.00
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
KnjcsvhghSpec score 8.3

8 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 6Gb/s, HBA

+Eight internal ports for connecting eight drives
+6Gb/s SAS interface speed
+IT mode for direct drive access
−Limited to 6Gb/s interface speed
$193.23
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
Kalea-Informatique

PCIe 3.0, JMB585

+Eight SATA ports for connecting many drives
+Built on the JMB585 chipset
+Uses the newer PCIe 3.0 standard
−Specifications do not list the supported SATA speed
$231.61
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
Kalea-Informatique

PCIe 3.0

+Supports two M.2 NVMe M Key SSDs
+PCIe 3.0 x8 interface
+Hardware RAID 0 and 1 support
−Requires a PCIe x8 slot
$192.38
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
LSI LogicSpec score 9.3

24 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, Internal

+24 internal ports for large drive arrays
+12Gb/s SAS speed on a PCIe 3.0 interface
+Full height bracket fits standard tower cases
$192.00
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
YiBaoTongSpec score 9.0

16 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, HBA

+16 ports support many drives from one card
+12Gb/s SAS link speed for faster drive connections
+PCIe 3.0 x8 interface for solid bus bandwidth
$189.88-5%List: $199.88
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
LanpanSpec score 9.0

16 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, HBA

+Sixteen internal ports for large drive arrays
+Tri-mode support for SAS, SATA and NVMe drives
+12Gb/s SAS speed for newer drives
−Requires a PCIe x8 or wider slot
$199.00
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
LanpanSpec score 9.0

16 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, HBA

+Sixteen ports for a large number of drives
+12Gb/s SAS speed for fast drive connections
+IT mode for direct drive access without RAID
−Needs a PCIe x8 slot for full performance
$209.00
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
SxtaigoodSpec score 9.0

16 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, HBA

+16 internal ports for many drives on one card
+Tri-mode support for SAS, SATA and NVMe drives
+12Gb/s SAS speed for fast drive connections
−Internal ports only, no external connection
$188.88
as of 11/04/2026 04:06 PST - Details
YiBaoTongSpec score 9.0

16 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, HBA

+16 internal ports for many drives on one card
+IT mode for direct drive access
+12Gb/s SAS link speed
−Internal ports only, no external connectors
$169.99
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
BfqtxlavkSpec score 8.4

8 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, HBA, Internal

+Eight internal ports for connecting multiple drives
+Operates in IT mode for direct drive access
+Uses a PCIe 3.0 host interface
−Internal ports only, no external connection
$183.85
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
YrwygcgwySpec score 8.4

8 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, HBA, Internal

+Eight internal ports for connecting multiple drives
+Operates in IT mode for direct drive access
+Uses a PCIe 3.0 host interface
−Internal ports only, no external connection
$224.50
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
LpxlqklypSpec score 8.4

8 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, HBA, Internal

+Eight internal ports for multiple drives
+IT mode for direct drive access
+PCIe 3.0 interface for modern servers
−Internal ports only, no external connectors
$197.44
as of 11/04/2026 05:05 PST - Details
YrwygcgwySpec score 8.3

8 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 6Gb/s, HBA

+Eight internal ports for connecting eight drives
+6Gb/s SAS interface speed
+IT mode for direct drive access
−Limited to 6Gb/s interface speed
$193.23
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
BfqtxlavkSpec score 8.3

8 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 6Gb/s, HBA

+Eight internal ports for connecting eight drives
+6Gb/s SAS interface speed
+IT mode for direct drive access
−Limited to 6Gb/s interface speed
$193.23
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
DellSpec score 9.2

PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, RAID

+Provides RAID functionality for redundant storage arrays
+Supports 12Gb/s SAS transfer speed for fast drive connections
+Uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface for host connectivity
$175.00
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
BroadcomSpec score 9.0

16 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, HBA

+Sixteen internal ports for many drive connections
+12Gb/s SAS and 6Gb/s SATA support
+Low profile form factor fits compact cases
$194.00
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
BroadcomSpec score 9.0

16 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, RAID

+16 internal channels for large drive counts
+12Gb/s SAS and SATA connectivity
+Low profile form factor fits compact chassis
$233.00
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
LanpanSpec score 9.0

16 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, HBA

+Sixteen internal ports for large drive arrays
+IT mode passes drives through to the operating system
+12Gb/s SAS speed for newer drives
$229.00
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
YiBaoTongSpec score 9.0

16 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, HBA

+16 ports support many drives from one card
+12Gb/s SAS link speed for faster drive connections
+PCIe 3.0 interface for higher bus bandwidth
$194.99
as of 11/04/2026 04:06 PST - Details
HighPointSpec score 8.7

8 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s

+Eight ports for connecting up to eight SAS or SATA drives
+Supports 12Gb/s SAS speeds
+PCIe 3.0 interface for a fast host connection
$229.00
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
LSISpec score 8.7

8 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, RAID

+Eight internal ports for connecting many drives
+12Gb/s SAS speed, current for SAS storage
+PCIe 3.0 interface for the host system
$220.00
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
LSISpec score 8.7

8 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, RAID

+Eight internal ports for connecting many drives
+12Gb/s SAS speed, current for SAS storage
+Low-profile design fits compact chassis
$199.00
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
LSISpec score 8.7

8 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, RAID

+Eight external ports for expansion enclosures
+12Gb/s SAS speed, current for SAS storage
+PCIe 3.0 x8 interface for the host system
$158.00
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
LSISpec score 8.7

8 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, RAID

+Eight internal ports for connecting internal drives
+Supports 12Gb/s SAS transfer speed
+Uses PCIe 3.0 host interface
$199.00
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details

Compare specs

RAID or HBA cardDrive portsSAS speedTypePort locationSpec scorePrice
1612Gb/sHBAInternal9.0$199.99
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
812Gb/sRAIDInternal8.7$183.00
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
8HBAInternal8.4$224.50
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
8RAIDInternal8.4$199.00
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
86Gb/sHBAInternal8.3$193.23
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
n/a$231.61
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
n/a$192.38
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
2412Gb/sInternal9.3$192.00
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
1612Gb/sHBAInternal9.0$189.88
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
1612Gb/sHBAInternal9.0$199.00
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details

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