We performed a comparison between DataCore SANsymphony and VMware vSAN based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two HCI solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We test live failovers every week, and so far, everything has been running smoothly without anything unexpected."
"The ability to choose our own hardware and our own vendors for this was hugely beneficial, as we had pre-existing relationships with vendors we wanted to maintain."
"Given the high availability of the server cluster, we were able to reduce separate physical servers onto one hyper-converged cluster - this saved in OPEX and CAPEX costs immediately, along with licensing costs of the Windows Server licenses."
"One of the most valuable features is the way it sets up the virtual SAN, because we don't have to buy a separate appliance for storage. It uses the existing storage on the servers, which is definitely a cost savings for us."
"We are running Hyper-V on twin servers in failover, and being able to manage servers from anywhere I need to, virtually, has been a game changer."
"StarWind vSAN is a great solution to create a redundant two-node-only Hyper-V cluster, both for domain or workgroup scenarios."
"In addition to the main functions of the software, I want to note the excellent work of technical support."
"The top-notch support before, during, and after deployments are better than any other vendor I have come across."
"It is a stable solution."
"For us, fault tolerance is the most important feature of DataCore."
"The ability to pool the storage to leverage thin-provisioning is a huge saving in space and costs."
"It allows data to be available from two DataCore servers."
"Auto-tiering to obtain performance at a lower cost without the customer having to purchase ultra-fast storage is great."
"The DataCore system has been rock solid since we have been using it - from 2007 on."
"The use of the RAM cache allows you to speed up the writing and reading of data while also allowing for a possible increase in performance by increasing the RAM on the servers."
"The features I have found most valuable are the active-active, or so-called grid technology, and the integration into our VMware-vCenter."
"vSAN is integrated into VMware."
"The most valuable thing about vSAN is that all of its features have been working well for us for the past two years. We haven't had an issue with them."
"The most valuable features are its price point and that you can use existing storage; no specific storage requirements are needed."
"It is easier to deploy than the traditional SAN."
"We find it easy to deliver this solution."
"The simplicity, as well as the integration with virtualization."
"Being able to deploy multiple applications with virtual servers is the most valuable for us. The capacity of the system is quite constant so it's got some of the good features."
"It is very well known in the industry, and there are a lot of technical resources around it. This is a big thing for me because, at the end of the day, when you implement it, you need to support it."
"The cluster configuration is time-consuming and tedious."
"It would be good to have a little more access to control certain aspects within the UI."
"I would love to see more vendor selection to be available for the HCA/vSAN appliances."
"I struggled when bit figuring out how to go about doing the evaluation."
"A better overall view of the different deployments could be beneficial, although this is difficult due to how flexible the solution is."
"There should be publicly available tutorials on YouTube or other platforms that help the users to integrate this solution with other platforms, for example."
"The most disappointing side of the application is the free edition. There used to be GUI attached. That has recently changed to only CLI management of the application."
"Besides not being able to use any filesystem, I do not have any additional cons."
"There is no way of quickly matching the exact size of a vDisk to a disk pool."
"Management could be improved. The management console sometimes reacts very slowly."
"It would be ideal if they were providing archive licensing with the ability to create a second pool on existing storage nodes."
"The main problem is there is no DataCore OS."
"The cloud reporting interface is quite poor compared to other vendors."
"I would like for it to improve into a more ergonomic management console and a translation into the French language. It should have some process for a shutdown of a VM properly in case of a problem."
"The graphical interface is not always very stable."
"The alert system could have more features."
"I would like compression and deduplication to be offered for offloading hardware, instead of doing it with software. That would be nice."
"I lose a node in a cluster vSAN, which is also used as a cluster HA. I lose not only the storage part, which is not necessarily serious (depending on the configuration of the vSAN cluster), but on the other hand, I lose also a node of Compute, which can make things complicated quickly."
"When designing the implementation for vSAN, I have noticed that it requires a minimum of six nodes, and this creates a problem when it comes to maintenance. If, out of the six nodes, I put one node in maintenance mode, then vSAN does not create other VM components."
"Enterprise customers get discounts on the solution's licensing pricing, but it is too expensive for SMB customers."
"One area that could be improved is the management feature."
"Only the stretched cluster requires a minor improvement."
"The vSan product uses a software system called Vsphere to monitor the system. It is sometimes difficult to manage the PCs within the systems."
"I would like to see more support for applications. I think currently it only supports applications between two vSAN clusters."
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DataCore SANsymphony is ranked 7th in HCI with 53 reviews while VMware vSAN is ranked 3rd in HCI with 219 reviews. DataCore SANsymphony is rated 9.2, while VMware vSAN is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of DataCore SANsymphony writes "Robust with good replication and access protection ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware vSAN writes "Very stable, easy to set up, and easy to use". DataCore SANsymphony is most compared with HPE SimpliVity, StorMagic SvSAN, Red Hat Ceph Storage, NetApp ONTAP and VxRail, whereas VMware vSAN is most compared with VxRail, Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct, HPE SimpliVity, Red Hat Ceph Storage and HPE Hyper Converged. See our DataCore SANsymphony vs. VMware vSAN report.
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