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We performed a comparison between StarWind Storage Appliance and ViPR [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Featured Review
Kishore CA
Offers stable performance even with a single node failure and manages everything with just two nodes.
There are very few OEMs providing two-node clusters with software-defined storage. This is one of the beauties of this tool, even with a single... Read more →
Anonymous User
ViPR SRM gives us insight into our VNX arrays that are distributed across the United States, but it doesn't permit...
ViPR SRM gives us insight into our VNX arrays that are distributed across the United States. If we were not using ViPR SRM we’d manually be pulling... Read more →
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  • "It costs about 50,000 euros."
  • "StarWind by far provides the best bang for the buck."
  • "On the homepage, you can not see the pricing."
  • "The cost is determined by various factors, including the amount of terabyte storage you require, the number of nodes you want to purchase, and the duration of your maintenance agreement"
  • "With StarWind Storage Appliance, the payments made towards the licensing part of the product are on a per-node basis, making it cost-effective for us to use the solution in our company."
  • "We found that the price of StarWind was very good compared to VMware or Nutanix."

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    What do you like most about StarWind Storage Appliance?
    Top Answer:I would say data protection and easy management are the most valuable features of the product...I rate the technical support a nine out of ten.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for StarWind Storage ...
    Top Answer:With StarWind Storage Appliance, the payments made towards the licensing part of the product are on a per-node basis, making it cost-effective for us to use the solution in our company. StarWind… more »
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    What needs improvement with StarWind Storage Appliance?
    Top Answer:From an improvement perspective, I can't comment much about StarWind Storage Appliance since we use only two to three nodes in our company, with which I am currently happy. If I use the product at an… more »
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    Ranking
    10th
    out of 27 in NAS
    Views
    499
    Comparisons
    382
    Reviews
    4
    Average Words per Review
    698
    Rating
    8.5
    Unranked
    In NAS
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    ViPR
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    Dell Technologies
    Overview

    For SMB and Enterprises who are looking for high performance primary storage for server virtualization, VDI, database and Big Data scenarios, or inexpensive secondary backup tier, our solution is StarWind Storage Appliance. It unifies commodity servers, disks and flash, and associated software into an easily scalable storage platform.

    Additionally, the appliance features an optional gateway to Azure public cloud, which helps to implement an effective Disaster Recovery plan or meet regulatory requirements. StarWind SA scales up by adding individual disks and flash modules, or JBODs, while adding ready controller nodes allows scaling out. 

    StarWind SA targets those, who need high-performance primary storage or secondary storage for backup. In case there is a whole virtualization infrastructure to build from scratch, StarWind HCA will come in handy. Otherwise, if all the required hardware is present, StarWind Virtual SAN will be enough to build a high-performance virtualization setup. 

    EMC ViPR is software-defined storage to manage and automate all storage resources for traditional and next-generation cloud storage platforms. EMC ViPR Controller is storage automation software that centralizes and transforms storage into a simple, extensible, and open platform. It abstracts and pools resources to deliver automated, policy-driven storage services on demand through a self-service catalog Ð reducing time, cost, and risk.
    Sample Customers
    Bosch, EC2 IT, Solid Earth Inc., Canon
    POST Telecom
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    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company24%
    Government12%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    University7%
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    REVIEWERS
    Small Business44%
    Midsize Enterprise33%
    Large Enterprise22%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business34%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise52%
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    StarWind Storage Appliance is ranked 10th in NAS with 9 reviews while ViPR [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in NAS. StarWind Storage Appliance is rated 9.2, while ViPR [EOL] is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of StarWind Storage Appliance writes "Offers stable performance even with a single node failure and manages everything with just two nodes". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ViPR [EOL] writes "ViPR SRM gives us insight into our VNX arrays that are distributed across the United States, but it doesn't permit setting up LDAPs via Web UI". StarWind Storage Appliance is most compared with FreeNAS, StoneFly VSO NAS, StorMagic SvSAN and VMware vSAN, whereas ViPR [EOL] is most compared with .

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