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We performed a comparison between IBM Spectrum Accelerate and VMware Software Defined Storage based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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A robust solution with good performance and support
Spectrum Accelerate has helped us to unify our file and database storage. We have got services operating at the VM level such as backup, NAS... Read more →
RashidAnwar
A stable solution that can be used for database applications and virtualization for multiple locations
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"The most valuable feature is the robustness, which is typical of IBM because their software generally just works.""The ease of use is the solution's most valuable aspect. It's very user-friendly."

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"The single management panel is the main feature that is wonderful for the customer.""The best part of the solution is that you can actually scale up to a large number of operating systems without additional hardware.""VMware Software Defined Storage gives higher availability against data corruption.""This is an easy-to-use product for adding flexibility to your storage solution."

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"he interface is not user-friendly so the ease of use could be improved.""The reporting mechanisms need improvement."

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"The performance is not as good as some competing products and reporting can be improved.""VMware Software Defined Storage should include a shared database on a standard version.""It doesn't have the ability to be deployed on any kind of hardware and network connectors.""I'd like to see improved hardware compatibility"

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  • "For a database, on a yearly basis, we pay approximately $3,500 for licensing fees. The solution is sold as a subscription on a yearly basis so there are no other ancillary costs."
  • "If you are cost-sensitive then this solution is not for you."

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  • "The product is quite expensive and is among the most expensive for this type of solution."
  • "A single socket costs you around US $6,000 for three years. At a minimum, you have a three load cluster for a medium or enterprise-scale company. It can get quite expensive because you're likely to need four to six sockets on the other side. It comes to around $30,000."
  • "I believe there is a yearly licensing fee of around $2000 - $5000. I don't think there are additional costs above that but it depends on the type of infrastructure you're booting."
  • "VMware Software Defined Storage is a slightly expensive solution."

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    Top Answer:VMware Software Defined Storage should include a shared database on a standard version. Right now, it's included in the enterprise version.
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    Overview

    IBM Spectrum Accelerate is a software-defined block storage solution designed for rapid deployment across heterogeneous infrastructure for hybrid cloud and delivering consistent service levels to a dynamic workload mix. It is based on proven grid-architecture, enterprise-scale IBM XIV technology. IBM Spectrum Accelerate can be deployed, including as hyper-converged infrastructure, on any x86 server, on pre-installed third-party appliances or on public cloud infrastructure, and is available as a service on IBM Cloud infrastructure.

    VMware software-defined storage is a simple, yet intelligent, storage data center architecture that aligns with business and application demands—eliminating static, purpose-built and inefficient hardware with dynamic, agile and automated solutions.

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    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise69%
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    IBM Spectrum Accelerate is ranked 22nd in Software Defined Storage (SDS) while VMware Software Defined Storage is ranked 14th in Software Defined Storage (SDS) with 4 reviews. IBM Spectrum Accelerate is rated 8.0, while VMware Software Defined Storage is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of IBM Spectrum Accelerate writes "A robust solution with good performance and support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Software Defined Storage writes "A stable solution that can be used for database applications and virtualization for multiple locations". IBM Spectrum Accelerate is most compared with IBM Spectrum Scale, whereas VMware Software Defined Storage is most compared with Red Hat Ceph Storage and Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI).

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