We performed a comparison between Maxta [EOL] and Springpath [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about StarWind, Nutanix, Red Hat and others in Software Defined Storage (SDS)."I have found the graphical user interface to be the most useful thing about Virtual SAN."
"The solution provides great performance for the price it is listed with."
"StarWind Virtual SAN can improve an organization's storage infrastructure by providing high availability, scalability, cost-effectiveness, performance, and ease of use."
"Recovery and maintenance are now less stressful and most importantly, it allows our users to keep working."
"The backup is readily available for use, and the restoration process is easy."
"It provided the much-needed HA on an extremely low budget."
"The virtual tapes can be uploaded to the object storage of your choice with object locking/governance which gives you an extra layer of protection."
"It's quite easy to install."
"The single-pane-of-glass VMware interface makes configuration and management easy so you do not need IT specialists."
"Integration with vCenter WebClient services and Cisco UCS Ecosystem, as it gives a Single Pane Of Management which lowers administration-cost (improving TCO)."
"While we had no problems setting the system up, and service technicians from StarWind could assist us very well, they could provide some form of in-depth documentation."
"Android app for monitoring and receiving push notifications as alarms or monitoring I/O from any mobile device could be a good feature and nice to have as we are not always on our desk."
"I would like to see more advanced free versions."
"Other vendors such as VMware vSAN have a bigger community of users, so it is easier to find more pre-sale or post-sale information from users."
"Diagnostics information or alerts on the state of systems could also be implemented to give more visibility."
"It would be nice if we could designate pools, or tiers, for storage of different speeds, and then assign rules to new VMs that would automatically place them into the proper pool."
"It would be good to have a little more access to control certain aspects within the UI."
"An extended trial period would serve as a way to get clean insights into the technology's adaptability and alignment with their specific needs before committing to long-term integration."
"A new company took over the product and now the support for Maxta has gone way downhill."
"Stability during installations/upgrades is a big issue."
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Maxta [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Software Defined Storage (SDS) while Springpath [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Software Defined Storage (SDS). Maxta [EOL] is rated 7.0, while Springpath [EOL] is rated 4.0. The top reviewer of Maxta [EOL] writes "Has the ability to have a single-pane-of-glass using the VMware interface but it needs better support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Springpath [EOL] writes "This product has a lot of room to improve: Competitors have a much larger feature-set, stability during installations/upgrades is a big issue.". Maxta [EOL] is most compared with , whereas Springpath [EOL] is most compared with .
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