We performed a comparison between Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) and StorMagic SvSAN based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Software Defined Storage (SDS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It also provides a high degree of mobility, as the virtual SAN can be moved relatively painlessly between on-site devices and the cloud."
"The features that I found most valuable are ease of use of the software that StarWind offers - with the first setup being a bit painful."
"You can build cheap, reliable, replicated virtual machines clusters using simple servers with an all flash disk or SAS\SATA hybrid tiered by performance storage."
"The most valuable feature for us is having the ability to configure our local storage using a limited number of disks and using the StarWind VSAN software to keep the cluster nodes in perfect sync."
"Immediately we noticed huge performance gains, even on older hardware and once we implemented a 10GB link between both servers, the sync was near-instant after the initial sync was complete."
"The Windows-based StarWind GUI is easy to use and understand and integrates seamlessly with VMware's vSphere portal as well."
"Besides being 80% cheaper than the other alternatives, the simplicity makes reconfiguration and support much easier."
"The backup is readily available for use, and the restoration process is easy."
"Performing a Nutanix software upgrade is a very simple and non-disruptive process."
"Its most valuable feature is simplicity. It is so easy to use. Upgrades are easy. It is easy in terms of disaster recovery, failover, database provisioning, and reporting. Everything about it is just simple."
"This operating system offers stability. Setup is straightforward."
"One of the most valuable features that can be found, is the inclusion of a hypervisor for free."
"Nutanix Acropolis AOS is stable. We didn't receive any concerns regarding any problems, The customers have no concerns about the reliability."
"The hyperconvergence service, as well as the DR solution, are game-changers for Nutanix."
"It's much easier and faster even when you want to create a server from a template or clone."
"In general, being able to patch and not having to pay for SanDisk is the best thing about hyper-converged."
"It gives zero downtime and it works with two nodes rather than three nodes, unlike other solutions."
"The most valuable feature of StorMagic SvSAN is its high availability. We have not had any downtime or data loss. Business continuity is highly important."
"It helps us prevent any data loss while working with the failover clusters."
"StorMagic SvSAN's best feature is that it is platform agnostic."
"We compared two solutions for this use case, but we went with StorMagic because it had more capabilities than the others. It's also more reliable, especially in production environments that require availability and sustainability."
"This synchronization is easy with StorMagic, and we can establish availability between servers."
"What I found most valuable in StorMagic SvSAN is integration. As a software-defined storage solution, it's also very easy to use and it's the trend in the market today. StorMagic SvSAN also made the customer happy because the customer could use his existing hardware with it. The customer had rack-mounted storage, so he didn't want to purchase a dedicated hardware for storage purposes. He just upgraded his hard disk drives."
"StorMagic SvSAN is a very effective solution and the interface is good."
"The software could benefit from more tooling to help with initial deployment."
"The initial setup got a little confusing at a few points with differences between the VMware version in documentation vs the latest, etc."
"The management console of StarWind Virtual SAN is pretty complex."
"The setup and documentation for the installation with the free version could definitely be improved."
"We don't really have any issues with this product."
"They require more media visibility."
"We have, in rare cases, received conflicting guidance between different support folks within StarWind."
"The logs can also become very noisy when there is an issue, which is very infrequent."
"The pricing model for software and hardware subscription renewals can be improved."
"Native File-Services are under heavy development and Container Services just came out."
"Nutanix has a complex infrastructure, we have customers that consider VMware instead. Additionally, the performance could be better."
"As far as what could be improved, they have some built-in backup functions already, but any built-in isolation features like vision security features and free LAN features become a security concern."
"Deployment could be more user-friendly - currently, it requires certain skills with the network and nodes."
"In terms of the IT different categories, I would like for the governing sections to be able to use it in the IT department. If they can have something like a one view management portal or software similar to VMware that would be an added value."
"The process of migrating from old hardware to new could improve."
"The latency needs improvement"
"In the next release, StorMagic SvSAN should include multi-node clusters, which would allow storage spaces to be used more efficiently."
"The deployment of StorMagic SvSAN is very small. However, you need some time to do it. It's important to make a test deployment before the real deployment."
"There are two features missing: there's no REST API functionality, and there is no date duplication in it."
"If we want to want to replicate the VM to the cloud, or off-site, it does not allow it because of asynchronous. There is no option available."
"They should enable data compression deduplication features for the platform."
"In terms of what could be improved in StorMagic SvSAN, I don't have a major issue with it, but its user interface should be more customer-oriented."
"The only improvement area I can see is their licensing. For example, the memory caching feature is only available in an advanced license. Normally, it's in a standard license. It would be better if they had memory caching features in the product. Some backup features should also be in the product"
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Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is ranked 2nd in Software Defined Storage (SDS) with 194 reviews while StorMagic SvSAN is ranked 8th in Software Defined Storage (SDS) with 9 reviews. Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is rated 8.6, while StorMagic SvSAN is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) writes "A powerful solution with easy deployment, upgrades, and management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of StorMagic SvSAN writes "The best choice for performance and price". Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is most compared with VMware vSAN, VxRail, HPE SimpliVity, VMware vSphere and Hyper-V, whereas StorMagic SvSAN is most compared with VMware vSAN, HPE SimpliVity, DataCore SANsymphony, Veeam Backup & Replication and StarWind HyperConverged Appliance. See our Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) vs. StorMagic SvSAN report.
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