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We performed a comparison between Scality RING and StarWind Storage Appliance based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"Another feature I like is the life cycle management that helps me with data storage efficiency.""I think it's the economic factor. This solution has the lowest cost for storage systems.""The most valuable feature of Scality RING8 is its performance and good interface."

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"It is very easy to use and very cost effective.""We saw an ROI. We have saved both time and money by using it.""The management interface is the most valuable feature for us.""Its user-friendly interface makes it an attractive option, especially for customers who may not be highly tech-savvy.""They call us when monitoring shows a possible issue and are very flexible in working with our schedule to troubleshoot when it is convenient for us.""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.""We are able to easily back up our data and send it to an offsite location.""Having instant failover redundancy helps me sleep easier at night."

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Cons
"Scality RING8 could improve by having more features. We have to use two automation tools to meet our needs. We would prefer to use only one.""Scality RING is not easy to learn for someone new. It is a little bit difficult. There are a lot of components to it, and you also need to understand them to work with it effectively.""When we used this solution in 2015, it was not scalable at all. I don't know if they have improved on that, but at the time, scalability was just horrible."

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"With StarWind Storage Appliance, it would be better to have an overall easier setup with a little bit of configuration changes since, currently, even a small mistake may cause the setup process to go wrong.""The dashboard features are not in the free version.""They offered onsite installation, but we chose to do it ourselves. That took longer and was more work for us but saved us a ton of money in the end.""They could improve by providing integration with HP.""Other solutions, such as StorMagic, offer more flexibility in terms of handling caching and moving data between additional nodes.""It needs more integration with backup vendors so there is native integration with it that will allow storage level backup/snapshots. I would love to see integration with Veeam and Commvault so it can be recognized by them directly and added as network storage.""StarWind should improve the synchronization time of its product. There should be a standard operating procedure (SOP) for synchronization to reduce the time it takes.""An improvement would be if they reached out to education customers with other available products."

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  • "The cost of Scality RING8 could be less expensive. It is difficult for smaller businesses to afford it."
  • "The initial cost (CAPEX) to set up the infrastructure is expensive due to the specific hardware required."
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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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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Another feature I like is the life cycle management that helps me with data storage efficiency.
    Top Answer:It's a very good product, but for large-scale usage, it has limitations. Scality RING's lack of extensive testing and potential hidden limitations. While Scality provides precise architecture… more »
    Top Answer:I work with Scality RING for storage, and we have a concrete strategy to offer it to business customers. Many customers use it for different purposes, but a common use case is for user computer… more »
    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.
    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 »
    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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    Also Known As
    Scality RING, RING8
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    Overview
    Scality RING object storage enables enterprises and cloud service providers to run petabyte-scale, data-rich services like web applications, VOD, active archives, compliance archives, and private storage clouds. The RING is software, so you can deploy it on standard x86 servers of your choice, taking advantage of server and media innovation over time. Acting as a single, distributed system, the RING can scale linearly across thousands of servers, multiple sites, and an unlimited number of objects. Data is protected with policy-based replication, erasure coding, and geo-distribution, achieving up to 14 9s of durability and 100% availability.

    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. 

    Sample Customers
    Comcast, TimeWarner Cable, EuroSport, Orange, Deluxe, DailtMotion, SFR, RTL, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Telstra
    Bosch, EC2 IT, Solid Earth Inc., Canon
    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company19%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Government6%
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    Computer Software Company23%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Government9%
    University7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise64%
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    Small Business44%
    Midsize Enterprise33%
    Large Enterprise22%
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    Small Business31%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise55%
    Buyer's Guide
    Software Defined Storage (SDS)
    March 2024
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    Scality RING is ranked 16th in Software Defined Storage (SDS) with 4 reviews while StarWind Storage Appliance is ranked 10th in NAS with 9 reviews. Scality RING is rated 7.8, while StarWind Storage Appliance is rated 9.2. The top reviewer of Scality RING writes "Offers UTIPI (Unified Tiered Infrastructure Per IOPS) feature in billing but lacks extensive testing ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of StarWind Storage Appliance writes "Offers stable performance even with a single node failure and manages everything with just two nodes". Scality RING is most compared with Dell ECS, MinIO, Red Hat Ceph Storage, Qumulo and Cloudian HyperStore, whereas StarWind Storage Appliance is most compared with FreeNAS, StoneFly VSO NAS, VMware vSAN and StorMagic SvSAN.

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