DataCore SANsymphony vs Dell PowerPath comparison

DataCore and Dell Technologies are both solutions in the Storage Software category. DataCore is ranked #2 with an average rating of 9.6, while Dell Technologies is ranked #3. DataCore holds a 22.7% mindshare in SS, compared to Dell Technologies’s 16.1% mindshare. Additionally, 97% of DataCore users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Dell Technologies users who would recommend it.

DataCore SANsymphony

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100% willing to recommend

DataCore SANsymphony

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 29, 2025

Dell PowerPath and DataCore SANsymphony compete in the storage management and virtualization category. DataCore SANsymphony appears to have the upper hand due to its comprehensive data efficiency features and broader range of capabilities.

Features: Dell PowerPath offers robust path management, load balancing, and failover capabilities to optimize data flow and reliability. DataCore SANsymphony provides auto-tiering, encryption, and integration flexibility for a comprehensive data virtualization approach.

Room for Improvement: Dell PowerPath could benefit from enhanced integration with non-EMC storage and broader virtualization features. Additionally, improved user interface designs would aid accessibility. DataCore SANsymphony might improve by streamlining the setup process, offering more intuitive management tools, and enhancing documentation for ease of understanding.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Dell PowerPath is known for straightforward deployment with supportive guidance, making it appealing for rapid executions. DataCore SANsymphony requires more initial setup but offers flexible configurations and strategic customer support adaptable to diverse environments.

Pricing and ROI: Dell PowerPath typically offers a competitive setup cost, delivering reliable ROI through its path management performance. DataCore SANsymphony, while incurring a higher initial cost, justifies the expense with extensive features and long-term operational savings for a higher total ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

DataCore SANsymphony

Ranking in Storage Software

2nd

Average Rating

9.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Software Defined Storage (SDS) (5th), HCI (8th), Storage Performance (1st)

Dell PowerPath

Ranking in Storage Software

3rd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Storage Software category, the mindshare of DataCore SANsymphony is 22.7%, down from 29.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dell PowerPath is 16.1%, up from 10.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Storage Software Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
DataCore SANsymphony	22.7%
Dell PowerPath	16.1%
Other	61.2%

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SigfridCecillon

Owner at Arsium

High availability and user-friendliness enhance infrastructure health and redundancy

I would rate technical support from DataCore SANsymphony a 10. Each time I contact the technical support, it's when I don't have a choice because it's very difficult for me on site, and each time, I have good people online who are able to help me solve the problem. Usually, the problems are not very technically difficult, but sometimes they are, and the support team is still there to help us resolve them. The majority of the problems are linked to licensing, so when the license has expired or the number is not correct, they are proactive and change things live, which is very good.

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Derrick Brockel

Senior Manager of Operations at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

A resilient and reliable solution that has many load-balancing technologies and provides high availability

People who want to buy the solution must create a scorecard of Dell PowerPath against other products. They must run database tests. They must consider factors like pricing, performance, ease of use, visibility, and reliability. They must also run tests to understand which product recovers faster. Overall, I rate the tool an eight out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"DataCore SANsymphony brings stability to the infrastructures, and the infrastructures are healthy after, along with the redundancy."

"DataCore SANsymphony's stability is okay."

"The most valuable feature of DataCore SANsymphony SDS is its high availability. This solution also exhibits good performance and has high stability."

"The DataCore system has been rock solid since we have been using it - from 2007 on."

"It is a stable solution."

"It allows data to be available from two DataCore servers."

"The platform's most valuable feature is its synchronous mirroring capability, which ensures bit-identical copies of data and offers excellent failover capacity."

"DataCore has helped provide flexible, highly available, high-performance storage that otherwise would have been outside our price range."

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"We have found the solution to be quite flexible and very scalable."

"OS-aware multipathing is a valuable feature of the product."

"The product is very reliable."

"The user interface is good."

"It provides a high availability and will increase the performance of any server or operating system."

"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that disaster recovery scenarios are very good and easy to use in Dell PowerPath since it is available in a simplified form."

"The solution has improved our performance, reliability, and redundancy."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is migration without disruptions."

Cons

"The main problem is there is no DataCore OS."

"For customers or technicians who don't speak and understand English, it would be great to have other language support, all the more so given the number of countries in which SanSymphony is used."

"Problem detection could be easier. It should help customers identify problems very quickly because it's not easy to analyze on the platform today."

"Its interface could be better."

"In my opinion, there should be improvements in how to get and filter logs."

"I would like to see reporting added, such as a monthly connectivity report."

"There is no way of quickly matching the exact size of a vDisk to a disk pool."

"Right now, the version used is run on Microsoft Windows Server. Having a Linux version or even an appliance would be better as it would eliminate the use of additional licensing for another piece of hardware."

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"The product's price is an area of concern where improvements are required."

"The solution is quite stable, although they have not quite worked out all of the kinks."

"The solution should provide extensive reports on backups and backup failures."

"The technical support is good but they are not available all the time."

"The product must adapt to other storage technologies like HPE 3PAR."

"Although PowerPath is very mature and has been on the market for more than 15 years there are still a lot of bugs that have been profiled with PowerPath, specifically, during any OS upgrade."

"While I utilize it for data migration, I would love to do that data migration in a GUI from an ease of use perspective."

"Customers do not choose PowerPath unless they have Unix or Linux."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing has improved but it is still expensive."

"We have licensing costs on a yearly basis. They charge per terabyte, so in terms of cost, it can be very costly. They have three different features, and you have to pay extra for those."

"The pricing and licensing are better with DataCore."

"This solution allows the use of off-the-shelf hardware and charges by the TB of storage."

"It is relatively expensive, and the additional costs for hardware and storage can make it a significant investment for customers."

"The cost is at the same level as other storage solutions and it is easy to understand the licensing."

"Make sure you are made aware of the annual subscription cost when purchasing."

"In my case, the licensing per terabytes is very high and it must be licensed for each extra functionality."

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"Pricing is good. I don't have any issues with the pricing of this solution."

"I rate the product's price an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is affordable, and ten is really expensive. Dell PowerPath is an expensive tool."

"The product is a little bit expensive."

"The solution is expensive."

"There are no additional costs associated with the product."

"The price of the solution is fair."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

14%

Computer Software Company

13%

Comms Service Provider

12%

Government

Transportation Company

17%

Retailer

13%

Healthcare Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	36
Midsize Enterprise	12
Large Enterprise	21

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	3

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for DataCore SANsymphony SDS?

Before choosing DataCore SANsymphony, I did not evaluate other options.

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What do you like most about DataCore SANsymphony?

The dashboard is very intuitive, and there are a lot of counters to diagnose what happens during a short period (like when a backup is in progress).

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What needs improvement with DataCore SANsymphony?

DataCore SANsymphony can be improved with high availability as it offers synchronous mirroring between physical and separate sites to ensure business continuity and disaster recovery. I do not have...

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Also Known As

DataCore Virtual SAN

PowerPath

Overview

Experience peace of mind with DataCore SANsymphony, the ultimate software-defined storage solution alleviating storage management challenges. Say goodbye to the complexities of managing different storage tiers and disruptions with SANsymphony's block-level storage virtualization technology, empowering you to automate capacity provisioning and data placement across diverse storage environments including SAN, DAS, HCI, and JBOD. Break down silos, control data placement, meet business continuity objectives, boost performance, and seamlessly expand or refresh hardware with SANsymphony. Benefit from features like asynchronous replication for disaster recovery, minimizing data loss, accelerating application responsiveness, and integrating new technology non-disruptively. Trusted by industry leaders like NASA, Thorntons, Inc., and TUI Cruises, DataCore SANsymphony guarantees unparalleled flexibility, scalability, and reliability, ensuring uninterrupted data access and application availability while reducing storage costs and inefficiencies.

DataCore

EMC PowerPath: Host-based software for automated data path management, failover and recovery, and optimized load balancing. PowerPath automates, standardizes, and optimizes data paths in physical and virtual environments as well as cloud deployments to deliver high availability and performance.

AUTOMATE FAILOVER/RECOVERY

PowerPath automates data path failover and recovery to ensure applications are always available and remain operational.

OPTIMIZE LOAD BALANCING

Adjust I/O paths constantly to leverage all available data paths and to monitor and rebalance the dynamic environment for the best application performance.

STANDARDIZE PATH MANAGEMENT

Simplify and standardize data path management across heterogeneous physical and virtual environments as well as cloud deployments.

Dell Technologies

Sample Customers

Volkswagen , Maimonides Medical Center, NASA, Thorntons, Inc., TUI, ISCO Industries, Pee Dee Electric Cooperative, United Financial Credit Union, Derby Supply Chain Solutions, Mission Community Hospital, Bellarmine College Preparatory, Colby-Sawyer College, Mount Sinai Health System, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, Quorn Foods, Bitburger, University of Birmingham, Stadtverwaltung Heidelberg, NetEnt to name a few.

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