DataCore SANsymphony vs Dell VxFlex Ready Nodes comparison

DataCore and Dell Technologies are both solutions in the HCI category. DataCore is ranked #8 with an average rating of 9.5, while Dell Technologies is ranked #25. DataCore holds a 2.7% mindshare in HCI, compared to Dell Technologies’s 1.3% mindshare. Additionally, 97% of DataCore users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Dell Technologies users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 31, 2024

DataCore SANsymphony and Dell VxFlex Ready Nodes compete in the software-defined storage market. SANsymphony has an advantage in pricing and support, whereas VxFlex Ready Nodes leads in features and potential long-term value.

Features: DataCore SANsymphony provides dynamic storage management, high efficiency, and broad compatibility with existing infrastructures. Dell VxFlex Ready Nodes offer scalable performance, powerful compute and storage capabilities, and support for a wide range of workloads.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Dell VxFlex Ready Nodes offer streamlined deployment with integrated hardware and software and responsive support, easing implementation challenges. DataCore SANsymphony, while versatile, may have a more complex setup process but compensates with strong support.

Pricing and ROI: DataCore SANsymphony is more budget-friendly upfront and can deliver satisfactory ROI through effective performance. Dell VxFlex Ready Nodes might have higher initial costs but promises strong ROI through scalability and efficiency for demanding workloads.

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Categories and Ranking

DataCore SANsymphony

Ranking in HCI

8th

Average Rating

9.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Storage Software (2nd), Software Defined Storage (SDS) (4th), Storage Performance (1st)

Dell VxFlex Ready Nodes

Ranking in HCI

25th

Average Rating

9.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the HCI category, the mindshare of DataCore SANsymphony is 2.7%, up from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dell VxFlex Ready Nodes is 1.3%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

HCI Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
DataCore SANsymphony	2.7%
Dell VxFlex Ready Nodes	1.3%
Other	96.0%

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SigfridCecillon

CEO 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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Al Vasek

Executive Business Development Manager, Cloud and Managed Services at Presidio Networked Solutions

Ease of acquisition, simple deployment, and priced well

The support from Dell VxFlex Ready Nodes is okay. It could be better, they have to work on their approach. The approach they have I call "pass the baton". Every manufacturer does this, such as Cisco, Dell, and Microsoft. You call in, receive a call handler, and give them your problem. The first person you talk to can never fix your problem. They just collect information. There's probably a 5 percent chance that they could fix your problem. Then they pass it off to the next person, there is a lot of passing. That's why I call it "pass the baton". The company I work for the maintenance services is at 98 percent, we receive over 50,000 incidents a month, for those customers who have support through Dell, Cisco, or someone else, 98 percent of our incidents or ticket requests get resolved by your first point of contact. We try to take out that frustration. Knowing that it's possible to fix that model. I don't think it saves them much money, because they're tying up too many resources where if they could route those incidents to the person that could fix them the first time, it would just save a lot of frustration on the customer's behalf. It would make everything a lot more efficient, and a better overall customer support image. It is a bad model that many vendors use.

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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

"This flexibility and scalability have helped our organization in practice because it is important for us as it decouples the storage management software from the physical hardware, creating a software layer of intelligence."

"An advantage of SANsymphony is its ease of use, especially when installing or upgrading the system."

"The solution's most valuable feature is its versatility, with there being support for all new hardware technologies and platforms, disc mirroring and very effective auto tiering."

"If you have multiple block storage, as in a silo, then you can use SANsymphony to manage the storage from one management portal."

"DataCore SANsymphony has improved performance, stability and data security of our datacenter."

"It is a stable solution."

"DataCore gave us speed, redundancy, reliability, and works great with our backup system."

"I'd have to say that the biggest improvement gained by using SANsymphony has to be the performance of the product."

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"If you're going to buy Dell VxFlex Ready Nodes, it is good if you need something that's easy to deploy, and you're not going to be extending it into the public cloud, it's a great entry-level solution."

"This solution is ideal for commercial to enterprise customers looking for a single platform to manage all their different applications."

"The most valuable features of Dell VxFlex Ready Nodes are the ease of acquisition."

"Dell EMC VxFlex Ready Nodes can support what we call a heterogeneous environment. So you can have VMware workloads, Hyper-V workloads, bare metal Red Hat workloads, Kubernetes workloads all on the same cluster. You're not pigeonholed into either all bare metal or all virtualized. So it supports basically any platform."

Cons

"DataCore SANsymphony should integrate file servers at a good price into the solution."

"My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that in many cases it is expensive, but we can find a solution every time to have a discount for selling it."

"Datacore is developing a new WebUI with new dashboards. It is a good idea as the classic GUI is lacking dashboards."

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

"It would be ideal if they were providing archive licensing with the ability to create a second pool on existing storage nodes."

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

"Unified storage (all block, objects, and files) should be in a single storage pool with unified storage concepts, hence providing the user with whatever they want."

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

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"From a technical perspective, it's a pretty rock solid solution. I would say the only area for improvement is around its price."

"Dell VxFlex Ready Nodes is a little less sophisticated than some of the other solutions out there. A full-blown cloud foundation has a lot more to it."

"Dell VxFlex Ready Nodes is a little less sophisticated than some of the other solutions out there."

"I would say the only area for improvement is around its price."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

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

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

"Pricing has improved but it is still expensive."

"The pricing and licensing are better with DataCore."

"This product has a good ratio between quality and price. In many cases, it's less expensive to work with DataCore than other storage systems."

"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 solution is cost effective."

More DataCore SANsymphony pricing and cost advice

"Dell VxFlex Ready Nodes is a cheaper solution than Nutanix and HyperFlex."

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Questions from the Community

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

I am saying that the pricing is reasonable. It's not that expensive, and the product is also pretty stable. It's a good solution and the price is okay regarding the other products.

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What needs improvement with DataCore SANsymphony?

It's difficult to know how DataCore SANsymphony can be improved. I think DataCore SANsymphony could be deployed on Linux environments, which could be a great thing for clients. I would like to see ...

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What is your primary use case for DataCore SANsymphony?

I usually recommend DataCore SANsymphony for companies in the domain of research, energy, governmental, and education.

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DataCore Virtual SAN

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Overview

DataCore SANsymphony enhances storage environments with features like synchronous mirroring, scalability, and flexibility. It optimizes performance through parallel I/O, ensuring high availability, efficiency, and protection against data loss with hardware independence and user-friendly management.

DataCore SANsymphony offers a robust platform for managing storage in VMware environments and beyond, enabling high-performance storage with disaster recovery features and synchronous mirroring. With hardware independence and real-time data replication, SANsymphony supports virtualization and data protection across distributed data centers, ensuring seamless data access. Users benefit from its ease of use, storage pooling, and auto-tiering, managing different storage speeds efficiently and maximizing uptime. DataCore's hardware-independent active-active setup and management tools add value, though improvements in container support, web capabilities, API robustness, and Linux support are needed. Pricing, licensing, tech support, backup integration with Veeam, iSCSI connectivity, and performance reporting are areas for enhancement.

What are the key features of DataCore SANsymphony?

Synchronous Mirroring: Ensures data protection with high-availability mirroring.
Scalability and Flexibility: Adapts to changing storage needs efficiently.
Parallel I/O: Boosts speed significantly through enhanced performance.
Storage Pooling: Simplifies management across different storage resources.
Auto-Tiering: Manages storage speeds efficiently for optimized performance.

What benefits should users consider in DataCore SANsymphony?

High Availability: Ensures continuous data access with synchronous mirroring.
Disaster Recovery: Provides robust data protection strategies.
Performance Optimization: Parallel I/O boosts overall system speed.
Ease of Use: User-friendly features enhance management and operational efficiency.
Hardware Independence: Offers flexibility in choosing storage hardware.

DataCore SANsymphony finds application in industries focusing on high-performance storage requirements, particularly those in VMware environments. Utilized for managing storage across virtual machines and applications, it supports seamless data access within distributed data centers. The platform's real-time data replication, synchronous and asynchronous mirroring, and auto-tiering contribute significantly to optimizing performance and maintaining business continuity.

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Dell VxFlex Ready Nodes are tailored for demanding environments providing robust performance with hyper-converged infrastructure enabling greater flexibility in data management.

Designed for organizations requiring scalable storage and compute resources, Dell VxFlex Ready Nodes offer seamless integration into IT ecosystems with a focus on improved management of virtualized workloads. These nodes are engineered to provide a balance between performance and cost efficiency, making them ideal for businesses looking to enhance their IT infrastructure.

What are the key features of Dell VxFlex Ready Nodes?

Scalable Architecture: Offers flexibility to expand resources as business needs grow.
Hyper-converged Infrastructure: Simplifies resource management by integrating storage and compute.
Enhanced Data Protection: Features built-in data safeguarding for critical applications.
Performance Optimization: Delivers high-speed processing capabilities suitable for demanding workloads.

What are the potential benefits and ROI of using Dell VxFlex Ready Nodes?

Cost Efficiency: Reduces expenses by consolidating resources and improving resource utilization.
Improved Performance: Accelerates system processes and enhances application responsiveness.
Ease of Management: Streamlines IT operations reducing maintenance overhead.
Scalability: Facilitates business growth by allowing seamless resource expansion.

In industries like healthcare and finance, Dell VxFlex Ready Nodes support critical applications through improved data handling and security. Enterprises benefit from reliable performance in data-intensive environments, allowing them to focus on innovation and service delivery.

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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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