DataCore SANsymphony vs Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series comparison

DataCore and Hitachi Vantara are both solutions in the HCI category. DataCore is ranked #7 with an average rating of 9.4, while Hitachi Vantara is ranked #25. DataCore holds a 2.1% mindshare in HCI, compared to Hitachi Vantara’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 97% of DataCore users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Hitachi Vantara users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 31, 2024

DataCore SANsymphony and Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series compete in the enterprise storage solutions market. DataCore SANsymphony appears to have more attractive pricing and support services, while Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series leads in performance and features.

Features: DataCore SANsymphony is known for its versatility in storage management, high availability, and enhanced data protection. It provides software-defined storage flexibility. Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series offers integrated compute and storage, superior data processing capabilities, and infrastructure streamlining. Hitachi focuses on comprehensive, integrated infrastructure solutions.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: DataCore SANsymphony facilitates a straightforward deployment process backed by responsive customer service, ensuring smooth implementation. Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series requires a more complex deployment due to its extensive infrastructure but benefits from strong customer service that supports onboarding and integration.

Pricing and ROI: DataCore SANsymphony presents a competitive cost structure with a noticeable ROI due to efficient resource management. Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series, despite higher initial costs, justifies its pricing through potential long-term ROI based on its performance and extensive feature set.

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Categories and Ranking

DataCore SANsymphony

Ranking in HCI

7th

Average Rating

9.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Storage Software (2nd), Software Defined Storage (SDS) (5th), Storage Performance (2nd)

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Ranking in HCI

25th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the HCI category, the mindshare of DataCore SANsymphony is 2.1%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series is 0.5%, down from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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TempreviewerD

Architecte Principal at Orange

Robust with good replication and access protection

The solution is constantly evolving. Recently, deduplication and compression have been further improved to meet customer needs, and updates are easily implemented without stopping production. The update assistant checks the state of health before using good practices, during checks that the data is still presented for service continuity, and afterward, if the actions carried out are indeed active. Technical support is truly available even without a production incident. This is really essential right now.

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Presales Director at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Storage Virtualization is the most mature in the market, but other brands have more features

An update to its technology would be good. The G Series has been around for more than five years and HDS seriously needs to ramp up, since the competition has better performance at a lower cost with better features and functionalities. For example, it needs redirect on write Snapshot, preconfigured storage tiering with better IOPS, built-in deduplication technology on hybrid disk, etc.

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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

"The most valuable feature for us is that we can adjust the size of the storage very easily, without stopping production."

"It is a well-proven, automated management tool in all dynamic provisioning, auto-tiering, great performance, parallel I/O, cache speed mechanism, etc."

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

"The ability to pool the storage to leverage thin-provisioning is a huge saving in space and costs."

"Storage is always available."

"Good security with this solution."

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

"During the maintenance periods, on any part of the storage or VMware migration, we have had no downtime."

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"This solution allowed us to move from using standalone systems to having all our data center management in one place."

"In our implementations, HDS Storage Virtualization has helped in migrating data with the least amount of downtime, compared to other storage technologies."

"The replication technology can move data faster than EMC MirrorView and requires less bandwidth. The Storage Virtualization technology is the most mature in the market, outside of IBM’s Storwize (which has a lot of compatibility issues, and EMC’s very expensive VPLEX solution); and it works."

Cons

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

"SANsymphony is missing some features that vSAN has. For example, vSAN has a special feature called continuous data protection. It provides the ability to go back in time to a given moment. You can see what was on your disk in the past up to two weeks. That's a great feature because ransomware attacks are increasingly common, and that provides you some kind of protection."

"The solution could be better packaged and marketed."

"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."

"DataCore should integrate its own file server into SANsymphony."

"The graphical interface is not always very stable."

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

"NVMeoF should be implemented. This protocol will play a major role in storage infrastructure in the future."

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"An update to its technology would be good. The G Series has been around for more than five years and HDS seriously needs to ramp up, since the competition has better performance at a lower cost with better features and functionalities. For example, it needs redirect on write Snapshot, preconfigured storage tiering with better IOPS, built-in deduplication technology on hybrid disk, etc."

"An area for improvement would be technical support. In the next release, I would like to see more features added to make this a more complete solution."

"HDS reaches a ceiling depending on model. The G200 cannot transition to G400, the G400 can transition to G600 but cannot transition to G800, which is the top-end model."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"DataCore SANsymphony's pricing is very high and should be much cheaper."

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

"The solution is cost effective."

"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."

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

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Computer Software Company

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20%

Government

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Pharma/Biotech Company

10%

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Questions from the Community

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

The cost changed from a perpetual license to a subscription model, and it seems reasonable. I am technical personnel and not deeply involved in sales, but the pricing appears fine.

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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?

In my opinion, there should be improvements in how to get and filter logs. However, this is not a frequent need because they have great support that offers quick and knowledgeable assistance. Other...

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Also Known As

DataCore Virtual SAN

HDS Unified Compute Platform, Hitachi UCP, Hitachi UCP Select

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.

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Hitachi Unified Compute Platform (UCP) is the company's product for converged infrastructure (CI), combining resources server, storage, networking, virtualization, and software management.

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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.

Asia Capital Reinsurance, RMZ, Cigniti Technologies, SPAR, Infosys

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