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 #27. DataCore holds a 2.4% mindshare in HCI, compared to Hitachi Vantara’s 0.6% 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.

To learn more, read our detailed DataCore SANsymphony vs. Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series Report (Updated: September 2025).

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Categories and Ranking

DataCore SANsymphony

Ranking in HCI

7th

Average Rating

9.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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

Hitachi Unified Compute Pla...

Ranking in HCI

27th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the HCI category, the mindshare of DataCore SANsymphony is 2.4%, up from 1.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series is 0.6%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

HCI Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
DataCore SANsymphony	2.4%
Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series	0.6%
Other	97.0%

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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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Austin Ajaegbu

Enterprise Information systems/Wintel Systems Administrator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

Allows for centralized management with great interconnectivity

My main use is server management and virtualization This solution allowed us to move from using standalone systems to having all our data center management in one place. The most valuable feature is the interconnectivity, which allows me to use the system across my data centers and makes it easy…

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

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

"The most useful feature of SANsymphony is that it's able to manage any brand of block storage."

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

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

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

"Supporting of Automated-Storage-Tiering (AST) is a good feature that saves money."

"Storage is always available."

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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."

"The alert system could have more features."

"If you're dealing with big databases or transactional databases, it might not be the best-suited solution. The design of DataCore's solution isn't oriented towards this type of data."

"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."

"One area where the solution could improve is its software platform. Many customers have expressed dissatisfaction with the software running on Microsoft Windows."

"The graphical interface is not always very stable."

"I think an easier way to open a service call, right through the DataCore GUI, would be an improvement, especially when there is an urgent issue."

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

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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."

"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."

"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."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

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

"The solution is cost effective."

"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."

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

"The pricing and licensing are better with DataCore."

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

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

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

14%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Government

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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

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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

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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