We performed a comparison between DataCore SANsymphony and HPE Hyper Converged based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two HCI solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The product gave us a cost-effective way to deploy a highly available server environment."
"Given the high availability of the server cluster, we were able to reduce separate physical servers onto one hyper-converged cluster - this saved in OPEX and CAPEX costs immediately, along with licensing costs of the Windows Server licenses."
"The StarWind products have enabled our organization to modernize stations where larger and more expensive equipment was not an option."
"Having the ability to scale horizontally if needed is a huge plus for future growth."
"This solution enables us to make better cost-effective use of our existing hardware and leverage the current infrastructure at a higher level than we could before."
"The backup is readily available for use, and the restoration process is easy."
"I've had to open a few support cases over the years due to administrator errors, and the support received was top-notch."
"It also provides a seamless and efficient solution for personal storage requirements, showcasing the versatility and scalability of my Virtual SAN configuration."
"Good security with this solution."
"During the maintenance periods, on any part of the storage or VMware migration, we have had no downtime."
"DataCore SANsymphony's stability is okay."
"I found the solution to be very stable."
"Active-active is the most valuable aspect for us."
"The features I have found most valuable are the active-active, or so-called grid technology, and the integration into our VMware-vCenter."
"Auto-tiering to obtain performance at a lower cost without the customer having to purchase ultra-fast storage is great."
"It is a very stable solution."
"The provisioning is very fast. It’s not a problem for us to achieve the goals of the client."
"It's a very complete product with residencies to protect data and secure it end-to-end. It includes storage, computing, and networking, offering a fully ten-key solution."
"The product enables me to use any software or database."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The most valuable features of this solution are fast deployment, security, and it is easy to upgrade."
"One of the good features would be the fast backup solution Hyper Converged offers, which is more efficient compared to other vendors."
"The HPE Hyper Converged solution is used in a hybrid cloud configuration. We assess the disk space and partition additional capacity."
"The solution has many good features."
"I would like to see more user-friendly dashboards in future versions."
"With data verification, I would like to know how does the solution perform validation of data being synced between two VSANs."
"I would love to see more vendor selection to be available for the HCA/vSAN appliances."
"I would like to see an extensive set of cmdlets that could allow for easier automation as well as status management."
"It would help if the manufacturer provided clearer and more detailed documentation, with explanations of how the application can be installed in various HA configurations."
"In all areas the product could be made faster."
"The only way I can see this product needing improvement is the consultation level of the StarWind sales and engineers."
"Performance when in storage-separate configuration needs to be improved."
"The solution is constantly evolving."
"The cloud reporting interface is quite poor compared to other vendors."
"NVMeoF should be implemented. This protocol will play a major role in storage infrastructure in the future."
"One limitation of this solution is that it's Windows-based, e.g. one requirement to install DataCore SANsymphony SDS is putting it on a Windows server machine. It relies on Windows and that is a limitation because there are some customers who are looking for non Windows systems."
"Its interface could be better."
"DataCore should integrate its own file server into SANsymphony."
"We'd like to manage the raid on the disk directly in SanSymphony."
"Datacore is developing a new WebUI with new dashboards. It is a good idea as the classic GUI is lacking dashboards."
"The improvements could be customization and backup efficiency."
"I would like to see a more intuitive, user-friendly UI."
"Data protection and optimization: It is really weak. They do not offer deduplication or compression."
"Could be more secure and more economical."
"Some improvement is required in the availability of the data and performance. The solution is too expensive for our customers. The pricing should be lower."
"The product must provide more storage capability."
"A software-only version of the solution, without the hardware, would be nice."
"We have faced some challenges when upgrading. With Hyper Converged, you have to fully upgrade because there are no incremental upgrades available in this solution. For example, let's say we have two nodes. If we want to upgrade storage, we also need to upgrade computing. That means a full upgrade EME."
DataCore SANsymphony is ranked 7th in HCI with 54 reviews while HPE Hyper Converged is ranked 11th in HCI with 34 reviews. DataCore SANsymphony is rated 9.2, while HPE Hyper Converged is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of DataCore SANsymphony writes "Robust with good replication and access protection ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE Hyper Converged writes " Ensures end-to-end data security with redundancy measures and provides visibility into the system but node expansion challenges". DataCore SANsymphony is most compared with VMware vSAN, HPE SimpliVity, StorMagic SvSAN, Red Hat Ceph Storage and VxRail, whereas HPE Hyper Converged is most compared with VxRail, VMware vSAN, HPE SimpliVity, Dell PowerFlex and HPE Alletra dHCI. See our DataCore SANsymphony vs. HPE Hyper Converged report.
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