DataCore SANsymphony vs Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series comparison

DataCore and Lenovo are both solutions in the HCI category. DataCore is ranked #7 with an average rating of 9.4, while Lenovo is ranked #19 with an average rating of 8.0. DataCore holds a 2.4% mindshare in HCI, compared to Lenovo’s 0.9% mindshare. Additionally, 97% of DataCore users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Lenovo users who would recommend it.

DataCore SANsymphony

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 31, 2024

DataCore SANsymphony and Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series compete in data storage and hyper-converged infrastructure markets. Lenovo seems to hold the advantage due to its integrated solutions and comprehensive capabilities.

Features: DataCore SANsymphony features high-performance storage virtualization, auto-tiering, and synchronous mirroring for enhanced data protection and accessibility. Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series employs Nutanix software for simplified management, expanding scalability and reducing complexity. Lenovo's comprehensive hyper-converged infrastructure distinguishes it from DataCore’s focus on storage virtualization.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series uses Nutanix to simplify deployment with pre-configured nodes and unified management, supported by robust customer service. DataCore SANsymphony allows flexible deployment for diverse environments but requires careful planning for optimal setup. Customers generally prefer Lenovo due to its streamlined process and dedicated support.

Pricing and ROI: DataCore SANsymphony is acknowledged for lower initial costs and favorable ROI through storage efficiency and reduced overheads. Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series demands higher upfront investment, justified by increased productivity and long-term savings from integrated systems, establishing it as a strategic long-term investment.

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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)

Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series

Ranking in HCI

19th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

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 Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series is 0.9%, up from 0.8% 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%
Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series	0.9%
Other	96.7%

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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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Adeel Hashmi

IT Technical Advisor at a construction company with 501-1,000 employees

With an easy deployment phase, the tool offers good scalability and stability

Suppose you don't compare Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series with the newest features available in the other variants of the product, then everything is pretty standard, so I cannot pinpoint any areas of issue in particular. With Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series, the firmware from VMware or Nutanix takes time to be made available compared to other products that we use in our company's IT environment. If you want to go to a certain version of VMware and check what Nutanix offers, you see that both the offerings don't go hand in hand, and you have to wait for a quarter or two quarters until you see the same versions of both being made available for the other products, like Dell or HPE. There is a delay in the availability of similar versions of firmware from both the products, which are VMware and Nutanix for Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series, due to the delayed releases from both products, maybe by a quarter or so. The aforementioned area can be considered for improvement in a solution. In future releases of the product, I may want some improvements to be made in the products from Nutanix and VMware.

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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

"It is a stable solution."

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

"Our system is designed to be scalable and flexible, so it can grow and adapt to meet the changing needs of our clients."

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

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

"Storage is always available."

"The synchronous mirror allows us to operate a fully redundant storage solution that is distributed across two sites."

"It's a software storage solution that can scale as we like. There is also has a parallel feature that enhances the performance of the storage solution. We can separate storage and computing, and we can scale these two parts of the platform to meet business needs efficiently."

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"The initial setup is simple. We were able to deliver the hyper-convergence solution in a very good time."

"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that the product's deployment phase is pretty easy."

"The most valuable features of the Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series are the ease of use and simple configuration."

Cons

"The solution could be better packaged and marketed."

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

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

"DataCore needs a more efficient and better way to keep track of metrics and counters so that we can do baseline analysis to measure performance."

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

"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."

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

"We'd like to manage the raid on the disk directly in SanSymphony."

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"Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series could improve by having better integration with the solutions from VMware and vCenter"

"There is a delay in the availability of similar versions of firmware from both the products, which are VMware and Nutanix for Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series, due to the delayed releases from both products, maybe by a quarter or so."

"Here in Nigeria, the only challenge that we have, which I think is also experienced globally is the delay in bringing in the spare parts. This is a challenge facing our country, such as the Forex market. However, this is beyond the control of Lenovo themselves."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"The pricing and licensing are better with DataCore."

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

"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."

"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."

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

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

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

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"Price-wise, it is a pretty good product. The product's price was one of the main criteria that made my company choose it over the other products in the market."

"When comparing this solution to other OEM solutions it is relatively inexpensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

14%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Government

Comms Service Provider

11%

Retailer

Construction Company

Educational Organization

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
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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What do you like most about Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series?

The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that the product's deployment phase is pretty easy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series?

Price-wise, it is a pretty good product. The product's price was one of the main criteria that made my company choose it over the other products in the market.

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What needs improvement with Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series?

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Also Known As

DataCore Virtual SAN

Lenovo HX Series, ThinkAgile HX Series

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

Designed for easy deployment and manageability in scale-out clusters, the Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series combines Nutanix software with Lenovo’s highly reliable and scalable servers. These appliances ship fully integrated, tested, and configured so that you can dramatically accelerate your time to value and reduce your infrastructure maintenance.

Lenovo

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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