Try our new research platform with insights from 80,000+ expert users

DataCore SANsymphony vs NetApp HCI [EOL] comparison

DataCore and NetApp are both solutions in the HCI category. Additionally, 97% of DataCore users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of NetApp users who would recommend it.
DataCore SANsymphony
Read 59 DataCore SANsymphony reviews
  • 4,002 Views
  • 2,081 Comparison Views
97% willing to recommend
NetApp HCI [EOL]
Read 32 NetApp HCI [EOL] reviews
    88% willing to recommend
     

    Comparison Buyer's Guide

    Download the report
    Executive Summary
    We performed a comparison between DataCore SANsymphony and NetApp HCI [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

    Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Technologies, Broadcom, StarWind and others in HCI.

    DOWNLOAD THE COMPLETE REPORT
    To learn more, read our detailed HCI Report (Updated: January 2026).
    Buyer's Guide
    HCI
    January 2026
    Download the complete report
    Helped 882,479 peers since 2012

    Review summaries and opinions

    We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
     

    Categories and Ranking

    DataCore SANsymphony
    Average Rating
    9.2
    Reviews Sentiment
    7.2
    Number of Reviews
    59
    Ranking in other categories
    Storage Software (2nd), Software Defined Storage (SDS) (5th), HCI (8th), Storage Performance (1st)
    NetApp HCI [EOL]
    Average Rating
    8.0
    Reviews Sentiment
    5.6
    Number of Reviews
    32
    Ranking in other categories
    No ranking in other categories
     

    Featured Reviews

    SigfridCecillon - PeerSpot reviewer
    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.
    Read full review
    MB
    Massimiliano Bartolozzi
    Chief Information Officer at Lucart S.p.A.
    Crashed continuously, complex to deploy, and bad after-sales support - NETAPP FIXED the problems in 2022
    Their after-sales support, SLA, and third-parties availability should be improved. NetApp's support is very difficult to engage. We have an SLA of onsite support within 24 hours. but they don't respect the SLA. Its stability was very bad. It has been crashing continuously. In one year, we got three crashes, which is unbelievable for an appliance that is guaranteed for 10 years without any crashes. In 2022, NetApp Italy, driven by the country manager Davide Marini, fixed all our issues and added additional computation power for free. This is a great example of customer care. They could have done it right the first time of course, but admitting the errors and putting in place such a remediation plan has been a very professional behavior.
    Read full review

    Quotes from Members

    We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
     

    Pros

    "Active-active is the most valuable aspect for us."
    "Continuous data protection (CDP), can be used to "protect" again ransomware by recording all write on disk in a log. You can recover your data with incredible time granularity."
    "Our central storage has very high availability. DataCore SANsymphony ensures high business continuity."
    "The support is excellent."
    "I found the solution to be very stable."
    "The use of the RAM cache allows you to speed up the writing and reading of data while also allowing for a possible increase in performance by increasing the RAM on the servers."
    "The interface is user-friendly."
    "During the maintenance periods, on any part of the storage or VMware migration, we have had no downtime."
    More DataCore SANsymphony pros
    "The most valuable feature, currently, is the density of the system as hardware. I'm able to leverage the density of the product and remove bigger hardware which requires more space, cooling, and power costs, obviously. There are cost savings, obviously."
    "It is scalable, and NetApp Deployment Engine (NDE) makes its deployment easier."
    "It has reduced our hypervisor footprint by around 20%."
    "HCI has helped with storage persistence across private and hybrid clouds for the last year. It's faster and more reliable with minimal downtime, as it doesn't require any maintenance."
    "The solution is very scalable."
    "Our goal with NetApp HCI is to have no single point of failure."
    "It is easy to set up, and you don't have to do much work to get it to do what it needs to do."
    "It allows me to move a VM set and require extra performance. I can easily move them onto it and have it just run."
    More NetApp HCI [EOL] pros
     

    Cons

    "We are waiting for container support (on the roadmap), as well as a user-friendly full web-administration capability, and an improved API."
    "I'd like to see the company make the renewal of the software cheaper."
    "Datacore is developing a new WebUI with new dashboards. It is a good idea as the classic GUI is lacking dashboards."
    "I would like to see SMPA (Shared Multi-Port Array) technology developed with the aim of allowing a configuration identical to other storage arrays."
    "There is no way of quickly matching the exact size of a vDisk to a disk pool."
    "One area where the solution could improve is its software platform. Many customers have expressed dissatisfaction with the software running on Microsoft Windows."
    "I found it a little unnecessary to have to rename the configurations within the graphics console in order to have unique names."
    "Having an enterprise "Storage Dashboard" that can show capacity, usage, performance, and any issues would be very beneficial."
    More DataCore SANsymphony cons
    "I would like to see a better upgrade process, like the one that ONTAP has."
    "The networking needs improvement."
    "I would like to see higher level graphics support because we are going to be doing some virtual desktop for our CAD software, and I want to be able to support AutoCAD and Cantillo on remote desktop machines."
    "At the moment, I am not looking for new features. Quality of Service (QoS) and capacity efficiency are the two things that I want to resolve in my customer's environment. QoS improves the performance of each tenancy, and with capacity efficiency, the customer can achieve more capacity as compared to the normal capacity."
    "The vCenter keeps crashing, meaning that there is no stability in our environment."
    "I'd like to see some additional graphics capabilities because I'd like to look at some virtual desktop integration for CAD software."
    "It would be nice to have better access to tutorials and a test environment for simulations."
    "In the next version I would like to see bigger GPU types and insurance for including transparency."
    More NetApp HCI [EOL] cons
     

    Pricing and Cost Advice

    "DataCore SANsymphony's pricing is very high and should be much cheaper."
    "Pricing has improved but it is still expensive."
    "The cost is at the same level as other storage solutions and it is easy to understand the licensing."
    "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."
    "It is relatively expensive, and the additional costs for hardware and storage can make it a significant investment for customers."
    "Make sure you are made aware of the annual subscription cost when purchasing."
    "The solution is cost effective."
    More DataCore SANsymphony pricing and cost advice
    "Its price is aligned with the market. In addition to the standard licensing fees, there is an integrator cost."
    "All the licenses are included when you buy the program."
    "There are the overall infrastructure costs. Even though the initial costing was higher, we calculated for year-to-year for five years. That brought us into a position where we decided, we have to go for HCI rather than having distributor systems."
    "This solution saved our organization time (35 percent) and money. We have a hefty group of developers, and if you multiply that by 30 to 35 percent, that is quite a bit of money."
    "This solution reduced our maintenance costs. We were going to have to pay one to two million dollars to put in compute nodes. We are avoiding those costs."
    "Its price is comparable to the competitors in the market."
    "You still have to pay for the licensing for VMware and Red Hat licenses separately. It's not all inclusive at this point."
    "The price of the solution is okay but could improve."
    More NetApp HCI [EOL] pricing and cost advice
    report
    See which vendors are best for you
    Use our free recommendation engine to learn which HCI solutions are best for your needs.
    See recommendations
    882,479 professionals have used our research since 2012.
     

    Top Industries

    By visitors reading reviews
    Manufacturing Company
    14%
    Computer Software Company
    14%
    Comms Service Provider
    11%
    Government
    5%
    Marketing Services Firm
    14%
    Comms Service Provider
    9%
    Computer Software Company
    8%
    Manufacturing Company
    8%
     

    Company Size

    By reviewers
    Large Enterprise
    Midsize Enterprise
    Small Business
    By reviewers
    Company SizeCount
    Small Business36
    Midsize Enterprise12
    Large Enterprise22
    By reviewers
    Company SizeCount
    Small Business8
    Midsize Enterprise9
    Large Enterprise19
     

    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.
    See all answers
    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).
    See all answers
    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...
    See all answers
    Ask a question
    Earn 20 points
     

    Comparisons

    StarWind Virtual SAN vs DataCore SANsymphony Logo
    StarWind Virtual SAN vs DataCore SANsymphony
    Compared 7% of the time
    Red Hat Ceph Storage vs DataCore SANsymphony Logo
    Red Hat Ceph Storage vs DataCore SANsymphony
    Compared 5% of the time
    VMware vSAN vs DataCore SANsymphony Logo
    VMware vSAN vs DataCore SANsymphony
    Compared 5% of the time
    NetApp ONTAP vs DataCore SANsymphony Logo
    NetApp ONTAP vs DataCore SANsymphony
    Compared 5% of the time
    Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct vs DataCore SANsymphony Logo
    Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct vs DataCore SANsymphony
    Compared 4% of the time
    More DataCore SANsymphony Competitors
    Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) vs NetApp HCI [EOL] Logo
    Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) vs NetApp HCI [EOL]
    Compared 100% of the time
    More NetApp HCI [EOL] Competitors
     

    Product Reports

    Buyer's Guide
    DataCore SANsymphony
    February 2026
    DataCore SANsymphony reportDownload DataCore SANsymphony product report
    Buyer's Guide
    NetApp HCI [EOL]
    January 2026
    NetApp HCI [EOL] reportDownload NetApp HCI [EOL] product report
     

    Also Known As

    DataCore Virtual SAN
    No data available
     

    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

    NetApp HCI is the only true enterprise-scale hyper converged cloud infrastructure. NetApp HCI comes in a 2 RU chassis with 4 node expansion slots.

    NetApp
     

    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.
    American Showa, Children's Mercy, Coca-Cola, Consultel Cloud, Evangelische Landeskirche in Wurttemberg, Imperva, Surface Mount Technology
    Buyer's Guide
    HCI
    January 2026
    Download Free Report
    Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Technologies, Broadcom, StarWind and others in HCI. Updated: January 2026.
    DOWNLOAD NOW
    882,479 professionals have used our research since 2012.
    See our list of best HCI vendors.

    We monitor all HCI reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.