We performed a comparison between DataCore SANsymphony and NetApp ONTAP based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Storage Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."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."
"The most valuable feature of DataCore SANsymphony SDS is its high availability. This solution also exhibits good performance and has high stability."
"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."
"I found the solution to be very stable."
"The ability to pool the storage to leverage thin-provisioning is a huge saving in space and costs."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its versatility, with there being support for all new hardware technologies and platforms, disc mirroring and very effective auto tiering."
"Storage is always available."
"The most useful feature of SANsymphony is that it's able to manage any brand of block storage."
"The solution is certainly reliable."
"Its ease of use, for the most part, through the interfaces is valuable."
"It is very easy to manage in terms of system management and GUI management."
"You can scale the product up or out."
"From a storage standpoint, NetApp is the number one partner and the number one equipment manufacturer."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"The most valuable feature is the very high IOPS rating which you can achieve with it."
"The MFS report is the best feature for us."
"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."
"It would be ideal if they were providing archive licensing with the ability to create a second pool on existing storage nodes."
"The graphical interface is not always very stable."
"The cloud reporting interface is quite poor compared to other vendors."
"If it could integrate to a cloud gateway, then we could carry it directly to storage, instead of having middleware in between the storage and the cloud."
"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."
"NVMeoF should be implemented. This protocol will play a major role in storage infrastructure in the future."
"The solution could be better packaged and marketed."
"The rate of technology could be improved."
"It would be nice if they make it so that one can operate the console without the need for interface-related comments."
"They need centralized controls."
"The price could be lower."
"It's very expensive."
"The older UI is not ideal."
"I believe that the next release should be a bit cheaper."
DataCore SANsymphony is ranked 1st in Storage Software with 14 reviews while NetApp ONTAP is ranked 2nd in Storage Software with 8 reviews. DataCore SANsymphony is rated 9.4, while NetApp ONTAP is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of DataCore SANsymphony writes "Provides HA virtualized storage independent of storage type or vendor". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp ONTAP writes "Fantastic performance, and reliability, as well as useful monitoring tools". DataCore SANsymphony is most compared with VMware vSAN, HPE SimpliVity, Pure Storage FlashArray, Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct and VMware Software Defined Storage, whereas NetApp ONTAP is most compared with Dell PowerPath, StorONE Storage-as-a-Service and Cloudian HyperStore. See our DataCore SANsymphony vs. NetApp ONTAP report.
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