DataCore SANsymphony vs Veritas Access comparison

DataCore and Veritas are both solutions in the Software Defined Storage (SDS) category. DataCore is ranked #5 with an average rating of 9.6, while Veritas is ranked #24. DataCore holds a 5.9% mindshare in SDS, compared to Veritas’s 1.7% mindshare. Additionally, 97% of DataCore users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Veritas users who would recommend it.

DataCore SANsymphony

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97% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

DataCore SANsymphony

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 5, 2024

DataCore SANsymphony and Veritas Access compete in software-defined storage solutions. Veritas Access has the upper hand due to its more effective data management capabilities.

Features: DataCore SANsymphony is known for high availability, performance optimization, and storage virtualization across various hardware. It offers real-time performance analytics and automated tiering. Veritas Access is strong with scalable file systems, easy management of unstructured data, and superior data protection features.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: DataCore SANsymphony provides flexible deployment in diverse IT environments with effective customer support for smooth integration. Veritas Access delivers a straightforward deployment model, ideal for hybrid environments, with detailed documentation and responsive service.

Pricing and ROI: DataCore SANsymphony is cost-effective with a competitive pricing model delivering noticeable ROI through virtualization capabilities that reduce hardware dependencies. Veritas Access, although higher in setup cost, provides substantial ROI through enhanced data management and protection, making the investment worthwhile.

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Categories and Ranking

DataCore SANsymphony

Ranking in Software Defined Storage (SDS)

5th

Average Rating

9.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Storage Software (2nd), HCI (8th), Storage Performance (1st)

Veritas Access

Ranking in Software Defined Storage (SDS)

24th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Software Defined Storage (SDS) category, the mindshare of DataCore SANsymphony is 5.9%, down from 7.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas Access is 1.7%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Software Defined Storage (SDS) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
DataCore SANsymphony	5.9%
Veritas Access	1.7%
Other	92.4%

Software Defined Storage (SDS)

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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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Jayson Martin

Head IT Data Storage at a insurance company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Provides seamless integration within the existing infrastructure and has an easy deployment process

We leverage Veritas Access for efficient management of our extensive unstructured data. Its cost-effectiveness, notably providing the lowest cost per terabyte, has influenced our decision to use it for extended data retention periods. We aim to minimize yearly expenditure on capacity while ensuring high-performance levels. Despite focusing on long-term retention, it enables direct and efficient data recovery from the client, ensuring that accessibility is maintained. The most essential feature of Veritas Access for our storage needs is its support for both block and object storage. The data tiering capability of Veritas Access has had a positive impact on our storage efficiency by preventing unnecessary expenditures on capacity, especially in terms of backup operations. It provides seamless integration within the existing infrastructure. It helps us meet compliance and data retention requirements, particularly from an insurer's perspective. I rate the product a nine out of ten.

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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

"For us, fault tolerance is the most important feature of DataCore."

"It is a stable solution."

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

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

"This flexibility and scalability have helped our organization in practice because it is important for us as it decouples the storage management software from the physical hardware, creating a software layer of intelligence."

"SANsymphony is flexible, with many potential options for implementation. SANsymphony's can be used with VMware, Hyper-V, or even with a hypervisor agnostic approach. It can also be used for strictly physical non-virtualized solutions."

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

"Mirroring is the most valuable feature because I can provide a high-level of service and optimize the use of obsolete storage."

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"The product deployment is easy."

"It has a huge deduplication ratio for backups of long-term archives."

"Veritas Access is user-friendly and the NAS and SAN volumes are valuable."

Cons

"NVMeoF should be implemented. This protocol will play a major role in storage infrastructure in the future."

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

"When I sometimes reboot for maintenance, the connectivity from the iSCSI initiator host could be improved."

"My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that in many cases it is expensive, but we can find a solution every time to have a discount for selling it."

"There is room for improvement in the graphical interface."

"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."

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

"The alert system could have more features."

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"They could improve additional fees for the platform's data capacity. It could be more cost-effective."

"I would like to see Veritas Access included as an S3 target."

"The downtime of Veritas Access could be improved."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"The solution is cost effective."

"Pricing has improved but it is still expensive."

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

"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."

"The cost is at the same level as other storage solutions and it is easy to understand the licensing."

"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."

"The pricing and licensing are better with DataCore."

More DataCore SANsymphony pricing and cost advice

"This product is not cheap. The only extra cost is the licensing."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

14%

Comms Service Provider

12%

Computer Software Company

12%

Government

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Company Size

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Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	36
Midsize Enterprise	12
Large Enterprise	22

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for DataCore SANsymphony SDS?

I am saying that the pricing is reasonable. It's not that expensive, and the product is also pretty stable. It's a good solution and the price is okay regarding the other products.

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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?

It's difficult to know how DataCore SANsymphony can be improved. I think DataCore SANsymphony could be deployed on Linux environments, which could be a great thing for clients. I would like to see ...

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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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Veritas Access is a software-defined, scale-out network-attached storage (NAS) solution for unstructured data that uses intelligent policies to optimize data placement on-premise or on public clouds. Access provides resiliency, multi-protocol access and automated data movement to realize application performance, cost-effectiveness and scalability gains.

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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.

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