Everpure FlashBlade vs StarWind Virtual SAN comparison

Everpure (formerly Pure Storage) and StarWind are both solutions in the Software Defined Storage (SDS) category. Everpure (formerly Pure Storage) is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.8, while StarWind is ranked #1 with an average rating of 9.1. Everpure (formerly Pure Storage) holds a 3.0% mindshare in SDS, compared to StarWind’s 4.4% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Everpure (formerly Pure Storage) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of StarWind users who would recommend it.

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Everpure FlashBlade

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 4, 2026

StarWind Virtual SAN and Everpure Storage FlashBlade both compete in the storage solutions category. StarWind appears to have the upper hand in terms of cost-effectiveness and support for SMBs, while Everpure FlashBlade offers superior performance and scalability for demanding workloads.

Features: StarWind Virtual SAN is known for its ease of deployment, integration with commodity hardware, and active-active high availability. It uses standard Ethernet switches and supports seamless integration with on-site and cloud-based devices. Everpure Storage FlashBlade excels in high throughput and low latency, making it highly suitable for rapid data movement. Its capacity to handle object storage and efficient scaling are standout features.

Room for Improvement: StarWind users seek better monitoring tools, more configuration options like thin provisioning, and improved documentation. Enhanced automation for installation and a user-friendly interface are also desired. Everpure FlashBlade users point to the need for better cloud integration, support for more protocols, and simplified configuration. Both products receive satisfactory support for current versions.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: StarWind Virtual SAN is recognized for straightforward on-premises deployment and commendable customer support, with active community engagement. Everpure FlashBlade is noted for easy deployment and solid support, particularly in on-premises settings.

Pricing and ROI: StarWind Virtual SAN offers a competitive pricing structure focused on cost-effective solutions for SMBs, allowing for scalable node-based licensing. It is seen as particularly affordable with low setup costs. Everpure FlashBlade, while more expensive, justifies its cost through a robust feature set and high performance. Both products are regarded as offering good ROI, although StarWind often highlights affordability, appealing to budget-conscious buyers.

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Everpure FlashBlade vs. StarWind Virtual SAN

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score

6.2

Everpure FlashBlade reduces TCO by 85%, increases VM density, enhances efficiency, and mitigates ransomware impact, providing significant ROI.

Sentiment score

6.9

StarWind Virtual SAN offers cost savings by reducing hardware expenses and simplifying management, leading to quick returns.

It does not require much management once you set up correctly, so it saves time, allowing an admin to focus on other work.

Parul-Patel

Senior Network Engineer at Holy Redeemer Health System, Inc.

I have seen a return on investment for my customers through money saved on electrical and heating, as well as lower footprint in the data center.

reviewer2858721

Senior Solution Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

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StarWind Virtual SAN has definitely shown to be a good investment.

Edrissa Jarju

I.T. Manager at H&R Reit

We don't sell a lot of redundant servers, so it's not a massive ROI, but the ability to rely on their technical support and the software's ease of setup allows us to reduce labor costs and go to market competitively.

Kyle Buxton

Manager, Field Support at a outsourcing company with 10,001+ employees

The cost benefits, as far as we consider, are much better with a StarWind VSAN solution, and the training requirements with the ease of administration simplify and reduce our administrator and professional services costs.

Julian Clarke

Solution Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

5.7

Everpure FlashBlade support is praised for efficiency and expertise, though some note language barriers and scaling delays.

Sentiment score

7.8

StarWind Virtual SAN offers unparalleled, responsive customer service with proactive support and unmatched satisfaction compared to competitors.

I would rate them an eight out of ten.

Redy ERIYAWAN

IT Field Support Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

The support is done through email and is not that great, making it a very problematic area I've been dealing with for over four years.

Parul-Patel

Senior Network Engineer at Holy Redeemer Health System, Inc.

Their technical support has been perfect lately, so I would give it a 10.

MikaelHellström

IT Manager at Regin Dalarna

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Even in the instances where my technical team does not have the ability to manage or troubleshoot or resolve an issue, StarWind's technical team supports and resolves on our behalf very quickly.

Julian Clarke

Solution Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

They have some awesome guides online that show you exactly how to configure the product, how to do the initial setup, and you can speak with them directly who will be able to connect, verify your setup, run its parameters, and see exactly what's working and what is not, and adjust it, and they really help you with that.

Vladimir Simion

Pre Post Sales Engineer at Logiccomputer

The customer support from StarWind Virtual SAN is great, as the people are knowledgeable and have great knowledge about the product and the functionality we require in the system.

Jccerong Heron

System Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.9

Everpure FlashBlade's scalability is praised for easy expansion, dynamic scaling, and high satisfaction across various industries.

Sentiment score

7.6

StarWind Virtual SAN is renowned for its scalability, flexibility, and ability to effortlessly accommodate business growth and infrastructure changes.

Pure Storage FlashBlade is scalable.

Parul-Patel

Senior Network Engineer at Holy Redeemer Health System, Inc.

There are between 5 and 10,000 people using it in our organization.

MikaelHellström

IT Manager at Regin Dalarna

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If we want to expand our storage or add disks, it is easy to add them, configure the RAID, and then deploy it.

Christian Nissia

IT Support Engineer at a consultancy with 11-50 employees

I believe that scalability should be further improved, especially considering the possibility that environments may grow exponentially.

WJHG

Soporte IT at Sildan Security

When you move from a two-node cluster to a three-node cluster, you have to completely redo the way that they are connected to each other with iSCSI.

Tyler Lejeune

Manager of Systems Administration at Monster Digital

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

8.0

Users praise Everpure FlashBlade for exceptional stability and performance, with minimal downtime and no outages reported.

Sentiment score

8.5

StarWind Virtual SAN is praised for its exceptional stability, seamless upgrades, and reliable performance, even during hardware failures.

In case there is any issue with any blade, the data is moved to another.

Redy ERIYAWAN

IT Field Support Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

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In my experience, StarWind Virtual SAN is very stable, and I have never had a single instability issue.

Julian Clarke

Solution Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

It has been working for five years and the customer is still happy with it.

Vladimir Simion

Pre Post Sales Engineer at Logiccomputer

I ran it on a two-node Hyper-V cluster setup, and I didn't experience any unexpected crashes or major issues.

Daniel Philot

Hosting Operations Senior Analyst at Equinix Brasil

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Room For Improvement

Users seek improved deduplication, cloud integration, better support, simplified UI, and competitive pricing for Everpure FlashBlade.

Users criticize StarWind Virtual SAN for complex management, inadequate documentation, limited scalability, and lack of user-friendly features.

Technical support definitely needs significant improvement.

Parul-Patel

Senior Network Engineer at Holy Redeemer Health System, Inc.

I would like to see tighter integration with backup vendor software, specifically around the retention lock, compliance lock, compliance mode, safe mode for immutability and indelibility, as well as how it handles the tiering.

reviewer2858721

Senior Solution Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

For organizations with demanding data-intensive workloads, however, the value proposition is very compelling.

Juliana Camargo

Vendor business manager at TD SYNNEX BRASIL

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A more intuitive interface or an improved dashboard for monitoring the cluster would also be helpful, as it would facilitate performance tracking and help identify potential issues before they affect services.

WJHG

Soporte IT at Sildan Security

There have been cases where not understanding exactly what's failing on the Virtual SAN has been an issue.

Kyle Buxton

Manager, Field Support at a outsourcing company with 10,001+ employees

Limited feedback in the management GUI is the main area where I would like to see StarWind Virtual SAN get better.

Julian Clarke

Solution Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

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Setup Cost

Pure Storage FlashBlade justifies its high price with exceptional performance, reliability, inclusive licensing, and long-term value through simplified management.

StarWind Virtual SAN is praised for its cost-effectiveness, straightforward setup, and flexible pricing, ideal for small to mid-sized businesses.

The pricing of Pure Storage FlashBlade is expensive compared to other products I used from other companies in the past, but one benefit is that they have built-in ransomware protection.

Parul-Patel

Senior Network Engineer at Holy Redeemer Health System, Inc.

Regarding pricing, it is okay; we needed exactly this in size, and the price was a lot lower than competitors, making it good for us.

MikaelHellström

IT Manager at Regin Dalarna

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The costs are acceptable and very competitive compared to other hardware-only HCI solutions.

Julian Clarke

Solution Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

StarWind Virtual SAN is very cost-effective for mid-level companies like ours, costing about one-sixth of what we would pay for a hardware solution that would require redundant hardware due to our remoteness.

Dan Vrabie

VP, IT at NextSource Materials

I talked to the sales team, they gave me a quote with a perpetual license with the support and everything went through smoothly.

Vladimir Simion

Pre Post Sales Engineer at Logiccomputer

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Valuable Features

Everpure FlashBlade delivers high-performance storage with scalability, low latency, and ease of use, ideal for AI and analytics.

StarWind Virtual SAN offers cost-effective, scalable solutions with high availability, seamless integration, and robust support for growing businesses.

The cyber resiliency features of immutability and indelibility resonate with my customers as well. Given today's cyber threat landscape, the immutability and indelibility features of Everpure FlashBlade are no longer a nice-to-have; they are hard requirements coming from the top leadership, C-suite, down to a lot of the customers that I talk to.

reviewer2858721

Senior Solution Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

The best features Everpure FlashBlade offers, which stand out to both me and our customers, are its exceptional performance for AI and analytics workloads, its ability to scale seamlessly, its unified file and object storage architecture, and simplicity of management.

Juliana Camargo

Vendor business manager at TD SYNNEX BRASIL

We can plug in many blades, and we can have data up to one terabyte.

Redy ERIYAWAN

IT Field Support Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

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Thanks to its seamless integration with Proxmox, the implementation of high availability servers has drastically reduced downtime, which is crucial for our security-focused company.

WJHG

Soporte IT at Sildan Security

StarWind Virtual SAN helps us keep customer satisfaction and provides the solutions we need without having to hire many IT specialists.

Kyle Buxton

Manager, Field Support at a outsourcing company with 10,001+ employees

StarWind's storage virtualization and failover capabilities have made a difference for my clusters through uptime improvements, with zero downtime specific to server host maintenance or even maintenance of the StarWind software itself.

Julian Clarke

Solution Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

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Categories and Ranking

Everpure FlashBlade

Ranking in Software Defined Storage (SDS)

7th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

All-Flash Storage (8th), File and Object Storage (4th)

StarWind Virtual SAN

Ranking in Software Defined Storage (SDS)

1st

Average Rating

9.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

213

Ranking in other categories

HCI (4th)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Software Defined Storage (SDS) category, the mindshare of Everpure FlashBlade is 3.0%, down from 4.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of StarWind Virtual SAN is 4.4%, down from 6.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Software Defined Storage (SDS) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
StarWind Virtual SAN	4.4%
Everpure FlashBlade	3.0%
Other	92.6%

Software Defined Storage (SDS)

Featured Reviews

MikaelHellström

IT Manager at Regin Dalarna

Has handled backup storage needs reliably and supports seamless upgrades

In environments requiring high throughput and low latency, Pure Storage FlashBlade provides high throughput and normal latency, but we do not have any application that requires low latency right now, so the latency of three to five milliseconds is considered kind of high. Pure Storage FlashBlade's ability to integrate with enterprise applications is not important for us, as we only want to present an S3 bucket for our backup, which we have done, and it works very fast. We use the Purity software's data reduction techniques; we have a backup software that compresses everything before sending it to the S3 bucket, achieving a data reduction of 1.1 to one. I would recommend Pure Storage FlashBlade to other companies because it's a very fast and scalable solution for anyone who needs it. On a scale of 1-10, I rate this solution an 8.

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Jccerong Heron

System Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Support team has guided us through deploying virtual storage on legacy hardware and reducing operational costs

The reason I chose StarWind Virtual SAN for this particular scenario is really the features, the ease of use, and most importantly, the price. In my opinion, the best features StarWind Virtual SAN offers are easy integration with the system installed in the data center. The integration with my existing systems in the data center works well, especially with VMware, as we already have a big cluster in VMware, and the easy integration with that is helpful to solve some problems with the platform. StarWind Virtual SAN has positively impacted my organization by reducing OPEX costs. My OPEX costs have gone down as we reutilize some old servers, and this reduces the CAPEX of hardware in the data center.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	11
Midsize Enterprise	11
Large Enterprise	24

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	170
Midsize Enterprise	57
Large Enterprise	34

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pure Storage FlashBlade?

I am a reseller, so I do not use Everpure FlashBlade personally, which means I do not have direct experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing.

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What needs improvement with Pure Storage FlashBlade?

I would not rate Everpure FlashBlade as a perfect score primarily due to the price point in the Brazilian market. Everpure FlashBlade is a premium solution and the investment can be a challenge for...

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What is your primary use case for Pure Storage FlashBlade?

Our main use case for Everpure FlashBlade is that we haven't closed a deal in Brazil yet. However, we are working on several opportunities and promoting the solution with our partners and customers...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for StarWind Virtual SAN?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is acceptable for now, but I hope in the future we can find a better offer.

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What needs improvement with StarWind Virtual SAN?

StarWind Virtual SAN can be improved by adding a certificate with the virtual switch in Hyper-V, reducing the license cost, and not having a minimum of 3 TB requirement.

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What is your primary use case for StarWind Virtual SAN?

My main use case for StarWind Virtual SAN is for clustering in our store, specifically using Windows OS and Hyper-V for the virtual machine. In our store, we have services for our customers, and I ...

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Also Known As

Pure Storage FlashBlade

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Overview

FlashBlade is a software designed for unifying file and object storage to support modern workloads such as analytics, artificial intelligence, and rapid data recovery. The software provides scalable, high-performance storage that enables simultaneous access for large numbers of users and workloads. Its features include support for various data protocols, data reduction techniques, and simple management tools to streamline operations. FlashBlade addresses business problems related to managing large volumes of unstructured data and facilitates faster data processing, enabling organizations to derive insights and value from their information assets. The software assists enterprises in consolidating their data storage infrastructure and improving efficiency in handling complex data tasks.

What are the most important features of FlashBlade?

Ease of Use: Simplifies data management with intuitive controls.
High Performance: Delivers exceptional speed for data-intensive tasks.
Scalability: Expands effortlessly to meet growing data demands.
Seamless Integration: Works well with existing systems for efficient operation.
Predictive Analytics: Provides insights to optimize performance proactively.
Inline Deduplication: Reduces storage footprint without compromising speed.
Disaster Recovery: Ensures data availability during disruptions.

What are the potential benefits or ROI in choosing FlashBlade?

Cost-effectiveness: Provides exceptional performance at a competitive price point.
Minimal Maintenance: Reduces operational overhead with simple management.
Clear Dashboards: Enhances decision-making with accessible performance metrics.
Reliable Performance: Offers consistent output, critical for data-intensive industries.

In data center consolidation, media management, and PACS archiving, FlashBlade meets specific industry needs. Companies in banking and healthcare leverage cost-effective performance and scalability for efficient data access, supporting AI training, big data analytics, and enterprise workloads with high IOPS requirements. Media and entertainment entities use it for video editing and storage management, benefiting from seamless NAS, file, and object storage.

Everpure (formerly Pure Storage)

StarWind Virtual SAN offers robust, scalable solutions for high availability in VMware and Hyper-V environments, providing real-time data replication and seamless infrastructure integration.

StarWind Virtual SAN stands out for high availability, impressive performance, and smooth integration with existing systems. Its real-time data replication capabilities minimize downtime and boost operational efficiency. Users appreciate the platform's cost-effectiveness and compatibility with diverse hardware, allowing for seamless deployment across hyper-converged infrastructures and data redundancy setups. Despite the strong feature set, calls for a more user-friendly setup and interface are common, alongside requests for clearer documentation and a web-based management interface.

What are the most notable features?

High Availability: Ensures continuous operation with real-time replication.
Seamless Integration: Works smoothly with existing IT infrastructure.
Scalability: Adapts to changing capacity needs easily.
Cost-Effectiveness: Reduces traditional SAN system expenses.
Energy Efficiency: Saves on power consumption with optimized functionality.

What benefits and ROI should be considered?

Reduced Maintenance: Minimizes IT staff involvement, lowering costs.
Enhanced Performance: Facilitates efficient data handling.
Operational Efficiency: Decreases downtime, increasing productivity.
Flexibility: Supports various IT configurations and strategies.

In industries like small businesses, StarWind Virtual SAN is implemented to replace costly SAN systems, ensuring uptime and strong performance. It's leveraged for hyper-converged infrastructure, failover clustering, and backup strategies, meeting diverse IT demands from hosting virtual machines to data migration.

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