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InfoScale vs Windows Server Failover Clustering comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 21, 2026

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

InfoScale
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (52nd)
Windows Server Failover Clu...
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
High Availability Clustering (1st)
 

Featured Reviews

it_user281973 - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage and VMware Expert at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
It provides a stable SAP environment, but deployment does require someone with experience.
It offers High Availability for many applications, including Oracle and SAP environment In my last job, it provided a great SAP environment that was stable and running on Veritas Cluster. I've used it for six years. It's not so easy in some cases, and you will need some experience. There were…
MR
Manager at Stark International
Useful ISS, good support, and simple implementation
There are times when we do the system security updates and have to restart the server which is difficult because we need to wait until the end of the day or when working hours are finished. There are service updates that have a requirement to restart the system and it is not convenient. In a feature release, there should be a feature to allow applications to be developed on the web portal and better databases that we can run.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It integrates well with other solutions."
"The product is stable."
"The reliability is pretty good."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to easily create clusters supporting geo-redundancy."
"The solution switches over to another server in case the server goes down."
"The most valuable features of Windows Server Failover Clustering are the ISS, failover cluster, and DC."
"Some of the advantages, are it can give you the ability to choose."
 

Cons

"It could be more stable and more secure."
"The tool's pricing is high."
"There are times when we do the system security updates and have to restart the server which is difficult because we need to wait until the end of the day or when working hours are finished. There are service updates that have a requirement to restart the system and it is not convenient."
"The product should be less dependent on network configuration."
"They could drop the price or improve the cost of the hyper-converged component of it all. Right now, licensing is expensive and complex."
"The stability is good, except for when something crashes or shuts down unexpectedly, then it can be a bit difficult to reestablish the service in a stable state."
"The standard, non-enterprise technical support could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Our clients pay for licensing on a yearly basis."
"The functionality is included in Windows Server licences."
"I would rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."
"So if you acquire the Windows server license, you will also get all of the Windows services licenses."
"We are on an annual license to use this solution."
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Top Industries

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Comms Service Provider
15%
University
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Real Estate/Law Firm
5%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise3
 

Also Known As

Veritas InfoScale Availability, Arctera InfoScale for Kubernetes
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Sample Customers

Wayne State University, Zenith Mart
Karl-Franzens-Universit_t Graz, NAV CANADA, Magnachip, ólectricit_ de France, Cambridgeshire Constabulary, Bank Alfalah Ltd., Local Government Association of Queensland
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