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We performed a comparison between StarWind Virtual SAN and Veritas Access Appliance based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Martin Van
Easy to implement, great for creating redundancy, and supports various storage types
We needed a redundant solution for our environment, and it was sufficient to have a two-node cluster. The implementation went flawlessly with the... Read more →
M Amin Anwar
Overall functions well, stable, but technical support could improve
IT is the best source for long-term retention data. If you will use it in the replacement of tape, it will give more comfort especially for data... Read more →
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Pros
"The support has been amazing and quick to reply.""This solution enables us to make better cost-effective use of our existing hardware and leverage the current infrastructure at a higher level than we could before.""Starwind made it easy to deploy fully redundant, highly available storage at a low cost.""It's quite easy to manage.""Starwind support is excellent. They are very fast and have very good knowledge of Starwind and Hyper-V Cluster software.""The ability to run a two-node cluster without a dedicated witness has made this an excellent product for small deployments, which is right on target for our needs in regional offices.""The fact that the solution is vendor-agnostic allows it to be used with any virtualization vendor while remaining a powerful abstraction over storage.""The vSAN provides full redundancy for storage while reclaiming some rack space."

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"Overall the solution works well.""It is a very stable program."

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Cons
"There should be some kind of active monitoring connected to StarWind vSAN, so you will be able to act when needed.""The configuration can a bit cumbersome.""StarWind Virtual SAN architecture is slightly complex and requires the team to carefully identify and study how the solution integrates with VMware vSphere.""The GUI deserves a little love.""I'm sure it needs bug fixes...""I'd prefer it if a remote console was provided.""I would like to see more user-friendly dashboards in future versions.""I would like to see different levels of support offered."

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"The Veritas support for Access Appliance could improve. They are a pioneer in the industry, and they provide an enterprise-level solution. However, when comparing the storage, they can't compete with the NetBackup solution.""I would like to see more platforms added."

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  • "The setup cost is very low. The pricing is great."
  • "We are happy with the price."
  • "The license is reusable. We can always rebuild it and apply the license. Then, boom, we get new servers, apply the license, and we're back up and running."
  • "The pricing is fine for the work that it does."
  • "When we did all the analysis for StarWind, it was approximately 20 percent less than any of the other solutions that we looked at."
  • "The scalability limitation for us is its licensing. At some point in the fairly near future, we will probably have to upgrade our license so we can store eight terabytes instead of four. We are currently at four terabytes, but we're starting to knock on the door of that capacity."
  • "The pricing is excellent. It will run on anything. You don't have to buy a $100,000 server, with hardware you don't need. You just pay for the license and you're good to go."
  • "The licensing is a bit weird. If you license the standard version of StarWind, it allows you four terabytes. Then, they have a pro version, but with the pro version, the only difference is it doubles the terabytes to eight."

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  • "The solution is not expensive compared to other storage solutions."

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    What do you like most about StarWind Virtual SAN?
    Top Answer:It is easy to use and can monitor system synchronization and check Storage status. StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) combines flash and disks of the cluster and forms a virtual shared storage “pool”… more »
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for StarWind Virtual ...
    Top Answer:I would highly advise new users to consult the StarWind technical team beforehand. Also, consider the paid version if you want the ease of management through the console GUI and not just use it for… more »
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    What needs improvement with StarWind Virtual SAN?
    Top Answer:You can maintain and update it with little to no fuss, even the free version is incredibly capable whilst it brings the cost of a Highly Available HCI solution down to a very cost-effective point… more »
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    StarWind SAN & NAS
    Access 3340 Appliance, Veritas Access 3340 Appliance
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    Overview

    StarWind Virtual SAN provides high availability and fault tolerance for virtualized environments without the need for dedicated SAN hardware. It allows for real-time replication between servers, shared storage for Hyper-V clusters, and enables vMotion and High Availability features for VMware vSphere. The solution reduces costs and leverages existing hardware while providing a scalable and reliable infrastructure. Valuable features include ease of use, scalability, top-tier support, hardware agnosticism, and the ability to use off-the-shelf standard servers to increase storage space. StarWind VSAN has helped organizations improve performance, data availability, and data security while reducing downtime and providing cost-saving storage options.

    The Veritas Access Appliance enables a turnkey deployment of Veritas’ software-defined Access scale-out network attached storage - a storage solution optimized for unstructured data use cases. The appliance is cost-optimized and tuned for high-capacity workloads like long-term retention (LTR), tape replacement and backup archiving.

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    Manufacturing Company10%
    Construction Company8%
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    Computer Software Company8%
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    Computer Software Company18%
    Manufacturing Company9%
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    Midsize Enterprise22%
    Large Enterprise13%
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    StarWind Virtual SAN is ranked 1st in Software Defined Storage (SDS) with 182 reviews while Veritas Access Appliance is ranked 23rd in Software Defined Storage (SDS). StarWind Virtual SAN is rated 9.6, while Veritas Access Appliance is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of StarWind Virtual SAN writes "Excellent support, great performance, and good redundancy". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas Access Appliance writes "Overall functions well, stable, but technical support could improve". StarWind Virtual SAN is most compared with VMware vSAN, Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct, Red Hat Ceph Storage, StorMagic SvSAN and DataCore SANsymphony, whereas Veritas Access Appliance is most compared with Red Hat Ceph Storage, Veritas Access and LINBIT SDS.

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