2018-12-12T10:57:00Z
Miriam Tover - PeerSpot reviewer
Service Delivery Manager at PeerSpot
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for DataCore SANsymphony SDS?

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We all know it's really hard to get good pricing and cost information.

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SigfridCecillon - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at Arsium
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2022-12-23T15:02:14Z
Dec 23, 2022

The license is paid twice per year.

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JP
IT Consultant at Power Source Sdn Bhd
Reseller
Top 10Leaderboard
2022-06-14T13:23:28Z
Jun 14, 2022

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.

JG
Chief Technical Officer at INTEGRA SYSTEMS
User
Top 10Leaderboard
2022-04-05T16:13:00Z
Apr 5, 2022

Users need to remember that they just need to buy what they use.

DW
Datacenter Architect, Sen. Systemadministrator, virt. environment Solution Architect at AKF Leasing GmbH & Co KG
User
Top 10Leaderboard
2022-03-04T09:31:00Z
Mar 4, 2022

DataCore is a good and valuable solution. The licensing costs depend on the storage and the volume of use. They were leveling on a good basis.

Fernando Villamil - PeerSpot reviewer
LAN Engineer at Maimonides Medical Center
Real User
Top 10Leaderboard
2022-03-04T03:44:00Z
Mar 4, 2022

I'd advise users to do their homework. This software gives you good reliability and performance.

AV
General Manager at Datatek
Real User
Top 10Leaderboard
2022-01-04T21:26:55Z
Jan 4, 2022

The solution is cost effective. When it comes to a simple 2 node cluster business continuity solution for SMB companies, the downtime can be expensive. The solution has very advanced storage features, accompanied by a cost effective application or license.

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Raphaël Julmy - PeerSpot reviewer
Architecte Infrastructures at IT-Med
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2021-09-21T11:31:00Z
Sep 21, 2021

The main work in building a SANsymphony solution is to design and select the correct hardware parts. The setup is quite easy and the configuration is too. The licensing is by terabyte and can be quite expensive.

CB
Senior IT Consultant / Architect at Mightycare Solutions GmbH
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2021-08-19T18:52:00Z
Aug 19, 2021

Good planning is always very important. SSY is very flexible and can cover very different requirements. Therefore, it is important to keep a close eye on the requirements. If you have questions before implementation, ask support or a partner. Also, pay attention to licensing. It may be cheaper to license a few TB more if you can make a jump in the discount scale. Also note: Using DAS (internal storage) can be very cost-effective compared to external storage.

SC
IT Service Manager at EKIUM
Real User
2020-06-21T08:08:12Z
Jun 21, 2020

Pricing has improved but it is still expensive. There are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees.

RF
Technical Services Manager (Enterprise Systems) at Maimonides Medical Center
Real User
2019-05-24T14:35:00Z
May 24, 2019

In regards to Fibre Channel, buy a server that can handle the highest number of Quad Port HBA cards. Purchase as much memory for the server as you can afford. Anything you spec out, you will need to double if you want redundancy.

Real User
2019-05-07T11:19:00Z
May 7, 2019

When we initially purchased DataCore, it was extremely cost-effective with a perpetual license. They have since moved to a subscription model, which may prove too expensive for us in the future. Make sure you are made aware of the annual subscription cost when purchasing.

Real User
2019-04-16T10:37:00Z
Apr 16, 2019

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

kevinblachon - PeerSpot reviewer
IT manager at SRADDA
Real User
2019-04-11T15:25:00Z
Apr 11, 2019

The pricing and licensing are better with DataCore.

SL
System Administrator at Superior Water And Air
Real User
2019-04-09T17:40:00Z
Apr 9, 2019

I had the vendor that sold me the software and hardware assist with setting up the systems. I also paid for three years of support at the same time when I purchased the software. Again, I found it affordable.

MF
User at Kommunaler Sozialverband Sachsen
Real User
2019-04-04T11:18:00Z
Apr 4, 2019

For installation and upgrades, work with a good IT partner with a DCIE.

DD
System Engineering at Patriot LLC
Real User
2019-03-28T15:02:00Z
Mar 28, 2019

I would recommend sending administrators through DataCore's DCIE training/certification. DataCore has many options from hyper-converged solution, to even providing their own storage appliances if that's what you are looking for.

MichaelP - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of IT at United Planet GmbH
Real User
2019-03-18T15:59:00Z
Mar 18, 2019

We have not calculated the ROI of the software. Only the benefits in redundancy and scalability were important for us. The licensing is very easy to understand/calculate since the new license model. You just have to license the storage and additional features.

reviewer1003731 - PeerSpot reviewer
User at a non-profit with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
2019-01-31T15:07:00Z
Jan 31, 2019

Check what's out there.

MV
Technicien SIC at SDIS 58 - Service Départemental d'Incendie et de Secours
Real User
2019-01-10T10:02:00Z
Jan 10, 2019

Check what really needs fast storage and migrate it to DataCore and let low access data be on other storages.

MO
IT System Administrator at Molkerei Ammerland eG
Real User
2018-12-20T14:30:00Z
Dec 20, 2018

A very good price-performance ratio. The license model is very successful.

SL
Senior Manager at Leisse & Soehne GmbH
User
2018-12-12T10:57:00Z
Dec 12, 2018

The product was installed by our IT partner in one day, so the installation cost is OK. Pricing and licensing was also fair.

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Miriam Tover - PeerSpot reviewer
Service Delivery Manager at PeerSpot
Dec 23, 2022
How do you or your organization use this solution? Please share with us so that your peers can learn from your experiences. Thank you!
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DD
System Engineering at Patriot LLC
Mar 28, 2019
We use this solution for providing software-defined storage that is virtualized, in a true HA configuration. It provides SAN storage services to VMware vCenter hosts and VMware Horizon hosts, as well as some physical Windows and Linux servers. This platform allows us to leverage any storage that Windows can leverage, including other vendor SAN devices. This allows us to keep existing storage, mirror SANs from 2 different vendors and even allow very easy migration from one vendor to another. Most of our locations just use RAID attached storage (as it is the least expensive) with enterprise-class drives (both HDD and SSD).
SG
Presales Engineer at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Mar 13, 2021
I work with many customers that ask us to put their solution near the production because they can't stop the production. It's easier to protect the network this way.
Miriam Tover - PeerSpot reviewer
Service Delivery Manager at PeerSpot
Dec 23, 2022
Hi Everyone, What do you like most about DataCore SANsymphony? Thanks for sharing your thoughts with the community!
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DD
System Engineering at Patriot LLC
Mar 28, 2019
The ability to pool the storage to leverage thin-provisioning is a huge saving in space and costs.
SG
Presales Engineer at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Mar 13, 2021
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.
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