Director of IT at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Jun 4, 2020
Cost is really something that attracts us to begin the journey with StarWind many years ago but then we simply realized that their solution works with superb performances and are really happy to stick to it. We use it on HCI mode where we just purchased the software and build our own solution with our own hardware and also we have purchased a ready-made appliance from StarWind, both work fine and we are happy with them.
With StarWind Storage Appliance, the payments made towards the licensing part of the product are on a per-node basis, making it cost-effective for us to use the solution in our company. StarWind Storage Appliance is a cost-effective product when compared to Nutanix or VMware. StarWind Storage Appliance is a great option with respect to cost.
IT Specialist & Project Manager at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Oct 12, 2023
The cost is determined by various factors, including the amount of terabyte storage you require, the number of nodes you want to purchase, and the duration of your maintenance agreement. From our perspective, the cost of what it offers is quite reasonable and even considered cost-effective. It aligns well with the budget constraints of small enterprises.
That is a problem with StarWind they do not tell you the license cost. On the homepage, you can not see the pricing. There are different solutions, free and standard costs.
Network Services Manager at a educational organization with 51-200 employees
User
Jul 15, 2021
Licensing is straightforward, per node and capacity, with only 2 capacity tiers. It wasn't difficult. They will install it onsite or preconfigure it and ship it to you. We saved a ton by installing it ourselves. The pricing was great and simplifying to iSCSI saved us even more money in the end.
StarWind by far provides the best bang for the buck. The big players are a stretch price-wise for the clients in this range, and StarWind beats them every time.
StarWind Storage Appliance offers a user-friendly interface and cost-effective storage, featuring fast replication and iSCSI compatibility. Designed for efficiency, it excels in both standard and SSD hardware environments, supporting Microsoft Hyper-V Clusters and ensuring high availability for critical applications.The storage appliance integrates smoothly into diverse infrastructural setups, offering easy management with all-flash arrays to boost performance. It supports remote sites with...
I rate StarWind Storage Appliance's pricing an eight out of ten.
StarWind is really transparent on price. Software cost is on the website, and they will work with you on what hardware you want to run on.
Cost is really something that attracts us to begin the journey with StarWind many years ago but then we simply realized that their solution works with superb performances and are really happy to stick to it. We use it on HCI mode where we just purchased the software and build our own solution with our own hardware and also we have purchased a ready-made appliance from StarWind, both work fine and we are happy with them.
With StarWind Storage Appliance, the payments made towards the licensing part of the product are on a per-node basis, making it cost-effective for us to use the solution in our company. StarWind Storage Appliance is a cost-effective product when compared to Nutanix or VMware. StarWind Storage Appliance is a great option with respect to cost.
The cost is determined by various factors, including the amount of terabyte storage you require, the number of nodes you want to purchase, and the duration of your maintenance agreement. From our perspective, the cost of what it offers is quite reasonable and even considered cost-effective. It aligns well with the budget constraints of small enterprises.
That is a problem with StarWind they do not tell you the license cost. On the homepage, you can not see the pricing. There are different solutions, free and standard costs.
Licensing is straightforward, per node and capacity, with only 2 capacity tiers. It wasn't difficult. They will install it onsite or preconfigure it and ship it to you. We saved a ton by installing it ourselves. The pricing was great and simplifying to iSCSI saved us even more money in the end.
StarWind by far provides the best bang for the buck. The big players are a stretch price-wise for the clients in this range, and StarWind beats them every time.
It costs about 50,000 euros.
@RobMooij Mine cost much less than that.