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    StarWind Virtual SAN

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/AStarWind Virtual SAN is software-defined storage for efficient storage and backup.N/A
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    StarWind Virtual SAN
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    StarWind Virtual SAN
    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    Yes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    Yes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    StarWind Virtual SAN
    Considered Both Products
    StarWind
    Chose StarWind Virtual SAN
    Alternative solutions were twice the cost or more which eliminated them. I got input from several companies who used StarWind Virtual SAN and nothing bit good thinsg to say and it was the only option I found that seemed reputable at anywhere near the cost we paid.
    Incentivized
    Chose StarWind Virtual SAN
    Price comparison, faster ROI. Best fit for SMB environments.
    Incentivized
    Chose StarWind Virtual SAN
    Better value compared to the competition. BYOD for hardware it runs on. Free to deploy version and can be scaled to the licensed version of the product. Full performance of the hardware it is running on. Amazing customer services and support. easy to deploy and can be run as a …
    Incentivized
    Chose StarWind Virtual SAN
    Simple but lower functionality/capacity, offset costs comparison. Maintenance costs and support variables decrease ROI for other solutions reviewed.
    Incentivized
    Chose StarWind Virtual SAN
    The deployment and administrative management of StarWind are significantly more user-friendly compared to other solutions. It is essential for a solution to be intuitive, especially for individuals who are not highly technical or those managing multiple stacks of products …
    Incentivized
    Chose StarWind Virtual SAN
    StarWind VSAN provided a cost-effective solution without compromising on essential features. The straightforward setup and management were crucial for our IT team’s efficiency. The excellent customer support and proactive monitoring were significant factors in our decision. Its …
    Incentivized
    Chose StarWind Virtual SAN
    Better functionality, less complexity, cost effective
    Incentivized
    Chose StarWind Virtual SAN
    StarWind Virtual SAN is easier to setup and use, and less expensive. It also has the flexibility of working with Hyper-V or vSphere. StarWind Virtual SAN as a company is also much easier to work with.
    Incentivized
    Chose StarWind Virtual SAN
    HPE and Dell solutions were just too expensive for our budget. HPE's solution lacked performance. Dell's solution is plagued by bad reviews which told stories of broken patching procedures and terrible support experiences. The only company who offered me a trial of their …
    Incentivized
    Chose StarWind Virtual SAN
    StarWind Virtual SAN Applicance is available in a hyperconverged scenario, it means you can run it on existing virtual machines and it does the backup against each other by synchronizing the data store with each other. Vmware does not have this type of hyperconvergent approach. …
    Incentivized
    Chose StarWind Virtual SAN
    Best value for money and less (or no) hardware restrictions.
    Incentivized
    Chose StarWind Virtual SAN
    Scale uses a proprietary version of Qumranet/RedHat for hyperVisor which means another solution that is closed off.
    Incentivized
    Chose StarWind Virtual SAN
    VMware vSAN requires 3 physical hosts or 2 and a witness, and this was not practical for our situation as we are SMB. StarWind allows us to continue our 2-host virtualization setup and keep all our redundancy and performance.
    Incentivized
    Chose StarWind Virtual SAN
    We selected starwind vsan instead of vmware because of the integrated support they provide for the hardware and the software
    Incentivized
    Chose StarWind Virtual SAN
    Better offering from a service and hardware standpoint. Multiple purchase options allowed the flexibility needed to move forward with acquiring the hardware.
    Incentivized
    Chose StarWind Virtual SAN
    While they may have more robust enterprise grade features like duplication, the price point of Nimble and DD makes it a very tough sell in a cost concious environment. Starwind provides us with great reliability and enough features to make it an easy sell.
    Incentivized
    Chose StarWind Virtual SAN
    Other solution so far we have evaluated is expensive whereas StarWind Virtual SAN is cost effective.
    Incentivized
    Chose StarWind Virtual SAN
    we did not evaluate any other vendors with virtual SANs
    Incentivized
    Chose StarWind Virtual SAN
    We have found the solution surprisingly simple to use. The management console allows us to monitor the solution and we have configured email alerts to alert us about critical issues. These alerts have been proven
    Incentivized
    Chose StarWind Virtual SAN
    Already explained.
    Incentivized
    Chose StarWind Virtual SAN
    StarWind Virtual SAN is generally less expensive than VMware vSAN, especially when it comes to licensing costs. StarWind Virtual SAN is licensed per node, whereas VMware vSAN requires a license for each CPU core in each node. This can make VMware vSAN significantly more …
    Incentivized
    Chose StarWind Virtual SAN
    We have not used VMware vSAN as much as StarWind but cost is better with StarWind and also support
    Incentivized
    Chose StarWind Virtual SAN
    Virtual SAN (vSAN), a software-defined storage solution that enables users to build shared storage for virtual machines operating in a VMware vSphere environment, is a great HCI platform.It must be used for remote access, and specific duties must be delegated to internal …
    Incentivized
    Chose StarWind Virtual SAN
    We were initially utilizing HPE Lefthand OS as a virtual SAN which was then set to EOL. We evaluated a number of solutions including VMware vSAN and settled on StarWind. StarWind provided a better value, easier and more intuitive interface, and wasn't wizard driven.
    Incentivized
    Chose StarWind Virtual SAN
    StarWind Virtual SAN is the most flexible and reliable system I tested. Although there are other good systems in the market this is the most flexible allowing integration with many Hypervisors
    Incentivized
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    StarWind Virtual SAN
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (144 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.6
    (14 ratings)
    Usability
    9.7
    (13 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.4
    (120 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.8
    (8 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)