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Cloudian HyperStore vs SwiftStack [EOL] comparison

Cloudian and NVIDIA are both solutions in the File and Object Storage category. Additionally, 75% of Cloudian users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of NVIDIA users who would recommend it.
Cloudian HyperStore
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SwiftStack [EOL]
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    100% willing to recommend
     

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    Categories and Ranking

    Cloudian HyperStore
    Average Rating
    8.0
    Reviews Sentiment
    8.1
    Number of Reviews
    4
    Ranking in other categories
    File and Object Storage (11th)
    SwiftStack [EOL]
    Average Rating
    8.6
    Number of Reviews
    8
    Ranking in other categories
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    Featured Reviews

    Kiran Rajanna - PeerSpot reviewer
    A seamless solution offering data encryption, quality service, and security encryption
    Cloudian HyperStore needs to incorporate AI and predictive analysis. It would be helpful if the solution could analyze and predict how to manage data better. The end users should not have access to protected documents. They should be able to drop the documents. The capacity management dashboard can be better. We also want two-factor authentication using Google Authenticator or Microsoft Authenticator as MFA. Hence, the user would access the console not just by logging in with a password and username but with third-party applications as well.
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    Scientif48eb - PeerSpot reviewer
    It has helped us with the ability to distribute data to different data centers
    * You can bring your own drives, which don't have to be certified. This usually means that they cost significantly more to insert a certified drive with the manufacturer who is selling you your solution. * It is platform independent, so you bring your own hardware. It doesn't matter if you get a Dell EMC, HPE, IBM, etc. Its hardware agnostic capabilities are great. Dell EMC, HPE, and Lenovo are obviously big players, but sometimes they don't have the best prices. You are not tied to any one particular vendor, and it gives you great flexibility as far as pricing is concerned. You can go out, and say, "Give me the most capacity in the smallest number of use spaces." Sometimes that's not the big vendors, it's the small vendors who provide this. * The forward thinking in their cloud solution creates a global namespace across the major public clouds. It allows you to go from on-premise to the cloud seamlessly. They have made it easier to move data between the different cloud vendors and move those flows from on-premise to the cloud, then from the cloud back to on-premise. That freedom that they facilitate is hard to put a price on, because it gives you flexibility. * The metadata search capabilities are something that we look forward to being able to use, though we haven't fully had a chance to get into them. However, in the life sciences area, it could be tremendously beneficial. * Ease of operation: We got it up and running, and it's been solid. We can upgrade the capacity of our drives at any point in time. * The flexibility that the solution provides, both for hardware and on-premise, then to the cloud. That flexibility is great.
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    Pros

    "The most valuable features are its scalability and Amazon S3 compatibility because we can move back and forth with a hybrid cloud."
    "It is very durable and that is particularly important."
    "The cost was the main reason we chose to use this solution."
    "The tool has S3 capability. Its scalability is excellent. From a security and encryption perspective, the solution supports SSL encryption. It is a seamless solution offering data encryption, quality service, and security encryption."
    "In terms of the hardware flexibility, with SwiftStack not being a hardware company, I literally buy any hardware that's the least expensive, from any vendor... from a flexibility standpoint, I think it's fantastic. I can go to anybody, anywhere - any vendor - and get my hardware."
    "The graphs are most valuable. They have a lot of graphs and reports that you can run to see what's happening in the background to configure OpenStack Swift."
    "It has helped us with the ability to distribute data to different data centers. As part of our DR strategy, we have nodes automatically replicating data from one data center to the other. This makes it easier for us to not have to shift tapes around."
    "The scalability is phenomenal. It seems infinite, as long as you put enough storage in place, add enough nodes."
    "The most valuable feature is its versatility. We use 1space and we can use it for almost anything: for our cloud service, for backups of VMs."
    "SwiftStack is also quite flexible when it comes to hardware. It depends, of course, on the use case and the kind of hardware you want to buy. But you have quite a bit of choice in hardware. The SwiftStack software itself does not impose anything on you."
    "The biggest feature, the biggest reason we went with SwiftStack, rather than deploying our own model with OpenStack Swift, was their deployment model. That was really the primary point in our purchase decision, back when we initially deployed. It took my installation time from days to hours, for deployment in our environment, versus deploying OpenStack Swift ourselves, manually."
    "The performance is good. It is a secondary storage platform designed for archive and backup, so performance for the right use cases is very good. We have been pretty happy in that regard."
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    Cons

    "As it is an S3 solution with the same protocol as the one we have with AWS, having better integration with AWS will be beneficial."
    "Cloudian HyperStore needs to incorporate AI and predictive analysis. It would be helpful if the solution could analyze and predict how to manage data better. The end users should not have access to protected documents. They should be able to drop the documents. The capacity management dashboard can be better. We also want two-factor authentication using Google Authenticator or Microsoft Authenticator as MFA. Hence, the user would access the console not just by logging in with a password and username but with third-party applications as well."
    "It is a cloud-based environment and at times, it is not very simple to use."
    "On the controller features, there needs to be a bit more clean up of the user interface. There are a lot of options available on the GUI which might be better organized or compartmentalized. There are times when you are going through the user interface and you have to look around for where the setting may be. A little bit more attention to the organization of the user interface would be helpful."
    "I would like to see better client integrations, support for a broader client library. SwiftStack could be a little bit more involved in the client side: Python, Java, C, etc."
    "It's very well done for what it's supposed to do, and I don't have anything to add, but I would like them to keep it available to the public. SwiftStack is going out of the market. NVIDIA purchased SwiftStack a couple of years ago, and they won't be making it available to the public anymore. Our license is up to March 31st."
    "[One] thing that I've been looking for, for years as an end user and customer, for any object store, including SwiftStack, is some type of automated method for data archiving. Something where you would have a metadata tagging policy engine and a data mover all built into a single system that would automatically be able to take your data off your primary and put it into an object store in a non-proprietary way - which is key."
    "The biggest room for improvement is the maturity of the proxyFS solution. That piece of code is relatively new, so most of our issues have been around the proxyFS."
    "The file access needs improvement. The NFS was rolled out as a single service. It needs to be fully integrated into the proxy in a highly available fashion, like the regular proxy access is. I know it's on the roadmap."
    "At the moment we are using Erasure coding in an 8+4 setting. What would be nice is if, for some standard configurations like 15+4 and 8+4, there were more versatility so we could, for example, select 8+6, or the like."
    "They should provide a more concise hardware calculator when you're putting your capacity together."
     

    Pricing and Cost Advice

    "The solution is cheap."
    "Our fees are approximately half a dollar per gigabyte."
    "We have had a 40 to 50 percent reduction in CAPEX on the acquisition of new hardware, which is probably conservative."
    "We are able to dynamically grow storage at a lower cost. We can repurpose hardware and buy commodity hardware. There is a huge cost savings, on average $100,000 a year compared to traditional storage for what we have at our size."
    "It's pricey for us because we're a nonprofit. I'm not privy to any amount or cost, but I have been told that it is pricey. There are no costs in addition to the licensing fees, and it seems to come with the support."
    "We find the pricing rather steep. Of course, you get quality for your money, that's absolutely true... [But] when you look at the prices of the licensing and the prices of your hardware, it's quite substantial."
    "One of their advantages of being a commercial open source platform is, for the scale that they offer, the pricing is pretty competitive."
    "The pricing and licensing are capacity-based, so it's hard to put my finger on them, because so many different vendors charge in different ways. We are still saving significantly over any of the other options that we evaluated because we can choose the best hardware at the best price, then put SwiftStack software on it. So, it's hard to complain, even though a part of me goes, "It would be nicer if it were less expensive.""
    "Dollar per gigabyte, it costs us more because we are storing more. However, if you look at it from a cost per gigabyte perspective, we have dropped our costs significantly."
    "COST_SAVING; We have had a 40 to 50 percent reduction in CAPEX on the acquisition of new hardware, which is probably conservative."
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    Top Industries

    By visitors reading reviews
    Educational Organization
    33%
    Computer Software Company
    15%
    Financial Services Firm
    11%
    Manufacturing Company
    8%
    Computer Software Company
    21%
    Manufacturing Company
    18%
    Financial Services Firm
    10%
    Educational Organization
    6%
     

    Company Size

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    Large Enterprise
    Midsize Enterprise
    Small Business
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    Questions from the Community

    What do you like most about Cloudian HyperStore?
    The tool has S3 capability. Its scalability is excellent. From a security and encryption perspective, the solution supports SSL encryption. It is a seamless solution offering data encryption, quali...
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    What needs improvement with Cloudian HyperStore?
    Cloudian HyperStore needs to incorporate AI and predictive analysis. It would be helpful if the solution could analyze and predict how to manage data better. The end users should not have access to...
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    Also Known As

    HyperStore, Cloudian HyperStore Object Storage, HyperStore Object Storage
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    Overview

    Cloudian HyperStore lets you start small and grow to hundreds of petabytes on-premises simply by adding nodes. Leverage the proven interoperability of the industry’s only 100% native S3 API.

    SwiftStack focuses on handling large-scale unstructured data, providing software-defined storage, and boosting data scalability and durability.

    SwiftStack is known for its proficiency in object storage, seamless workflow integration, and robust support for multi-cloud environments. Its architecture ensures high-performance data access, making it ideal for big data analytics, media asset management, and backup tasks. Users value its flexibility, ease of integration, and strong performance. The solution's high availability and efficient storage capabilities contribute to its strengths. However, areas needing improvement include customer support response time, initial setup guidance, and enhanced scalability during high-demand periods.

    What are SwiftStack's Most Important Features?

    • Robust Scalability: Easily manages growing data volumes
    • Multi-cloud Support: Seamless integration across cloud environments
    • Seamless Data Management: Efficiently handles large datasets
    • High Availability: Ensures data is accessible whenever needed
    • Open-Source: Customizable and flexible with extensive API support

    What Benefits Should Users Look For?

    • Enhanced Performance: Handles demanding workloads efficiently
    • Easy Integration: Adapts well with existing systems and workflows
    • High Durability: Ensures long-term data storage and protection
    • Cost-Effectiveness: Reduces overall storage costs
    • Scalability: Grows with organizational needs

    In industries like media management and big data analytics, SwiftStack’s capabilities in high-performance data access and multi-cloud support facilitate efficient data handling. Backup and archival solutions also benefit from its robust storage and high availability features.

     

    Sample Customers

    NTT Communications, Casale, Kumo
    Pac-12 Networks, Georgia Institute of Technology, Budd Van Lines
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