DataCore SANsymphony vs Dell PowerPath comparison

DataCore and Dell Technologies are both solutions in the Storage Software category. DataCore is ranked #1 with an average rating of 9.5, while Dell Technologies is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.8. Additionally, 97% of DataCore users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Dell Technologies users who would recommend it.

DataCore SANsymphony

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97% willing to recommend

Dell PowerPath

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100% willing to recommend

DataCore SANsymphony

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We performed a comparison between DataCore SANsymphony and Dell PowerPath based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Storage Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

DataCore SANsymphony

Ranking in Storage Software

1st

Average Rating

9.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Software Defined Storage (SDS) (4th), HCI (7th), Storage Performance (1st)

Dell PowerPath

Ranking in Storage Software

3rd

Average Rating

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Featured Reviews

TempreviewerD

Architecte Principal at Orange

Jan 11, 2024

Robust with good replication and access protection

I needed to protect the storage of my virtual machines in my VMware vSphere cluster. The simplicity of management and the increase in its capacity were a mandatory technological choice. I don't have a large infrastructure; I wanted to secure it on two sites. This choice allowed me not to invest in…

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Derrick Brockel

Senior Manager of Operations at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

Jan 3, 2024

A resilient and reliable solution that has many load-balancing technologies and provides high availability

We use the solution for load balancing our database and I/Os. It works well with EMC storage The solution has improved our performance, reliability, and redundancy. It is a smart solution. If we bring down an array, it would queue the I/Os. It provides resilience and availability. It performs…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Mirroring is the most valuable feature because I can provide a high-level of service and optimize the use of obsolete storage."

"Good security with this solution."

"Auto-tiering to obtain performance at a lower cost without the customer having to purchase ultra-fast storage is great."

"Continuous data protection (CDP), can be used to "protect" again ransomware by recording all write on disk in a log. You can recover your data with incredible time granularity."

"The most useful feature of SANsymphony is that it's able to manage any brand of block storage."

"During the maintenance periods, on any part of the storage or VMware migration, we have had no downtime."

"The dashboard is very intuitive, and there are a lot of counters to diagnose what happens during a short period (like when a backup is in progress)."

"It allows data to be available from two DataCore servers."

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"The product is very reliable."

"It provides a high availability and will increase the performance of any server or operating system."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is migration without disruptions."

"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that disaster recovery scenarios are very good and easy to use in Dell PowerPath since it is available in a simplified form."

"We have found the solution to be quite flexible and very scalable."

"The solution has improved our performance, reliability, and redundancy."

"The user interface is good."

"OS-aware multipathing is a valuable feature of the product."

Cons

"I still see room for improvement with DataCore SANsymphony in the area of alarm and task management."

"The cost is becoming prohibitive since they moved to a subscription model."

"It would be ideal if they were providing archive licensing with the ability to create a second pool on existing storage nodes."

"I think an easier way to open a service call, right through the DataCore GUI, would be an improvement, especially when there is an urgent issue."

"DataCore SANsymphony should integrate file servers at a good price into the solution."

"Its interface could be better."

"The solution is constantly evolving."

"Problem detection could be easier. It should help customers identify problems very quickly because it's not easy to analyze on the platform today."

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"The technical support is good but they are not available all the time."

"The solution should provide extensive reports on backups and backup failures."

"Customers do not choose PowerPath unless they have Unix or Linux."

"Although PowerPath is very mature and has been on the market for more than 15 years there are still a lot of bugs that have been profiled with PowerPath, specifically, during any OS upgrade."

"While I utilize it for data migration, I would love to do that data migration in a GUI from an ease of use perspective."

"The product must adapt to other storage technologies like HPE 3PAR."

"The solution is quite stable, although they have not quite worked out all of the kinks."

"The product's price is an area of concern where improvements are required."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"In my case, the licensing per terabytes is very high and it must be licensed for each extra functionality."

"Pricing has improved but it is still expensive."

"It is relatively expensive, and the additional costs for hardware and storage can make it a significant investment for customers."

"This product has a good ratio between quality and price. In many cases, it's less expensive to work with DataCore than other storage systems."

"Make sure you are made aware of the annual subscription cost when purchasing."

"DataCore SANsymphony's pricing is very high and should be much cheaper."

"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."

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

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"There are no additional costs associated with the product."

"The price of the solution is fair."

"I rate the product's price an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is affordable, and ten is really expensive. Dell PowerPath is an expensive tool."

"The solution is expensive."

"Pricing is good. I don't have any issues with the pricing of this solution."

"The product is a little bit expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

24%

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

11%

Government

10%

Healthcare Company

10%

Retailer

10%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about DataCore SANsymphony SDS?

I found the solution to be very stable.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for DataCore SANsymphony SDS?

I rate the pricing of this solution as an eight. It is relatively expensive, and the additional costs for hardware and storage can make it a significant investment for customers.

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What needs improvement with DataCore SANsymphony SDS?

It's difficult to say if something is missing in this solution. Maybe we'd like to manage the raid on the disk directly in SanSymphony. We essentially use RAID5 for our SAS disk and SSD, and now we...

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What do you like most about Dell PowerPath?

The solution has improved our performance, reliability, and redundancy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell PowerPath?

The product is a little bit expensive. It is a little pricey because it provides multipathing with other OSs. I rate the pricing a five out of ten.

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What needs improvement with Dell PowerPath?

The product must adapt to other storage technologies like HPE 3PAR. When we use 3PAR storage, we have to use another technology to load balance. The product must be integrated with other products l...

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DataCore Virtual SAN

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Overview

Experience peace of mind with DataCore SANsymphony, the ultimate software-defined storage solution alleviating storage management challenges. Say goodbye to the complexities of managing different storage tiers and disruptions with SANsymphony's block-level storage virtualization technology, empowering you to automate capacity provisioning and data placement across diverse storage environments including SAN, DAS, HCI, and JBOD. Break down silos, control data placement, meet business continuity objectives, boost performance, and seamlessly expand or refresh hardware with SANsymphony. Benefit from features like asynchronous replication for disaster recovery, minimizing data loss, accelerating application responsiveness, and integrating new technology non-disruptively. Trusted by industry leaders like NASA, Thorntons, Inc., and TUI Cruises, DataCore SANsymphony guarantees unparalleled flexibility, scalability, and reliability, ensuring uninterrupted data access and application availability while reducing storage costs and inefficiencies.

EMC PowerPath: Host-based software for automated data path management, failover and recovery, and optimized load balancing. PowerPath automates, standardizes, and optimizes data paths in physical and virtual environments as well as cloud deployments to deliver high availability and performance.

AUTOMATE FAILOVER/RECOVERY

PowerPath automates data path failover and recovery to ensure applications are always available and remain operational.

OPTIMIZE LOAD BALANCING

Adjust I/O paths constantly to leverage all available data paths and to monitor and rebalance the dynamic environment for the best application performance.

STANDARDIZE PATH MANAGEMENT

Simplify and standardize data path management across heterogeneous physical and virtual environments as well as cloud deployments.

Sample Customers

Volkswagen , Maimonides Medical Center, NASA, Thorntons, Inc., TUI, ISCO Industries, Pee Dee Electric Cooperative, United Financial Credit Union, Derby Supply Chain Solutions, Mission Community Hospital, Bellarmine College Preparatory, Colby-Sawyer College, Mount Sinai Health System, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, Quorn Foods, Bitburger, University of Birmingham, Stadtverwaltung Heidelberg, NetEnt to name a few.

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