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DataCore SANsymphony vs Springpath [EOL] comparison

DataCore and Cisco are both solutions in the HCI category. Additionally, 97% of DataCore users are willing to recommend the solution.
DataCore SANsymphony
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    0% willing to recommend
     

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    Categories and Ranking

    DataCore SANsymphony
    Average Rating
    9.2
    Reviews Sentiment
    7.5
    Number of Reviews
    55
    Ranking in other categories
    Storage Software (2nd), Software Defined Storage (SDS) (5th), HCI (7th), Storage Performance (1st)
    Springpath [EOL]
    Average Rating
    4.0
    Number of Reviews
    1
    Ranking in other categories
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    Featured Reviews

    TempreviewerD - PeerSpot reviewer
    Robust with good replication and access protection
    The solution is constantly evolving. Recently, deduplication and compression have been further improved to meet customer needs, and updates are easily implemented without stopping production. The update assistant checks the state of health before using good practices, during checks that the data is still presented for service continuity, and afterward, if the actions carried out are indeed active. Technical support is truly available even without a production incident. This is really essential right now.
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    it_user693828 - PeerSpot reviewer
    ​This product has a lot of room to improve: Competitors have a much larger feature-set, stability during installations/upgrades is a big issue.​
    During my first installation (Version 1.7) I ran into problems, took about 3 weeks for me to fix. During the upgrade to version 1.8 I ran into another problem: I had to escape all VM’s to another storage solution and had to restart the complete installation, which also failed miserably. The upgrade from 1.8 to 2.0 was going OK, but then I received a message from Cisco that they ran into problems with this upgrade (and so they didn’t recommend this upgrade). In short, upgrades and installations cause a stability issue. If Cisco Hyperflex/Springpath is running, it is stable.
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    We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
     

    Pros

    "The features I have found most valuable are the active-active, or so-called grid technology, and the integration into our VMware-vCenter."
    "The ability to pool the storage to leverage thin-provisioning is a huge saving in space and costs."
    "It allows data to be available from two DataCore servers."
    "SANsymphony is flexible, with many potential options for implementation. SANsymphony's can be used with VMware, Hyper-V, or even with a hypervisor agnostic approach. It can also be used for strictly physical non-virtualized solutions."
    "DataCore has helped provide flexible, highly available, high-performance storage that otherwise would have been outside our price range."
    "Storage is always available."
    "The dashboard is very intuitive, and there are many counters to diagnose what happens during a short period (like when a backup is in progress)."
    "CDP is an important feature for avoiding data loss in the event of ransomware attacks. You need more storage capacity, however, you get the possibility to return at any time and use the data saved up to that point. The recovery is much faster than with a classic restore."
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    "Integration with vCenter WebClient services and Cisco UCS Ecosystem, as it gives a Single Pane Of Management which lowers administration-cost (improving TCO)."
     

    Cons

    "There is no way of quickly matching the exact size of a vDisk to a disk pool."
    "SANsymphony is missing some features that vSAN has. For example, vSAN has a special feature called continuous data protection. It provides the ability to go back in time to a given moment. You can see what was on your disk in the past up to two weeks. That's a great feature because ransomware attacks are increasingly common, and that provides you some kind of protection."
    "Datacore is developing a new WebUI with new dashboards. It is a good idea as the classic GUI is lacking dashboards."
    "If it could integrate to a cloud gateway, then we could carry it directly to storage, instead of having middleware in between the storage and the cloud."
    "When I sometimes reboot for maintenance, the connectivity from the iSCSI initiator host could be improved."
    "I think the performance reporting can be improved by adding historical statistics into a database for the purpose of comparing."
    "I would like to see reporting added, such as a monthly connectivity report."
    "The main problem is there is no DataCore OS."
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    "Stability during installations/upgrades is a big issue."
     

    Pricing and Cost Advice

    "The pricing and licensing are better with DataCore."
    "This solution allows the use of off-the-shelf hardware and charges by the TB of storage."
    "The solution is cost effective."
    "DataCore SANsymphony's pricing is very high and should be much cheaper."
    "The cost is at the same level as other storage solutions and it is easy to understand the licensing."
    "Pricing has improved but it is still expensive."
    "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."
    "In my case, the licensing per terabytes is very high and it must be licensed for each extra functionality."
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    Top Industries

    By visitors reading reviews
    Computer Software Company
    22%
    Manufacturing Company
    8%
    Comms Service Provider
    7%
    Financial Services Firm
    6%
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    Questions from the Community

    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 do you like most about DataCore SANsymphony?
    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).
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    What needs improvement with DataCore SANsymphony?
    One area where the solution could improve is its software platform. Many customers have expressed dissatisfaction with the software running on Microsoft Windows. Although an attempt was made to dev...
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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.

    Springpath is the pioneer in hyperconvergence software, turning standard servers of choice into a single pool of compute and storage resources. The Springpath Data Platform eliminates the need for network storage and intuitively integrates into existing management tools to maximize operational efficiency. Using adaptive scaling capabilities, customers can grow compute, caching or capacity resources independently, depending on their changing business needs. Springpath proactively monitors your infrastructure to ensure resilient, always-on availability. Using data management and optimization capabilities, Springpath customers experience transformative levels of resource utilization, accelerating the adoption of DevOps in their organization with truly agile IT infrastructure.
     

    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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