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DataCore SANsymphony vs Tintri VMstore T7000 comparison

The compared DataCore and Tintri solutions aren't in the same category. DataCore is ranked #2 in SS , with an average rating of 9.4. Tintri is ranked #17 in AFS , with an average rating of 9.4, and holds a 0.7% mindshare. Additionally, 97% of DataCore users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Tintri users who would recommend it.
DataCore SANsymphony
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97% willing to recommend
Tintri VMstore T7000
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100% 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)
Tintri VMstore T7000
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
62
Ranking in other categories
All-Flash Storage (17th)
 

Q&A Highlights

it_user78465 - PeerSpot reviewer
May 07, 2014
DataCore vs. Nexenta vs. Tintri - which should we choose for our exclusively Citrix shop?
It Depends, tell us more info on your needs, requirements, why you are looking at just those three which represent three different approaches, or, did you look at three (or more) different approaches and these are the winners of those categories? How many virtual desktops will you be support, what is their workload/applications profiles and related info? If you are looking for turnkey converged with server, storage, basic connectivity, hardware and software all in one solution then of the three that would be Tintri. However if that is the route you are going, then what about Nutanix, Simplivity etc... Otoh if you are just looking for ZFS based software solution for san/nas etc to be deployed on different hardware, there is Nexenta as well as CloudByte, SoftNAS not to mention other variations including from those such as StarWind, OpenE etc... If you are looking for storage virtualization, there is Datacore which has been around for awhile, however there are others including the ZFS bases, StarWind, OpenE, EMC ViPR and many others... So knowing what the problem is that needs to be solved will yield the answer of what is applicable or best for that given scenario.
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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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John Ruggeri - PeerSpot reviewer
We were able to push a button—it really is that simple—and flip primary and secondary storage locations
Our biggest bump was going from the 4x software to 5x software and getting them to understand the nuances of how we did real-time replication. They have an automated failover that requires a third-party server to be a watchman over the storage cluster, which is very common. When we were doing that upgrade, it turns out we didn't need that. We were doing manual failovers but we still installed that watchman because we thought we needed it to do our upgrade from 4x to 5x. But once we got it up to 5x, we never had to tell our existing replication settings to use the watching node and to do automated failover. It took multiple phone calls and conversations until we finally got to our local sales engineer who has known the product for a longer period of time than some of the support people we were dealing with to clear up that inconsistency.
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Pros

"Active-active is the most valuable aspect for us."
"The most valuable feature for us is that we can adjust the size of the storage very easily, without stopping production."
"DataCore has helped provide flexible, highly available, high-performance storage that otherwise would have been outside our price range."
"Supporting of Automated-Storage-Tiering (AST) is a good feature that saves money."
"I found the solution to be very stable."
"An advantage of SANsymphony is its ease of use, especially when installing or upgrading the system."
"The ability to pool the storage to leverage thin-provisioning is a huge saving in space and costs."
"Mirroring is the most valuable feature because I can provide a high-level of service and optimize the use of obsolete storage."
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"Simplicity of installation and management, high IOPS, management per VM, QoS, power and space saving."
"Among the most valuable features are its granular replication, the ability to define asynchronous or synchronous replication, which gives us very definable RTOs and RPOs around that type of service, and granular quality-of-service configuration, which allows for cases where you've got multiple customers on a single Tintri, but you want to be able to offer strong quality-of-service metrics and KPIs."
"A very good support team that is available 24/7. They have real technical staff with strong knowledge."
"The most valuable feature is the VM management."
"It is a set and forget environment with a very good tooling to view performance and delivers the IOPS we need for our VDI environment."
"Its performance is amazing. Since I have put Tintri in, I haven't had a complaint from anybody about slowness. On top of that, there is block-level cloning and the ability to spin up VMs."
"Its VM-aware features have been excellent to use and integrate with XenServer as well."
"The Deduplication feature in VDI environments. If Tintri says we can host 3000 VMs in our storage, I know we can host 3000 VMs there. Believe the results."
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Cons

"I would like to see SMPA (Shared Multi-Port Array) technology developed with the aim of allowing a configuration identical to other storage arrays."
"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."
"We are waiting for container support (on the roadmap), as well as a user-friendly full web-administration capability, and an improved API."
"For customers or technicians who don't speak and understand English, it would be great to have other language support, all the more so given the number of countries in which SanSymphony is used."
"The graphical interface is not always very stable."
"If you're dealing with big databases or transactional databases, it might not be the best-suited solution. The design of DataCore's solution isn't oriented towards this type of data."
"Datacore is developing a new WebUI with new dashboards. It is a good idea as the classic GUI is lacking dashboards."
"Unified storage (all block, objects, and files) should be in a single storage pool with unified storage concepts, hence providing the user with whatever they want."
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"Active/active cluster between two Tintris on Hyper-V cluster."
"It would be beneficial if Tintri could identify issues through telemetry and notify us before we need to contact them."
"When there are new releases of, for instance, VMware vSphere, it can sometimes take time on the Tintri side to support that. It can take longer than expected."
"Speed of our VDI machines. We have a very high log in and log out ratio and machines are being refreshed instantly so we have a constant boot storm on our storage."
"Tintri's Cloud Connector currently only goes to AWS and IBM Cloud, and we don't use either because we're Microsoft Silver Partners. It would be great to get the Cloud Connector feature with Azure. If it's not already on Tintri's roadmap, that's something I'd like to see."
"What I feel would be nice, in terms of a wishlist, is scalability. Rather than replacing the whole appliance, I would like to be able to just add another unit and scale it like that."
"The Tintri OS and GlobalCenter software do a great job of showing you troubled VMs, however it still could be a bit more helpful in diagnosing the issues."
"I would love more insight into each virtual machine statistic."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing has improved but it is still expensive."
"The solution is cost effective."
"It is relatively expensive, and the additional costs for hardware and storage can make it a significant investment for customers."
"DataCore SANsymphony's pricing is very high and should be much cheaper."
"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."
"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."
"The cost is at the same level as other storage solutions and it is easy to understand the licensing."
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"I've always gotten excellent pricing. I'm very satisfied with the pricing that I receive."
"The price is the price and is reasonable for the class of storage."
"Always could be cheaper."
"​I think it is a very good solution. You get a good bang for buck.​"
"Make sure that you have all licenses in one go. Options afterwards can cost extra."
"The licensing model is relatively simple. For things like replication, however, the licensing needs to be looked at."
"Performance for the price is amazing."
"We haven't found Tintri's pricing to be a barrier to entry for any of our customers. Tintri works through a number of distributors and when we've had to purchase it for our customers we have found the pricing to be competitive."
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Answers from the Community

it_user78465 - PeerSpot reviewer
May 7, 2014
May 7, 2014
DataCore vs. Nexenta vs. Tintri - which should we choose for our exclusively Citrix shop?
It Depends, tell us more info on your needs, requirements, why you are looking at just those three which represent three different approaches, or, did you look at three (or more) different approaches and these are the winners of those categories? How many virtual desktops will you be support, what is their workload/applications profiles and related info? If you are looking for turnkey converged...
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it_user107157 - PeerSpot reviewer
May 7, 2014
There is no straight answer on this topic. Each storage architecture is different. Since the whole premise of SDS is to abstract the storage management form the hardware, Does the vendors software provide management for all your storage hardware brands and also all types of storage you use? Does it meet the end users needs and IT's? Assuming that you have a list of got to haves and nice to haves, all you can do is compare them. If Datacore meets your needs and you and IT have done your due diligence then go with that. There is always going to be someone with something "better".
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it_user6186 - PeerSpot reviewer
May 7, 2014
It Depends, tell us more info on your needs, requirements, why you are looking at just those three which represent three different approaches, or, did you look at three (or more) different approaches and these are the winners of those categories? How many virtual desktops will you be support, what is their workload/applications profiles and related info? If you are looking for turnkey converged with server, storage, basic connectivity, hardware and software all in one solution then of the three that would be Tintri. However if that is the route you are going, then what about Nutanix, Simplivity etc... Otoh if you are just looking for ZFS based software solution for san/nas etc to be deployed on different hardware, there is Nexenta as well as CloudByte, SoftNAS not to mention other variations including from those such as StarWind, OpenE etc... If you are looking for storage virtualization, there is Datacore which has been around for awhile, however there are others including the ZFS bases, StarWind, OpenE, EMC ViPR and many others... So knowing what the problem is that needs to be solved will yield the answer of what is applicable or best for that given scenario.
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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%
Computer Software Company
29%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
8%
Media Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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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What do you like most about Tintri VMstore?
The ability to snap machines into VMware quickly is valuable.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Tintri VMstore?
The price of Tintri VMstore is not overly high compared to similar solutions. However, as with any storage solution, functionality and hardware are constantly evolving, so pricing is always subject...
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What needs improvement with Tintri VMstore?
It would be beneficial if Tintri could identify issues through telemetry and notify us before we need to contact them. The service that Tintri provided based on the telemetry data was quite useful....
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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.

For over 10 years, Tintri has been unburdening IT teams of tedious, manual data management with the most advanced, AI-enabled solution on the market. With a commitment to ongoing R&D, Tintri delivers an infrastructure solution built for today’s future-ready, integrated operations from the ground up. We are redefining what data management and analytics look like for today’s dynamic workloads.

Tintri VMstore Adds Feature That No Other Platform Offers

Workload Intelligence Drives Tintri’s Most Powerful and Flexible Auto Adaptive Platform

The Tintri VMstore T7000 Series is the latest addition to the storage industry’s only true Intelligent Infrastructure portfolio. The T7000 delivers NVMe driven performance and efficiencies, supporting up to 7,500 virtualized applications in just two rack units. It offers the kind of scalability, availability and security that you’d expect from an enterprise-grade system that powers numerous Fortune 100 firms. Our customers love the outstanding AI-driven efficiency and optimizations that set VMstore apart from traditional approaches. VMstore systems deploy in minutes, self-optimize and dynamically adapt to accommodate the most demanding workloads in the data center maintaining quality of service (Auto-QoS) for each Virtual Machine (VM). Autonomous operations and advanced real-time and predictive analytics consistently drive down storage management activities and costs – by as much as 95%.

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Tintri “Geek Out” Demo Series

Tintri VMstore simplifies and automates storage management, delivering real-time analytics, and maximizing performance so you can refocus your efforts on high-impact projects and business innovation.

 

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.
That’s why leading enterprises including Comcast, Chevron, NASA, Toyota, United Healthcare and 20% of the Fortune 100, trust Tintri with storage needs.
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