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HPE StoreVirtual vs StarWind Virtual Tape Library comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

HPE StoreVirtual
Ranking in Software Defined Storage (SDS)
17th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
50
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
StarWind Virtual Tape Library
Ranking in Software Defined Storage (SDS)
11th
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
HCI (15th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Software Defined Storage (SDS) category, the mindshare of HPE StoreVirtual is 1.3%, down from 2.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of StarWind Virtual Tape Library is 1.4%, down from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Software Defined Storage (SDS)
 

Featured Reviews

Vebjorn Nergaard - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 9, 2020
Stable, scalable, and easy to manage
The solution is deployed with two nodes and then users have a network ride. The storage solution synchronizes, and it's quite like the StarWind solution. We installed two storage virtual machines and they synchronize with each other. That way, if one goes down, the other one will have the same…
KellyVon Der Heyden - PeerSpot reviewer
May 31, 2023
Scalable solution with a good technical support team
We use the solution for data backups and ransomware protection The solution is compatible with cloud storage platforms, such as Amazon S3. Also, it efficiently reduces the storage cost for archiving. The solution's training process and online documentation could be more thorough. We have been…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"A company can scale it easily."
"A very flexible solution."
"StoreVirtual is that it is our software-defined solution and it's everywhere."
"The network RAID feature gives us maximum availability, since we cannot afford any downtime, even for a second."
"HPE StoreVirtual is very easy to use from the management console."
"It allows compute and storage to operate separately, and has the ability to take SAN nodes out of production for maintenance with little effort and zero downtime."
"I guess on the top of the list is certainly ease of use."
"It appears to be very stable and very robust."
"The solution made our backups way more reliable."
"It is a stable solution."
"I like the fact that we can simultaneously upload the virtual tapes to different cloud providers, and the settings can be adjusted to speed up the upload times even further."
"StarWind VTL allowed us to back up to virtual tape that was created within Veeam and upload the tape to the cloud."
"The most valuable feature of the StarWind Virtual Tape Library is the archiving to the AWS cloud."
 

Cons

"The product is coming to end-of-life in the next three years."
"The penalty for the availability is performance. So, you have to balance or choose between the availability and the performance."
"it would nice to have deduplication or compression, things that you have in some of the higher end products."
"In our country, Qatar, most of the industry isn't using too much HP. StoreVirtual doesn't move fast. It's not a popular product."
"The solution needs to ensure it is on par with the industry in terms of availability of features and various other options."
"Hardware and disk failures are happening frequently."
"I would like to have this solution easily integrate with VMware."
"It would be nice if there were more parts available in Brazil and HPE could swap out faulty equipment quicker."
"The initial installation can be complex and should be simplified."
"The solution's training process and online documentation could be more thorough."
"The main thing that I felt could be improved was having an estimated time of completion for the virtual tape uploads to the cloud."
"I am not sure if this is a limitation of my physical hardware or if it is the software itself. However, I would like the throughput to be faster."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It costs less than $10,000 for one machine. If it costs more than 15% higher than this, then the customer may change to another solution."
"One of the key features about it is that when you buy either a VSA license or a StoreVirtual appliance, all your software's included."
"The prices are OK, so we don't have much difficulty selling HPE in Brazil."
"For our organization, I believe the cost is 16,000 Euros for a three-year license. It costs a bit more to do the maintenance on our servers as well. It's also on an HP ProLiant server and an organization will need to do the maintenance there also. I believe the price for that is around 2000 Euros a year."
"Licensing is not exactly straightforward, but not the worst I have ever seen."
"If you buy a five-year license, not only does the technical support expire after five years, but you also lose the ability to change and expand the VSA, and the systems won't go down."
"The pricing of the solution could be more flexible to meet the needs of smaller to mid-market size companies."
"The solution is cost-effective."
"The initial setup and deployment are also covered in the purchase at no additional cost."
"If you currently have Veeam there is no other solution that is as easy and affordable as StarWind."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
23%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
9%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Healthcare Company
10%
Government
9%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about StarWind Virtual Tape Library?
The solution made our backups way more reliable.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for StarWind Virtual Tape Library?
The pricing is surprisingly reasonable, and that includes the help to get it set up and running. They really want you to use their support get to get everything up and running.
What needs improvement with StarWind Virtual Tape Library?
I am not sure if this is a limitation of my physical hardware or if it is the software itself. However, I would like the throughput to be faster. Who would not like things to be faster? It would be...
 

Also Known As

HPE StoreVirtual, HPE VSA
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Sample Customers

NBrIX, WIND Telecom, Netrics
Volvo, Sony, Samsung, Hitachi
Find out what your peers are saying about HPE StoreVirtual vs. StarWind Virtual Tape Library and other solutions. Updated: October 2024.
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