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Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct vs StorMagic SvSAN comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

Customer Service

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Sentiment score
10.0
StorMagic SvSAN offers highly praised, responsive 24/7 customer support with knowledgeable consultants and efficient problem-solving.
 

Room For Improvement

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3.8
StorMagic SvSAN's licensing limits features; users seek better backup, multi-node support, and improved UI with cloud options.
 

Scalability Issues

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Sentiment score
7.8
StorMagic SvSAN enables scalable edge device setups, supporting up to three servers, but advanced networking aids in easier expansion.
 

Setup Cost

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StorMagic SvSAN provides cost-effective storage solutions with competitive pricing and enterprise features, eliminating SAN hardware expenses.
 

Stability Issues

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Sentiment score
8.1
StorMagic SvSAN is highly praised for stability, efficient resource use, reliable redundancy, and performance during power outages.
 

Valuable Features

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8.4
StorMagic SvSAN offers cost-effective, reliable high availability with easy integration, minimizing latency and downtime in two-node setups.
 

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Storage Spaces Di...
Ranking in Software Defined Storage (SDS)
8th
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
StorMagic SvSAN
Ranking in Software Defined Storage (SDS)
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
HCI (13th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Software Defined Storage (SDS) category, the mindshare of Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct is 7.8%, up from 7.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of StorMagic SvSAN is 7.4%, up from 4.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Software Defined Storage (SDS)
 

Featured Reviews

Grzegorz Kedziora - PeerSpot reviewer
The initial setup is straightforward, but the solution has strict compatibility methods
I use this solution to make a few-to-one storage from the internal disk to the servers The integration is not difficult because there is no GUI, but we need to use a PowerShell command. This makes it difficult to monitor and to see the components' statuses. There are strict compatibility methods.…
Levent Ozdayi - PeerSpot reviewer
The best choice for performance and price
The primary use case for StorMagic SvSAN is providing availability to different sites. You can have multiple sites, all of which will replicate the data to each other StorMagic SvSAN's best feature is that it is platform agnostic. It also provides configuration flexibility as it's fully…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
8%
Computer Software Company
19%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Retailer
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

How does VMware vSAN compare with Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct?
We found VMware’s vSAN was easy to set up, configure, and manage compared to other solutions we considered. It is best suited for small- to medium-sized organizations. It is easy to create load bal...
What do you like most about StorMagic SvSAN?
It helps us prevent any data loss while working with the failover clusters.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for StorMagic SvSAN?
It is a fair trade. It is a little bit expensive at first blush just in terms of the initial licensing cost. I have been in the tech industry for a long time. I have worked for startups, and I unde...
What needs improvement with StorMagic SvSAN?
It could be a little bit more intuitive in terms of the way you set it up initially. The interface has recently undergone a revision. I have been using the new version for only a few weeks now. The...
 

Also Known As

MS Storage Spaces Direct
StorMagic
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Acuutech, Quest Technology Management, Bradley, Mead & Hunt
Sheetz Inc., Giant Eagle, RWE Renewables, Keiser Corp., TDK, Oxford University, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Rommelsbacher, Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort, Eugen Forschner GmbH
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