Azure StorSimple vs. NovaStor DataCenter

Azure StorSimple

4 Reviews and Ratings

NovaStor DataCenter

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Azure StorSimple	Score7 out of 10	N/A	StorSimple was acquired by Microsoft in 2012. The StorSimple storage gateway appliance is now a part of Microsoft's Azure StorSimple Hybrid Cloud Storage solution.	$4.11 Per Day
NovaStor DataCenter	N/A	N/A	NovaStor DataCenter offers network backup and recovery software for securing physical and virtual machines across distributed locations with media management for disk, tape backup and cloud, plus data migration, all on the same interface with centralized management. NovaStor DataCenter supports backup of large quantities of data. The vendor states its…	$2,500 based on FETB storage volume

Pricing

Azure StorSimple

NovaStor DataCenter

Virtual Appliance: $4.11
Per Day
Cloud Array: $4.11
Per Day
Physical Appliance: $43.84
Per Day

NovaStor DataCenter (Up to 5 TB): 2,500 /year
based on FETB storage volume
NovaStor DataCenter (Up to 10 TB): 4,500 /year
based on FETB storage volume
NovaStor DataCenter (Up to 25 TB): 9,500 /year
based on FETB storage volume
NovaStor DataCenter (Over 25 TB): Request Quote
Corporate licensing and Perpetual Options
NovaStor DataCenter Enterprise: Request Quote
Corporate licensing and Perpetual Options

Pricing Offerings
Azure StorSimple	NovaStor DataCenter
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	Yes

No setup fee

Optional

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Include setup assistance plus one year of NovaCare for local technical phone support, remote recovery assistance and upgrade protection.

Best Alternatives
	Azure StorSimple	NovaStor DataCenter
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Medium-sized Companies	Apple iCloud Score8.4 out of 10	Bacula Enterprise Score8.6 out of 10
Enterprises	ownCloud Score9.2 out of 10	Bacula Enterprise Score8.6 out of 10
All Alternatives	View all alternatives	View all alternatives

User Ratings
	Azure StorSimple	NovaStor DataCenter
Likelihood to Recommend	9.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Azure StorSimple	NovaStor DataCenter
Likelihood to Recommend	Microsoft Onsite storage needs and backing up to Azure. Incentivized Scott Lerner Director of IT Read full review	NovaBACKUP No answers on this topic
Pros	Microsoft Performance via the SSD drives. Writes back to our Private Cloud via Azure. Easy to Admin via Web client interface. Incentivized Scott Lerner Director of IT Read full review	NovaBACKUP No answers on this topic
Cons	Microsoft Additional fail-over functionality Incentivized Scott Lerner Director of IT Read full review	NovaBACKUP No answers on this topic
Likelihood to Renew	Microsoft If I wanted to use just onsite storage the StorSimple device is already paid for. Incentivized Scott Lerner Director of IT Read full review	NovaBACKUP No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	Microsoft Easy to use and highly compatible with our MSFT Hyper-V environment Incentivized Scott Lerner Director of IT Read full review	NovaBACKUP No answers on this topic
Return on Investment	Microsoft Great Folks on the MSFT Implementation team Great value on year 2 Incentivized Scott Lerner Director of IT Read full review	NovaBACKUP No answers on this topic
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