Azure StorSimple vs. NovaStor DataCenter

Azure StorSimple

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Azure StorSimple	Score 7.0 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	Score 0.0 out of 10	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

Editions & Modules

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

Offerings

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

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Optional

Additional Details

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

More Pricing Information

Community Pulse
	Azure StorSimple	NovaStor DataCenter

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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	NovaStor 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	NovaStor No answers on this topic
Cons	Microsoft Additional fail-over functionality Incentivized Scott Lerner Director of IT Read full review	NovaStor 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	NovaStor 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	NovaStor 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	NovaStor No answers on this topic
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