IBM Storage Scale vs. Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V)
| Product | Rating | Most Used By | Product Summary | Starting Price |
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IBM Storage Scale | Score9.9 out of 10 | Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees) | IBM Storage Scale (formerly IBM Spectrum Scale) supports storage management of unstructured data for big data analytics. | N/A |
![]() Microsoft App-V | Score8 out of 10 | N/A | Microsoft App-V supports the virtualization of applications, making them available to end users without an installation. | N/A |
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| Small Businesses | StarWind Virtual SAN Score9.5 out of 10 | Parallels Desktop for Mac Score8.6 out of 10 |
| Medium-sized Companies | StarWind Virtual SAN Score9.5 out of 10 | Parallels Desktop for Mac Score8.6 out of 10 |
| Enterprises | ![]() IBM Storage Fusion Score9 out of 10 | Parallels Desktop for Mac Score8.6 out of 10 |
| All Alternatives | View all alternatives | View all alternatives |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 8.2 | 8.0 |
| Support Rating | - | 5.0 |
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| ScreenShots | IBM Storage Scale Screenshots |








