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    StarWind Storage Appliance (SA)

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AStarWind SA helps organizations with fixed compute platforms meet storage performance and capacity growth requirements by providing them with high-performance and scalable storage covered by 24/7 support. StarWind Storage Appliance is designed to handle high-performance or unpredictable data growth. It serves storage as a single namespace to different environments via multiple uplink protocols: iSCSI, SMB3, NFS, including RDMA-capable iSER and SMB Direct. As an all-flash hyperconvergence…N/A

    SugarSync

    Score3.5 out of 10
    N/ASugarSync is a cloud storage and backup solution designed for small businesses.

    $7.50

    per month

    Pricing
    StarWind Storage Appliance (SA)SugarSync
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    100 GB
    $7.49
    per month
    250 GB
    $9.99
    per month
    500 GB
    $18.95
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    StarWind Storage Appliance (SA)SugarSync
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    StarWind Storage Appliance (SA)SugarSync
    Enterprise Flash Array Storage
    Comparison of Enterprise Flash Array Storage features of StarWind Storage Appliance (SA) and SugarSync
    Feature
    StarWind Storage Appliance (SA)
    9.6
    2 Ratings
    8% above category average
    SugarSync
    -
    Ratings
    Flash Array Performance9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Flash Array Integration10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Compression9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Non-Intrusive Upgrades9.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Simplicity9.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Power Savings10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of StarWind Storage Appliance (SA) and SugarSync
    Feature
    StarWind Storage Appliance (SA)
    -
    Ratings
    SugarSync
    9.4
    8 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Versioning00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    File search00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of StarWind Storage Appliance (SA) and SugarSync
    Feature
    StarWind Storage Appliance (SA)
    -
    Ratings
    SugarSync
    9.7
    8 Ratings
    12% above category average
    User and role management00 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    File organization00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Device management00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of StarWind Storage Appliance (SA) and SugarSync
    Feature
    StarWind Storage Appliance (SA)
    -
    Ratings
    SugarSync
    10.0
    8 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Performance00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Reliability00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Storage Reports00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    StarWind Storage Appliance (SA)SugarSync
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    StarWind Storage Appliance (SA)SugarSync
    Likelihood to Recommend
    StarWind
    It is well suited in data transfer and storage of files under secure environment. It has contributed to immediate Return on Investment with low cost performance. I totally recommend it to any company for its high speed performance under secure data channels. It does reliable reporting on data integration and analysis on daily basis pointing out areas that have challenging operations.
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    Ziff Davis Inc
    When doing daily jobs, if you’re sharing large files, I think Dropbox works a lot better but if you have a system where you’re working within that system and you want to be able to work with that system and have certain folders that you have access to all the time then SugarSync might be just the ticket.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    StarWind
    • Very cost-effective. You choose the hardware.
    • Very reliable and performant.
    • Excellent proactive support. They call us when there is an issue.
    • Very flexible. Can mix and match spinning disk and SSD depending on capacity and performance needs.
    Incentivized
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    Ziff Davis Inc
    • Sync files in any folder - rather than forcing you to store them in a certain place (Although this can be confusing too)
    • Works in the background - although this is true for all
    • You can share with others - including those who do not use SugarSync
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    StarWind
    • Not sure what improvements are needed. The UI could possibly be more intuitive.
    Incentivized
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    Ziff Davis Inc
    • Can only think of one thing. I have helped others to get going with SugarSync and they if they have problems it is understanding the cloud.... So maybe (if it dosen't exist already) I would like to have a animation of the proces with "flying" folders between desktops, clouds etc. Otherwise SugarSync is just great.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    StarWind
    No answers on this topic
    Ziff Davis Inc
    1. Freemium model is the ideal marketing for an app like this. 2. Now their sync methods with Android are worse
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    Support Rating
    StarWind
    No answers on this topic
    Ziff Davis Inc
    Customer service is amazing, they are always fast to respond and very helpful.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    StarWind
    I have not been able to work with same featured product in our organization, however the performance of this platform has been excellent. The support center has been reliable and trustworthy giving us 100% support on daily basis when we deach them. It is affordable to any business enterprise that is ready to implement data storage and transfer programs. The maintenance and scalable cost is reasonable and and the services has been great.
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    Ziff Davis Inc
    SugarSync, like all solutions, has its place in the data storage stack within a company. The main reason SugarSync is better than the other solutions is that it enables me to leave my hard drive organized and keep my existing file trees. I don't have to constantly move or copy files to a specific folder if I want them backed up.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    StarWind
    • It enabled us to upgrade our storage and switch from FC to iSCSI at a reasonable cost.
    • iSCSi is so much less expensive to maintain.
    • StarWind is upgradable and you never lose your investment.
    Incentivized
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    Ziff Davis Inc
    • There were some opensource alternatives but we wanted something with better support which SugarSync offers.
    • We achieved faster project collaboration with SugarSync.
    Incentivized
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