StorMagic SvSAN vs. StorPool

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
StorMagic SvSAN
Score 7.0 out of 10
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StorMagic SvSAN is simple storage virtualization that eliminates downtime. It provides high availability with two nodes per cluster. Organizations use the solution to keep mission-critical applications and data online and available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.N/A
StorPool
Score 8.0 out of 10
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StorPool is a block-storage software that uses standard hardware and builds a storage system out of this hardware. It is installed on the servers and creates a shared storage pool from their local drives in these servers. Compared to traditional SANs, all-flash arrays, or other storage software StorPool is faster, more reliable and scalable.N/A
Pricing
StorMagic SvSANStorPool
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
StorMagic SvSANStorPool
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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User Ratings
StorMagic SvSANStorPool
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(1 ratings)
8.2
(5 ratings)
Usability
7.0
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User Testimonials
StorMagic SvSANStorPool
Likelihood to Recommend
StorMagic
The StorMagic SvSAN solution is certainly suitable for two-node architectures where business continuity is required at a reasonable price, with a workload that is not particularly complex. It is not the right solution if you have a virtual environment with a large number of VMs and workloads that require high performance.
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StorPool
Storpool performs well on block level (and that is what we use it for). It is not yet supporting a kind of distributed filesystem or object storage - a filesystem layer needs to be built on top of it.
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Pros
StorMagic
  • Storage Mirroring
  • Low Price
  • Easy deploy
  • Easy management
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StorPool
  • Distributed Storage array with very high throughput in terms of reading & write operations.
  • Horizontal scaling without much complexity of management.
  • Easily integrate with OpenStack cloud.
  • Doesn't depend on proprietary hardware, integrates with commodity hardware.
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Cons
StorMagic
  • Technical support could be improved
  • Inadequate performance for complex environments
  • Architecture needs a witness
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StorPool
  • Graphical interface is for monitoring and stats, but not for operations.
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Usability
StorMagic
Deploying the solution is fairly simple. A system administrator with basic data centre knowledge can configure the StorMagic SvSAN suite independently by following the guides provided. Troubleshooting is greatly simplified thanks to the features available in the management interface. The dashboard allows you to easily manage the technology thanks to a very intuitive and well-designed interface.
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StorPool
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Alternatives Considered
StorMagic
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StorPool
We made a very careful selection of our storage vendor and solution. After researching the newest technologies, our team decided to deploy a software-defined storage solution from StorPool.
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Return on Investment
StorMagic
  • High resiliency of infrastructure
  • Respect low budget
  • No waste time for management
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StorPool
  • We have not calculated precise ROI. We focused on getting the best solution at a reasonable price, based on market research. Initially, we didn’t need a lot of capacity, so we invested in servers and network, which could handle several times more capacity, but bought smaller drives to keep the investment low. We achieved a starting price of $3.2/GB usable and $1.4/GB logical. Later we expanded the capacity by adding more drives to the system. Currently, the system has a price of approximately $2.3/GB usable and $0.99/GB logical and a price of $0.09/IOPS.
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ScreenShots

StorMagic SvSAN Screenshots

Screenshot of the StorMagic SvSAN plugin in VMware vCenter. SvSAN is fully integrated and certified in vCenter for seamless deployment and configuration.Screenshot of the StorMagic SvSAN interface where all management tasks for SvSAN nodes and clusters can be carried out.Screenshot of how StorMagic SvSAN is managed through the StorMagic Edge Control dashboard, which provides users with a real-time overview of every SvSAN license they have deployed.