Item: StarWind SAN & NAS
Rating: 10
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We utilize Starwind VSAN for all our hyper-converged deployments. Value, ease of deployment, manageability, and performance have been very good. Super easy to deploy compared to some other SDS / HC storage applications. Value wise Starwind VSAN is probably the best ROI out of the other solutions.

Pros and Cons

Ease of Deployment
Management interface
Documentation and support
performance

Documentation could be little better
Have a distributed raid option

Most Important Features

Ease of deployment
High performance
value on investment

Return on Investment

Allowed us to go all flash for 1/5 the cost
Boosted end user experience due to high iops on flash
lowered expenses on arrays and licensees

Alternatives Considered

VMware vSAN and Nutanix Unified Storage

For 2 node clusters, Starwind VSAN is the way to go. Most other solutions don't even allow 2 node set ups. For businesses looking for a solid 2 node set up with redundancy, performance, and reliability look no further.

Key Insights

Do you think StarWind SAN & NAS delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with StarWind SAN & NAS's feature set?

Yes

Did StarWind SAN & NAS live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of StarWind SAN & NAS go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy StarWind SAN & NAS again?

Yes

Other Software Used

vSphere, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure, Hyper-V

Likelihood to Recommend

For companies wanting a lean 2 node HC cluster Starwind VSAN is the way to go. Performance, ease of setup, reliability, and management are very good. However, If companies have more than 2 node-setups Starwind isn't the best option as it only does mirrors. Having more than 2 nodes essentially means wasting 2/3 of storage capacity. If StarWind can add distributed raids in future releases that would be perfect.

2 node HC powerhouse

Overall Satisfaction with StarWind SAN & NAS