Starwind Storage is excellent value with outstanding support ofn a budget
July 21, 2021

Starwind Storage is excellent value with outstanding support ofn a budget

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
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Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with StarWind Storage Appliance (SA)

We have three StarWind SANs. They provide storage for around 70 VMs running on our 3-host ESXi cluster. We used FC originally but decided to switch to iSCSI and put in a 2-node Starwind SAN for additional storage, then another when we switched to it for primary storage, then a 3-node SSD SAN when we needed additional performance.

Pros

  • 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.

Cons

  • Not sure what improvements are needed. The UI could possibly be more intuitive.
  • 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.
We used FC-based EMC and Xiotech previously but they were end-of-support and too expensive to upgrade. We looked at several iSCSI solutions such a Dell, NetApp, and others and the cost performance of StarWind was way better.

Do you think StarWind Storage Appliance (SA) delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with StarWind Storage Appliance (SA)'s feature set?

Yes

Did StarWind Storage Appliance (SA) live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of StarWind Storage Appliance (SA) go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy StarWind Storage Appliance (SA) again?

Yes

VMware ESXi, Azure Virtual Machines, Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365)
It is well-suited for small and medium businesses and possibly niches in larger networks. It is iSCSI-based, so not suitable for FC environments. You don't have to have advanced knowledge to implement it, but a little bit of knowledge about how storage works can help. It is excellent for our VMware ESXi environment with three hosts.

StarWind Storage Appliance (SA) Feature Ratings

Enterprise Flash Array Storage
10.0
Flash Array Performance
Not Rated
Flash Array Integration
Not Rated
Data Compression
Not Rated
Non-Intrusive Upgrades
10
Simplicity
10
Power Savings
Not Rated

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