StarWind Virtual SAN is a staight forward virtual storage solution that fits into any existing infrastructure
October 25, 2022
StarWind Virtual SAN is a staight forward virtual storage solution that fits into any existing infrastructure
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with StarWind Virtual SAN
Our infrastructure uses VMware vSphere and we use StarWind Virtual SAN as our Primary Storage solution. We have 3 hosts and use a hyperconverged setup so our compute and storage is spread across the same hosts.
- StarWind Virtual SAN is Highly customizable to fit any infrastructure
- StarWind Virtual SAN support is great, the support people are very knowledgeable and responsive.
- It is a very affordable solution, far more then anyone else we researched in the SDS market.
- The initial setup could be a little intimidating for someone just getting into SDS
- Some of the bells a whistles their competitors have are missing.
- The documentation on their website isn't bad, but could you a little more organization.
- StarWind Virtual SAN saved us about 80% over our previous SAN solution.
- StarWind Virtual SAN freed up about 1/3rd of our rack space previously dedicated to storage.
HPE SimpliVity was a black box. You could never really tell what was happening behind the scenes, so you were reliant on HPE to do any troubleshooting for you. It was also tied tightly to the hypervisor and used a modified version of ESXi so you were always behind on updates, waiting for them to be supported by simplivity. StarWind Virtual SAN on the other hand isn't tied directly to the hypervisor, so you can upgrade either product without worrying about compatibility problems.
Do you think StarWind Virtual SAN delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with StarWind Virtual SAN's feature set?
Yes
Did StarWind Virtual SAN live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of StarWind Virtual SAN go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy StarWind Virtual SAN again?
Yes
StarWind Virtual SAN Support
Pros | Cons |
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Quick Resolution Good followup Knowledgeable team Problems get solved Kept well informed No escalation required Immediate help available Support understands my problem Support cares about my success Quick Initial Response | None |
We always purchase premium support with products that are critical to our production environment. StarWind Virtual SAN wasn't any different in that regard. StarWind Virtual SAN is our primary storage solution for the company, and it doesn't matter what product we are using, we wouldn't operate without support. It didn't add that much to the cost either, so purchasing support was an easy choice.