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Starwind Virtual SAN: Budget friendly full scale SAN
December 03, 2022

Starwind Virtual SAN: Budget friendly full scale SAN

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with StarWind Virtual SAN

We chose starwind as a budget friendly solution to expand our existing storage infrastructure. We quickly learned how great starwind is, not only the product itself but support is phenomenal. The product was chosen as our underlying storage solution for our Hyper-V cluster. This product allowed us to repurpose existing hardware to create a full scale SAN.
  • high scalability - can add more than two storage nodes
  • low cost solution
  • excellent support, agents are always able to answer any questions via phone, e-mail or remote support session.
  • I'd like to see a web based GUI for management of the application.
  • Setup for additional storage (how to expand storage) isn't quite straightforward.
  • More instructional videos from the vendor would be nice.
  • Love the perpetual licensing option with Starwind.
  • Options for support intervals of 1, 2, 3 years.
  • TCO is much less than a traditional SAN.
Support is always able to answer any question I have. When we evaluated the product, they used the same support process as a paid customer. Not many companies do that, this allowed us to get a feeling for a real support experience. I've only had to contact support twice, they are super quick to respond, very knowledgeable, have the ability to setup a remote session for further troubleshooting.

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 is the most cost effective solution I could find for creating a highly available, highly scalable storage solution using existing hardware. This product is great if you have a VMware cluster, or a hyper-v cluster and you need shared storage without increasing the budget. This software is great for small, medium sized businesses.

Upgrading StarWind Virtual SAN

Yes - Upgrade releases for starwind are seamless. We've updated the software a couple of times since we started using the product, it's really as simple as downloading the new version and running the installer. In the event you would need to roll back the installation, the vendor is always there to help although we haven't had any issues.
  • performance improvements
  • updated web gui
Yes - We changed from the free to professional edition after falling in love with the product. It only made sense to move to the paid edition in which we were able to receive support. The move of versions was very simple and just required entering of the product key. No negatives to report.