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At a Glance
Azure Stack
Azure Stack
Star Rating
(49)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.3% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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VMware vSAN
VMware vSAN
Star Rating
(169)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.8% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Azure Stack vs VMware vSAN

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found VMware vSAN easier to use and set up. However, Azure Stack is easier to administer. Reviewers agreed that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.

  • Reviewers felt that VMware vSAN meets the needs of their business better than Azure Stack.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that VMware vSAN is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of VMware vSAN over Azure Stack.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Azure Stack
No pricing available
VMware vSAN
No pricing available
Free Trial
Azure Stack
No trial information available
VMware vSAN
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
42
8.9
111
Ease of Use
8.6
43
8.8
145
Ease of Setup
8.2
20
8.6
126
Ease of Admin
8.9
19
8.8
93
Quality of Support
8.3
42
8.6
111
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
19
8.6
91
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
41
9.6
109
Features by Category
Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) SolutionsHide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
Not enough data
8.6
801
Core Functions
Not enough data
9.1
90
Not enough data
9.0
90
Not enough data
8.2
88
General Functionality
Not enough data
8.4
90
Not enough data
8.9
90
Not enough data
8.5
88
Not enough data
8.4
87
Configuration
Not enough data
8.3
89
Not enough data
8.4
89
Hybrid Cloud Storage SolutionsHide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
9.0
79
Not enough data
Performance
9.1
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
Functionality
9.3
9
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
Security
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Azure Stack
Azure Stack
VMware vSAN
VMware vSAN
Azure Stack and VMware vSAN share no categories
Unique Categories
Azure Stack
Azure Stack is categorized as Hybrid Cloud Storage Solutions
VMware vSAN
VMware vSAN is categorized as Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) Solutions
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Azure Stack
Azure Stack
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
27.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
34.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
38.3%
VMware vSAN
VMware vSAN
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
14.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
40.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
44.8%
Reviewers' Industry
Azure Stack
Azure Stack
Information Technology and Services
21.3%
Computer Software
14.9%
Financial Services
10.6%
Hospital & Health Care
8.5%
Computer & Network Security
6.4%
Other
38.3%
VMware vSAN
VMware vSAN
Information Technology and Services
15.2%
Financial Services
9.1%
Computer & Network Security
5.5%
Telecommunications
4.8%
Government Administration
4.8%
Other
60.6%
Most Helpful Reviews
Azure Stack
Azure Stack
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Staffing and Recruiting

Very flexible setup for this application. The security features are pretty good. Also they have very good user control features. Really should be apart of every modern day IT shop.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Staffing and Recruiting

Nothing really. Perhaps the logo.very functional as an app

VMware vSAN
VMware vSAN
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Andrew Joseph G.
AG
Andrew Joseph G.
Verified User in Financial Services

Performance: vSAN can leverage the high-speed local storage of each server to deliver impressive performance. It also includes features like read/write caching and data deduplication to enhance overall system performance.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Government Administration

When you power off oyur hosts vSAN corrupts and you have to rebuild.

Alternatives
Azure Stack
Azure Stack Alternatives
Google Cloud Storage
Google Cloud Storage
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AWS Storage Gateway
AWS Storage Gateway
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Google Hybrid Cloud
Google Hybrid Cloud
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Red Hat OpenShift Container Storage
Red Hat OpenShift Container Storage
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VMware vSAN
VMware vSAN Alternatives
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)
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Azure Stack HCI
Azure Stack HCI
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HPE SimpliVity
HPE SimpliVity
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StarWind Virtual SAN
StarWind Virtual SAN
Add StarWind Virtual SAN
Discussions
Azure Stack
Azure Stack Discussions
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Azure Stack has no discussions with answers
VMware vSAN
VMware vSAN Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
VMware vSAN has no discussions with answers