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StarWind provides a standard based way to set up clusters on commodtiy servers using the tools you already know like HyperV and VMware. On top of that their support is steller. They proactively alert and assist you all along the way. StarWind also Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
My only gripe with StarWind is that they are reliant on certain commodity hardware products like Dell servers and their controllers. Sometimes those are hard to get due to supply chain issues. Not really a complaint, just something you need to be aware of Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
StarWind Virtual SAN is truly exceptional. Its user-friendliness and storage virtualization efficiency are impressive. The redundancy and scalability provided ensure high availability, while the straightforward management simplifies administration. A reliable investment for any virtual environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
StarWind Virtual SAN has its drawbacks. While it offers good performance, the initial setup can be complex, requiring significant technical expertise. Licensing costs can also be prohibitive for smaller organizations. Additionally, the lack of certain advanced features may limit its suitability for some enterprise-level applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Fault tolerance and high availability - our organization has been saved many times now after implementing multiple, redundant instances StarWind VSAN in a clustered configuration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Using a third-party solution is not always ideal, but StarWind VSAN really seems to be the best on the market for ease of use and implementation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
It was really ease to set up and start testing. With a small VMware environment, we're able to promptly provide storage through Fibre Channel and measure performance, stability and reliability. In all those topics, Starwind VSAN was surprisingly good, not to mention the very welcoming and engaged customer support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Documentation would benefit from a revamp and a thorough update. Also, Deduplication would be a nice feature to be included Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Starwind was a breeze to setup and maintain. Working with their procurement team was a pleasure as well. Their support technicians are very thorough in both helping solve issues, and validating hardware configurations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Support is very good, however our initial contact was somewhat difficult to understand. Some of the articles on their website could use updating, as there were some inconsisitencies in what I read vs. what support told me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Very easy for administration, quick and easy deploy. Very nice and professional support Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
You will need some resourses on you infrastructure for Apppliances Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I like the reliability of StarWind, the products never fail on our virtual host storage enviroment Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
no at all to the funtionality, but if it can scale from the nodes number would be great, for example, 3-5nodes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Easy to setup. Very robust in its offerings. Great customer support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
We have no dislikes thus far with their virtual san solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Simple to use and setup, provides good redundancy and fault tolerance, and doesn't require expensive and external NAS or SAN iSCSI storage for your solution. It's simple, but great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The free version is not very easy to start setting up, as there is a lack of up-to-date resources in this department if you want to use the CLI for trying it out. The GUI could also use an update. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The team was very reliable and helpful to answer an RFP and design a solution for our customer. They gave good hints how the network design should be done and what network adapters are not recommended. Very experienced! Clear pricing structure!
The deployment and maintenance is very easy and the scalability of the SAN is great! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Only one point is not so nice. The vendor does not recommend to use broadcom network adapters. We currently cannot find other negative points. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
