vSAN Alternatives

vSAN is described as 'Is enterprise-class, storage virtualization software that, when combined with vSphere, allows you to manage compute and storage with a single platform' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to vSAN for a variety of platforms, including Linux, VMware vSphere Hypervisor, Microsoft Hyper-V Server, Windows and Ubuntu apps. The best vSAN alternative is NexentaStor, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like vSAN are StorPool, StorMagic SvSAN, simplyblock and Dell EMC UnityVSA.

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vSAN is enterprise-class, storage virtualization software that, when combined with vSphere, allows you to manage compute and storage with a single platform.

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vSAN alternatives page was last updated Jun 6, 2023
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  1. NexentaStor icon
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    NexentaStor

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    Network Storage Appliance featuring the zfs filesystem, which provides block-level checksumming & automated tier management most notably.

    11 NexentaStor alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    NexentaStor Features

    1.  ISCSI support
    2.  NFS and SMB shares
    3.  SMB and NFS Shares
    4.  SMB and NFS sharing
    5.  Data-management
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    NexentaStor VS vSAN

    Is NexentaStor a good alternative to vSAN?
     

    • NexentaStor is the most popular Linux alternative to vSAN.

    • NexentaStor is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to vSAN.

    • NexentaStor is Free and Open SourcevSAN is Paid and Proprietary
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    StorPool

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    StorPool is an intelligent software-defined storage solution that allows service providers, enterprises and other Cloud builders to run data storage on standard x86 servers, instead of on expensive and inefficient storage arrays (SANs).

    41 StorPool alternatives
    Snapshot from the StorPool presentation at the OpenStack Summit - Some performance figures of StorPool

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise
    • CentOS
    • Fedora
    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • Ubuntu Server
    • Microsoft Hyper-V Server
    • Red Hat
    Snapshot from the StorPool presentation at the OpenStack Summit - Integration with OpenStack
    StorPool integration with OpenNebula

    StorPool Features

    1.  HCI support
    2.  High Availability
    3.  Infiniband support
    4.  ISCSI support
    5.  QoS
    6.  Backups and Disaster Recovery
    7.  Data tiering
    8.  Thin Provisioning
    9.  Automatic recovery
    10.  Zeroes detection
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    StorPool VS vSAN

    Is StorPool a good alternative to vSAN?
     

    • StorPool is the most popular commercial alternative to vSAN.

    • StorPool is Paid and ProprietaryvSAN is also Paid and Proprietary
  4. StorMagic SvSAN icon
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    StorMagic SvSAN

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    StorMagic SvSAN is a highly available hyperconverged storage solution using only two servers and protects data with encryption features and key management.

    14 StorMagic SvSAN alternatives
    StorMagic SvSAN is managed through the Edge Control dashboard.

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • VMware vSphere
    • Microsoft Hyper-V Server
    • Ubuntu
    Edge Control systems view showing deployed SvSAN VSAs.
    StorMagic SvSAN also has a dedicated plugin for VMware vCenter.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Two-factor Authentication
    3.  Container Virtualization
    4.  Decentralized
    5.  High Availability
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    StorMagic SvSAN VS vSAN

    Is StorMagic SvSAN a good alternative to vSAN?
     

    • StorMagic SvSAN is the most popular Windows alternative to vSAN.

    • StorMagic SvSAN is Paid and ProprietaryvSAN is also Paid and Proprietary
    • StorMagic SvSAN is Lightweight and DecentralizedvSAN is not according to our users
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    simplyblock

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    Simplyblock is a software-defined high-performance data storage technology that could be deployed in your own cloud account.

    18 simplyblock alternatives
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    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Encrypted Backup
    3.  Unlimited storage
    4.  Incremental Backup
    5.  Block Storage
    6.  Disaster Recovery
    7.  Backups and Disaster Recovery
    8.  File Storage
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    simplyblock VS vSAN

    Is simplyblock a good alternative to vSAN?
     

    • simplyblock is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to vSAN.

    • simplyblock is Paid and ProprietaryvSAN is also Paid and Proprietary
    • simplyblock is Privacy focused and LightweightvSAN is not according to our users
  6. Dell EMC UnityVSA icon
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    Dell EMC UnityVSA

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    Dell EMC UnityVSA lets you deploy Dell EMC Unity unified storage as a virtual storage appliance. Dell EMC UnityVSA is software-defined storage that runs on industry-standard hardware and VMware ESXi, which you supply.

    13 Dell EMC UnityVSA alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor
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    Dell EMC UnityVSA VS vSAN

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  7. SANsymphony icon
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    SANsymphony

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    DataCore SANsymphony is an enterprise-class platform that provides a high-performance, highly available, and agile storage infrastructure with the lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

    11 SANsymphony alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor
    • Microsoft Hyper-V Server

    SANsymphony Features

    1.  High Availability
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    SANsymphony VS vSAN

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  9. ESOS

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    Enterprise Storage OS® is a quasi Linux distribution based on the excellent SCST project; its purpose is to provide SCSI targets via a compatible SAN (Fibre Channel, InfiniBand, iSCSI, FCoE). In a nutshell, ESOS® can easily turn a server with the appropriate hardware...

    23 ESOS alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    ESOS VS vSAN

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  10. Starwind Virtual SAN icon
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    Starwind Virtual SAN

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    StarWind VSAN eliminates any need in physical shared storage by simply mirroring internal hard disks and flash between hypervisor servers. It maintains high performance and data high availability on minimalistic resources.

    10 Starwind Virtual SAN alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Starwind Virtual SAN iconvSAN Icon

    Starwind Virtual SAN VS vSAN

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  11. OviOS Linux icon
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    OviOS Linux

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    OviOS Linux is a specialized Linux distribution aimed at creating the fastest and easiest Linux unified storage server. It requires no knowledge of Linux, NFS, SMB or iSCSI protocols to create a fully functional storage server in less than 10 minutes, simply by following the 4...

    12 OviOS Linux alternatives
    OviOS Linux screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor

    OviOS Linux Features

    1.  Replication
    2.  Docker Container
    3.  High Availability
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    OviOS Linux VS vSAN

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  12. LINBIT VSAN icon
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    LINBIT VSAN

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    LINBIT® VSAN SDS for VMware is a software defined storage solution for small and medium-sized VMware® deployments. It is also usable on an Oracle VM Server for x86 installation or any other Hypervisor software.

    11 LINBIT VSAN alternatives
    LINBIT VSAN screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor

    LINBIT VSAN Features

    1.  High Availability
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    iSCSI target configuration screen.
    LINBIT VSAN iconvSAN Icon

    LINBIT VSAN VS vSAN

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  13. Open-E Data Storage Software SOHO icon
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    Open-E Data Storage Software SOHO

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    Open-E Data Storage Software V7 SOHO (Small Office Home Office) is a free version of Open-E DSS V7, previously known as Open-E DSS V7 Lite. With SOHO, you can take advantage of basic functionalities of our fully featured NAS / SAN software...

    20 Open-E Data Storage Software SOHO alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Open-E Data Storage Software SOHO iconvSAN Icon

    Open-E Data Storage Software SOHO VS vSAN

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