AWS Outposts vs. SoftNAS Comparison


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About AWS Outposts is a fully managed service that offers the same AWS infrastructure, AWS services, APIs, and tools to virtually any datacenter, co-location space, or on-premises facility for a truly consistent hybrid experience. AWS Outposts is ideal for workloads that require low latency access to on-premises systems, local data processing, data residency, and migration of applications with local system interdependencies. AWS compute, storage, database, and other services run locally on Outposts, and you can access the full range of AWS services available in the Region to build, manage, and scale your on-premises applications using familiar AWS services and tools. Coming soon, a VMware variant of AWS Outposts will be available. VMware Cloud on AWS Outposts delivers a fully managed VMware Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) running on AWS Outposts infrastructure on premises.	About SoftNAS is a cloud-native, software-defined, full-featured enterprise cloud NAS filer product line for primary data storage, secondary storage and hybrid cloud data integration. It enables existing applications to securely migrate to and connect with the cloud without re-engineering. With enterprise-class NAS features like: high-availability, deduplication, compression, thin-provisioning, snapshots, replication, cloning, encryption (at rest and in transit), LDAP and Active Directory integration, and support for NFS, CIFS, iSCSI or AFP storage protocols, SoftNAS protects mission-critical and primary, active/hot data, backup/archive data and makes cloud data migration faster and more reliable. SoftNAS offers the broadest range of storage options in terms of price vs. performance and backend storage selection, on-demand at petabyte scale across the AWS and Azure Marketplaces or on-premises on VMware.
Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported	Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience Companies that want to run AWS infrastructure and services on premises for a truly consistent hybrid experience	Audience DataOps, Data Engineering, Storage
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Not Supported	API Offers API Not Supported
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Pricing No information available. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Not Supported	Pricing SotNAS is priced by the data performance needed and not the amount of data stored. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported
Reviews/Ratings Overall 5.0 / 5 ease 4.0 / 5 features 5.0 / 5 design 5.0 / 5 support 5.0 / 5 Read all reviews	Reviews/Ratings Overall 5.0 / 5 ease 3.0 / 5 features 5.0 / 5 design 4.0 / 5 support 5.0 / 5 Read all reviews
Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros AWS Outposts offer a seamless hybrid cloud solution by extending Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure to on-premises locations. AWS services may be operated locally by organizations, enabling unified and consistent operations between on-premises and cloud environments. Cons Before arranging installations, companies should confirm the geographical availability of AWS Outposts, since it may be restricted in some areas. The usefulness of AWS Outposts for international enterprises may be impacted by availability.	Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros With its expertise in cloud-native storage solutions, SoftNAS enables enterprises to set up and maintain scalable Network-Attached Storage (NAS) systems across cloud providers, including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Cons Even though SoftNAS provides scalable options, businesses should carefully weigh the financial ramifications, particularly in cloud settings where usage-based storage prices may apply. Cost-effective configuration optimization is essential.
Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported	Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported
Company Information Amazon Founded: 1994 United States aws.amazon.com/outposts/	Company Information Buurst Founded: 2012 United States www.buurst.com/products/softnas/
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Categories Cloud Management Supported Data Center Management Supported	Categories Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Supported Cloud Management Supported Cloud Migration Supported Cloud Storage Supported Network Attached Storage (NAS) Supported Server Virtualization Supported Software-Defined Storage (SDS) Supported Virtual Desktop (VDI) Supported
	Cloud Management Features Access Control Not Supported Billing & Provisioning Not Supported Capacity Analytics Not Supported Cost Management Supported Demand Monitoring Not Supported Multi-Cloud Management Not Supported Performance Analytics Not Supported SLA Management Not Supported Supply Monitoring Not Supported Workflow Approval Not Supported Show More Features Cloud Storage Features Access Control Supported Archiving & Retention Not Supported Backup Not Supported Data Migration Supported Data Synchronization Not Supported Encryption Not Supported File Sharing Not Supported Version Control Not Supported Server Virtualization Features Audit Management Not Supported Health Monitoring Not Supported Live Machine Migration Not Supported Multi-OS Virtual Machines Not Supported Patching / Backup Not Supported Performance Log Not Supported Performance Optimization Supported Rapid Provisioning Supported Security Management Not Supported Type 1 / Type 2 Hypervisor Not Supported
Integrations AWS App Mesh Supported AWS Elastic Load Balancing Supported AWS Hybrid Cloud Supported Amazon Web Services (AWS) Not Supported Azure Marketplace Not Supported Carbonite Supported Cloudian Supported LDAP Not Supported Microsoft Azure Not Supported New Relic Supported OpenText Availability Supported VMware vSphere Not Supported Veeam Backup for AWS Supported Show More Integrations View All 8 Integrations	Integrations AWS App Mesh Not Supported AWS Elastic Load Balancing Not Supported AWS Hybrid Cloud Not Supported Amazon Web Services (AWS) Supported Azure Marketplace Supported Carbonite Not Supported Cloudian Not Supported LDAP Supported Microsoft Azure Supported New Relic Not Supported OpenText Availability Not Supported VMware vSphere Supported Veeam Backup for AWS Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 5 Integrations
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