QuantaStor vs. SoftNAS Comparison


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About QuantaStor is a unified Software-Defined Storage platform designed to scale up and out to make storage management easy while reducing overall enterprise storage costs. With support for all major file, block, and object protocols including iSCSI/FC, NFS/SMB, and S3, QuantaStor storage grids may be configured to address the needs of complex workflows which span sites and datacenters. QuantaStor’s storage grid technology is a built-in federated management system which enables QuantaStor servers to be combined together to simplify management and automation via CLI and REST APIs. The layered architecture of QuantaStor provides solution engineers with unprecedented flexibility and application design options that maximizes workload performance and fault-tolerance for a wide range of storage workloads. QuantaStor includes end-to-end security coverage enabling multi-layer data protection “on the wire” and “at rest” for enterprise and cloud storage deployments.		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 Supported Mac Supported Linux 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 Scale-out & Scale-up Software-Defined Storage for MSPs, gov, large and SME.		Audience DataOps, Data Engineering, Storage
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported		Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Supported		API Offers API Not Supported
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Pricing $/TB based on scale Subscription pricing is based on total raw capacity for the storage grid with greater discounting as total raw capacity increases. Software and support are bundled together with 1yr, 3yr, and 5yr subscriptions. All subscriptions include maintenance, upgrades and support. Free Version Supported Free Trial 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 4.7 / 5 features 4.7 / 5 design 4.7 / 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 from Real Users Pros Flexible storage solution. Supporting a majority of store output local S3, SMB, ISCIS. But fantastic per sales and support with a highly knowledgeable team to help with issues and quick resolution. A good alternative to Vmware vSAN. The unified storage grid creates a single storage platform to deploy file, block and object storage pools across multisites, simplifying management from a single web-based dashboard. Built atop a CEPH-based cluster architecture, removes the complexities of configuration while delivering a high-performance, low-latency (NVME SSD and NVMe-oF support) and highly scalable environments. Works well in multisite environments, as well as private and multi-cloud or hybrid cloud infrastructures. 20+ API integrations, including Veeam, Dropbox and Docker, increases your ROI for the storage investment with the ability to connect to all line of business apps. 1. Support File/Block/Object Storage types 2. Deploy clusters and create pool in only few steps 3. Easy to use for multi-site management 4. A variety of storage configurations with scalability 5. Quick support responses		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 OSNexus Founded: 2010 United States www.osnexus.com		Company Information Buurst Founded: 2012 United States www.buurst.com/products/softnas/
Alternatives IONOS Cloud Object Storage IONOS		Alternatives TrueNAS iXsystems
StorPool Storage StorPool		Zadara Zadara Storage
QCT QuantaGrid QCT		StoneFusion StoneFly
StorMagic SvHCI StorMagic		MayaNAS ZettaLane Systems
FalconStor FalconStor Software View All		StorPool Storage StorPool View All
Categories Backup Supported Block Storage Supported Data Replication Supported Encryption Supported Object Storage Supported Software-Defined Storage (SDS) 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
Show More Features Backup Features Backup Log Supported Backup Scheduling Supported Cloud Backup Supported Compression Supported Continuous Backup Not Supported Encryption Supported Incremental Backup Supported Local Server Options Supported Remote Server Options Supported Secure Data Storage Supported Web Access / Restoration Supported Data Replication Features Asynchronous Data Replication Supported Automated Data Retention Supported Continuous Replication Supported Cross-Platform Replication Supported Dashboard Supported Instant Failover Supported Orchestration Supported Remote Database Replication Supported Reporting / Analytics Supported Simulation / Testing Not Supported Synchronous Data Replication Supported Encryption Features Central Policy Enforcement Supported Drag & Drop UI Not Supported Email Encryption Not Supported Encryption Key Management Supported Endpoint Encryption Supported File Compression Supported File Encryption Supported Full Disk Encryption Supported Public Key Cryptography Supported Tokenization / Data Masking Supported		Show More Features 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 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 Microsoft Azure Supported Amazon S3 Supported Amazon Web Services (AWS) Not Supported Azure Marketplace Not Supported Docker Supported Grafana Cloud Supported IBM Cloud Supported IBM Cloud Object Storage Supported Kemp LoadMaster Supported LDAP Not Supported Mattermost Supported Nagios Core Supported PagerDuty Supported Rackspace OpenStack Supported Slack Supported VMware vSphere Not Supported Wasabi Supported Zabbix Supported Show More Integrations View All 14 Integrations		Integrations Microsoft Azure Supported Amazon S3 Not Supported Amazon Web Services (AWS) Supported Azure Marketplace Supported Docker Not Supported Grafana Cloud Not Supported IBM Cloud Not Supported IBM Cloud Object Storage Not Supported Kemp LoadMaster Not Supported LDAP Supported Mattermost Not Supported Nagios Core Not Supported PagerDuty Not Supported Rackspace OpenStack Not Supported Slack Not Supported VMware vSphere Supported Wasabi Not Supported Zabbix Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 5 Integrations
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