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 Mac Linux Cloud On-Premises iPhone iPad Android Chromebook		Platforms Supported Windows Mac Linux Cloud On-Premises iPhone iPad Android Chromebook
Audience Scale-out & Scale-up Software-Defined Storage for MSPs, gov, large and SME.		Audience DataOps, Data Engineering, Storage
Support Phone Support 24/7 Live Support Online		Support Phone Support 24/7 Live Support Online
API Offers API		API Offers API
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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 Free Trial		Pricing SotNAS is priced by the data performance needed and not the amount of data stored. Free Version Free Trial
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 Webinars Live Online In Person		Training Documentation Webinars Live Online In Person
Company Information OSNexus Founded: 2010 United States www.osnexus.com		Company Information Buurst Founded: 2012 United States www.buurst.com/products/softnas/
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FalconStor FalconStor Software		StoneFusion StoneFly
QCT QuantaGrid QCT		MayaNAS ZettaLane Systems
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Categories Backup Block Storage Data Replication Encryption Object Storage Software-Defined Storage (SDS)		Categories Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Cloud Management Cloud Migration Cloud Storage Network Attached Storage (NAS) Server Virtualization Software-Defined Storage (SDS) Virtual Desktop (VDI)
Show More Features Backup Features Backup Log Backup Scheduling Cloud Backup Compression Continuous Backup Encryption Incremental Backup Local Server Options Remote Server Options Secure Data Storage Web Access / Restoration Data Replication Features Asynchronous Data Replication Automated Data Retention Continuous Replication Cross-Platform Replication Dashboard Instant Failover Orchestration Remote Database Replication Reporting / Analytics Simulation / Testing Synchronous Data Replication Encryption Features Central Policy Enforcement Drag & Drop UI Email Encryption Encryption Key Management Endpoint Encryption File Compression File Encryption Full Disk Encryption Public Key Cryptography Tokenization / Data Masking		Show More Features Cloud Management Features Access Control Billing & Provisioning Capacity Analytics Cost Management Demand Monitoring Multi-Cloud Management Performance Analytics SLA Management Supply Monitoring Workflow Approval Cloud Storage Features Access Control Archiving & Retention Backup Data Migration Data Synchronization Encryption File Sharing Version Control Server Virtualization Features Audit Management Health Monitoring Live Machine Migration Multi-OS Virtual Machines Patching / Backup Performance Log Performance Optimization Rapid Provisioning Security Management Type 1 / Type 2 Hypervisor
Integrations Microsoft Azure Amazon S3 Amazon Web Services (AWS) Azure Marketplace Docker Grafana Cloud IBM Cloud IBM Cloud Object Storage Kemp LoadMaster LDAP Mattermost Nagios Core PagerDuty Rackspace OpenStack Slack VMware vSphere Wasabi Zabbix Show More Integrations View All 14 Integrations		Integrations Microsoft Azure Amazon S3 Amazon Web Services (AWS) Azure Marketplace Docker Grafana Cloud IBM Cloud IBM Cloud Object Storage Kemp LoadMaster LDAP Mattermost Nagios Core PagerDuty Rackspace OpenStack Slack VMware vSphere Wasabi Zabbix Show More Integrations View All 5 Integrations
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