See the full list of top SDS vendors Bottom Line An excellent software-defined storage (SDS) option for government agencies, education institutions and other organizations that need to make the most of every dollar, DataCore promises an excellent price-to-performance ratio. It offers a low total cost of ownership while helping companies eliminate bottlenecks and increase availability. […]
See the full list of top SDS vendors
An excellent software-defined storage (SDS) option for government agencies, education institutions and other organizations that need to make the most of every dollar, DataCore promises an excellent price-to-performance ratio. It offers a low total cost of ownership while helping companies eliminate bottlenecks and increase availability.
Backing up its offering, DataCore is focused: It sells only two products, its SANsymphony SDS product and its Hyperconverged Virtual SAN. The company was an early pioneer of software-defined storage technology and has survived as a vendor as the technology has evolved.
DataCore claims that SANsymphony delivers a 5x boost in performance, decreases downtime by 100 percent and reduces storage costs by 50 percent. It also boasts the best price-per-performance in its class and the fastest response time. The product relies on the company’s unique Parallel I/O technology that speeds up applications.
Software-only (integrated appliances available through Lenovo)
N/A
Proprietary
Government, education, healthcare, others
DataCore boasts more than 10,000 customers, including NASA, Thorntons, Volkswagen, YMCA of Metro Milwaukee and Community Health Network.
Starts at $757 for a perpetual license with one year of support and software updates. Volume discounts are available, and government and education customers can also get discounts. Customers can request a quote from the DataCore website, and the product is available through resellers. A 30-day free trial is also available.
| DataCore SANsymphony | |
|---|---|
| Type of Product | Software-only (integrated appliances available through Lenovo) |
| Editions Available | N/A |
| License | Proprietary |
| Key features | ● Parallel I/O Technology for fast performance ● high availability ● efficient asynchronous replication ● continuous data protection ● low total cost of ownership (TCO) ● single-pane management |
| Target Industries | Government, education, healthcare, others |
| Pricing | $757 for perpetual license; discounts available. |
| DataCore SANsymphony | |
|---|---|
| Type of Product | Software-only (integrated appliances available through Lenovo) |
| Editions Available | N/A |
| License | Proprietary |
| Key features | ● Parallel I/O Technology for fast performance ● high availability ● efficient asynchronous replication ● continuous data protection ● low total cost of ownership (TCO) ● single-pane management |
| Target Industries | Government, education, healthcare, others |
| Pricing | $757 for perpetual license; discounts available. |
Cynthia Harvey is a freelance writer and editor based in the Detroit area. She has been covering the technology industry for more than fifteen years.
Enterprise Storage Forum offers practical information on data storage and protection from several different perspectives: hardware, software, on-premises services and cloud services. It also includes storage security and deep looks into various storage technologies, including object storage and modern parallel file systems. ESF is an ideal website for enterprise storage admins, CTOs and storage architects to reference in order to stay informed about the latest products, services and trends in the storage industry.
Property of TechnologyAdvice. © 2025 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved
Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.
