Tech riderRev. 30 Sept 2026
DataCore SANsymphony
- 1Runs onAPI, self-hosted, Web, Windows
- 2Costsfree trial
- 3Point-in-time recoveryYes
- 4Immutable storageYes
- 5VM protectionYes
- 6Database protectionYes
- 7Deployment modelself hosted
7 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: datacore.com
Overview
DataCore SANsymphony is ranked #10 of 29 in software-defined storage software on Specifiction. It runs on API, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is no free plan. A free trial is offered.
DataCore SANsymphony plans and pricing
All plansEnterprise (EN) Not published Annual or multi-year term; price based on managed capacity in TB No maximum capacity per group · 1 TB minimum per node · Up to 64 nodes per group · 1 TB expansion steps datacore.com · 30 Sept 2026
Standard (ST) Not published Annual or multi-year term; price based on managed capacity in TB No maximum capacity per group · 1 TB minimum per node · Up to 64 nodes per group · 1 TB expansion steps datacore.com · 30 Sept 2026
Business (BZ) Not published Annual or multi-year term; price based on managed capacity in TB 100 TB maximum per group · 5 TB minimum per node · Up to 2 nodes per group · 1 TB expansion steps datacore.com · 30 Sept 2026
Backup Repository (BR) Not published Annual or multi-year term; price based on managed capacity in TB Backup and remote replication target · 25 TB minimum per node · Up to 2 nodes per group · 25 TB expansion steps · 2 concurrent storage-consuming hosts datacore.com · 30 Sept 2026
Compared on software-defined storage software
- Free plan
- Nodatacore.com
- Point-in-time recovery
- Yesdatacore.com
- Immutable storage
- Yesdatacore.com
- VM protection
- Yesdatacore.com
- Database protection
- Yesdatacore.com
- Deployment model
- self_hosteddatacore.com
Facts
- Product purpose
- SANsymphony is block-based software-defined storage for SAN and hyperconverged environments that pools heterogeneous storage and centrally manages capacity provisioning and data placement.datacore.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Performance
- It offers RAM caching, parallel I/O processing, auto-tiering, and load balancing across mixed storage hardware.datacore.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Availability and recovery
- Features include synchronous mirroring, asynchronous replication with failover and failback, snapshots, and continuous data protection.datacore.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Storage protocols
- The product lists NVMe, Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and SAS/SATA storage protocols; NFS and SMB access is supported through Windows File Server.datacore.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Management and automation
- Management options include a console UI, REST API, PowerShell API, plug-ins, provisioning, orchestration, and real-time and historical charts.datacore.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Security and resilience
- Listed data services include encryption and immutability, which DataCore describes as protecting recovery points against unauthorized tampering and deletion.datacore.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Analytics limitation
- DataCore Insight Services predictive analytics and cloud-based storage insights are available with SANsymphony term licenses.datacore.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Backup integration
- The product page says SANsymphony supports integration with backup tools, alongside snapshots and continuous data protection.datacore.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Deployment options
- DataCore describes storage virtualization, converged, hyperconverged, and hybrid-converged deployment options.datacore.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Who it is for
- The four editions are positioned for full-featured highest-performance use, midrange requirements, smaller demanding high-availability environments, and backup or replication targets.datacore.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Support and updates
- All four licensing editions include Premier Support and free product updates.datacore.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Evaluation limits
- A license key is not required to install and evaluate SANsymphony, but activation with a valid key is required within 30 days and some features are disabled or limited during the trial.docs.datacore.com · 30 Sept 2026
- System requirements
- SANsymphony server installations require Microsoft Windows Server 2016 through 2025; the documented minimum hardware includes 8 GB RAM and 20 GB local disk space.docs.datacore.com · 30 Sept 2026
Company
- Founded
- 1998datacore.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USAdatacore.com · 28 Sept 2026
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Sources
- datacore.com/products/sansymphony/· checked 30 Sept 2026
- datacore.com/products/sansymphony/features/· checked 30 Sept 2026
- datacore.com/products/sansymphony/licensing/· checked 30 Sept 2026
- docs.datacore.com/SSV-Webhelp/SSV-WebHelp/Prerequisites.h· checked 30 Sept 2026