Tech riderRev. 22 Sept 2026
VMware vSAN
- 1Runs onNot stated by the maker
- 2CostsNot stated by the maker
- 3Deployment modelhybrid
- 4Storage protocolsBlock; NFSv3; NFSv4.1; SMB; S3-compatible object storage
- 5Maximum nodes64
- 6ReplicationYes
- 7Erasure codingYes
- 8Kubernetes supportYes
6 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: vmware.com
Overview
VMware vSAN is ranked #25 of 29 in software-defined storage software on Specifiction.
Compared on software-defined storage software
- Deployment model
- hybridvmware.com
- Storage protocols
- Block; NFSv3; NFSv4.1; SMB; S3-compatible object storagevmware.com
- Maximum nodes
- 64vmware.com
- Replication
- Yesvmware.com
- Erasure coding
- Yesvmware.com
- Kubernetes support
- Yesvmware.com
- S3-compatible access
- Yesvmware.com
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