AWS Storage Gateway vs Quantum StorNext
AWS Storage Gateway
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Quantum StorNext
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| Figure | AWS Storage Gateway | Quantum StorNext |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Cloud Storage Gateway Software | 7.7 (#12) | 7.2 (#18) |
| Encryption | Data transferred between gateway appliances and AWS is encrypted using SSL; stored data is encrypted by default with S3-SSE, with AWS KMS keys available as an option. | StorNext documentation describes client-side AES256 encryption for Q-Cloud policies and server-side AES256 options for supported object storage. |
| Purpose | AWS Storage Gateway connects on-premises applications to cloud storage while caching data locally for low-latency access. | StorNext is a shared-storage file system for collaboration and streaming workflows, with a unified namespace across flash, disk, object, and tape. |
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AWS Storage Gateway
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Quantum StorNext
Quantum StorNext has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.