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NexentaStor vs Scality ARTESCA

NexentaStor

nexenta.com

Scality ARTESCA

artesca.scality.com

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FigureNexentaStorScality ARTESCA
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Free trialYesYes
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LinuxYesYes
APIYesYes
Self-hostedYesYes
Plans published12
Spec score · Storage Management Software8.0 (#8)7.6 (#15)
DeploymentIt can run on bare-metal hardware or in virtual machines on private cloud, including as a virtual storage appliance.ARTESCA can run as software on a customer’s own hardware or as a preconfigured hardware appliance.
HeadquartersChatsworth, California, USASan Francisco, California, United States
Intended usersNexenta describes NexentaStor as software-defined storage for enterprise applications and highlights databases, enterprise NAS, private cloud, backup, and archive workloads.Scality describes ARTESCA as intended for IT teams, managed service providers, and organizations with evolving workloads.
SecurityNexenta describes a joint NexentaStor and HyTrust KeyControl KMS setup for encrypted file shares; that page states FIPS 140-2 Level 1 validation and Level 3 compliance via HSM support for the combined capabilities.CORE5 includes five protection layers covering API, data, storage, geographic, and architecture levels.
SupportNexenta's product page directs prospective users to request a demo by contacting sales or to start a free enterprise trial.Scality advertises 24/7/365 expert support and publishes response targets of 15 minutes for P1, 4 business hours for P2, and 3 business days for P3.
What it doesNexentaStor provides unified file storage over NFS and SMB and block storage over Fibre Channel and iSCSI, scaling from terabytes to petabytes.ARTESCA is backup-first S3 object storage designed to protect backup data and support recovery.

Plans

NexentaStor

  • NexentaStor 5.0 + NexentaFusion 1.0$0.25, paid once

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Scality ARTESCA

  • ARTESCA free trialFree
  • ARTESCA subscriptionPriced on request

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