OpenDrives Astraeus vs StarWind Virtual SAN
OpenDrives Astraeus
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| Figure | OpenDrives Astraeus | StarWind Virtual SAN |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 5 |
| Spec score · Storage Management Software | 7.7 (#11) | 8.4 (#3) |
| Deployment | Astraeus is described as supporting deployment across on-premises, public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud environments. | It can run as Windows-native software in a Hyper-V partition or as a Linux-based virtual machine on a chosen hypervisor. |
| Founded | 2011 | 2003 |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, United States | Beverly, Massachusetts, USA |
| Purpose | Astraeus is a cloud-native data services platform for configuring, orchestrating, and deploying mission-critical applications across on-premises, public, private, or hybrid environments. | StarWind Virtual SAN is software that replaces physical shared SAN storage and targets Enterprise ROBO, SMB and Edge environments. |
| Support | OpenDrives invites qualified candidates to contact [email protected] about the Astraeus Early Adopter Program. | VSAN Free is self-supported or community-supported through StarWind Forums, while the paid edition includes deployment, configuration, integration and responsive technical support. |
| Target users | OpenDrives positions Astraeus for organizations seeking to unify data sources, manage data sprawl, and deploy cloud-native applications without re-architecting workflows. | StarWind says Virtual SAN is designed and priced for SMB, ROBO and Edge deployments. |
Plans
StarWind Virtual SAN
- StarWind Virtual SAN FreeFree
- Virtual SAN FreeFree
- DatacenterPriced on request
- EnterprisePriced on request
- StarWind Virtual SANPriced on request
In their own words
OpenDrives Astraeus
OpenDrives Astraeus has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
StarWind Virtual SAN
StarWind Virtual SAN is software designed to replace physical shared SAN storage in SMB, ROBO, and Edge environments. It provides fault tolerance and high availability starting with two nodes, and supports iSCSI, SMB3, NFS v4.1, VVols iSCSI, NVMe over Fabrics, and iSER. Deployment options include Windows-native software in a Hyper-V partition or a Linux-based virtual machine on a chosen hypervisor. An HTML5 console is used to monitor and manage hardware and software resources. Listed reliability features include ZFS self-healing, AI-powered telemetry, and call-home systems. Supported hypervisor versions include VMware vSphere ESXi 8.0 or later, Windows Server Hyper-V 2019 or later, oVirt/OLVM/RHV 4.4 or later, Proxmox VE 9.1 or later, and XCP-ng 8.3 or later. The free edition is self- or community-supported, and its comparison lists web UI support for KVM only; paid editions list KVM, Hyper-V, and ESXi. A 30-day trial is available, while paid pricing is on request.