No. 18 of 29 ·Software-Defined Storage Software

DataCore SANsymphony

Web · Windows · Self-hosted · API

Freedom report

One barScore 5.1

Free tierNo free tier on record
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely2 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

DataCore SANsymphony is ranked #18 of 29 in software-defined storage software on Freedom251. It runs on API, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is no free plan. A free trial is offered.

DataCore SANsymphony plans and pricing

All plans

Enterprise (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: No
Point-in-time recovery: Yes
Immutable storage: Yes
VM protection: Yes
Database protection: Yes
Deployment model: self_hosted

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The record

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.
Performance: It offers RAM caching, parallel I/O processing, auto-tiering, and load balancing across mixed storage hardware.
Availability and recovery: Features include synchronous mirroring, asynchronous replication with failover and failback, snapshots, and continuous data protection.
Storage protocols: The product lists NVMe, Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and SAS/SATA storage protocols; NFS and SMB access is supported through Windows File Server.
Management and automation: Management options include a console UI, REST API, PowerShell API, plug-ins, provisioning, orchestration, and real-time and historical charts.
Security and resilience: Listed data services include encryption and immutability, which DataCore describes as protecting recovery points against unauthorized tampering and deletion.
Analytics limitation: DataCore Insight Services predictive analytics and cloud-based storage insights are available with SANsymphony term licenses.
Backup integration: The product page says SANsymphony supports integration with backup tools, alongside snapshots and continuous data protection.
Deployment options: DataCore describes storage virtualization, converged, hyperconverged, and hybrid-converged deployment options.
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.
Support and updates: All four licensing editions include Premier Support and free product updates.
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.
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.
Founded: 1998

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Software-Defined Storage Software in 2026#18 of 29
Best Continuous Data Protection Software in 2026#19 of 26
Best Storage Management Software in 2026#18 of 26

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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