StarWind Virtual SAN vs VMware vSAN
| StarWind Virtual SAN | VMware vSAN | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | |
| Free trial | Yes | |
| Paid from | Free | |
| Platforms | Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows | |
| Free plan | Yes | |
| Storage protocols | iSCSI, SMB3, NFSv4.1, NVMe-oF, iSER | Block; NFSv3; NFSv4.1; SMB; S3-compatible object storage |
| Deployment | on_prem | |
| Capacity monitoring | Yes | |
| Performance optimization | Yes | |
| Deployment model | hybrid | |
| Maximum nodes | 64 | |
| Replication | Yes | |
| Erasure coding | Yes | |
| Kubernetes support | Yes | |
| S3-compatible access | Yes |
Listed together in Best Software-Defined Storage Software