DataCore SANsymphony vs Dell PowerPath comparison

DataCore and Dell Technologies are both solutions in the Storage Software category. DataCore is ranked #2 with an average rating of 9.4, while Dell Technologies is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.8. DataCore holds a 29.9% mindshare in SS, compared to Dell Technologies’s 14.6% mindshare. Additionally, 97% of DataCore users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Dell Technologies users who would recommend it.

DataCore SANsymphony

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97% willing to recommend

Dell PowerPath

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100% willing to recommend

DataCore SANsymphony

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We performed a comparison between DataCore SANsymphony and Dell PowerPath based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Storage Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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DataCore SANsymphony vs. Dell PowerPath

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Categories and Ranking

DataCore SANsymphony

Ranking in Storage Software

2nd

Average Rating

9.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Software Defined Storage (SDS) (5th), HCI (7th), Storage Performance (2nd)

Dell PowerPath

Ranking in Storage Software

3rd

Average Rating

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Storage Software category, the mindshare of DataCore SANsymphony is 29.9%, up from 26.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dell PowerPath is 14.6%, up from 9.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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TempreviewerD

Architecte Principal at Orange

Robust with good replication and access protection

The solution is constantly evolving. Recently, deduplication and compression have been further improved to meet customer needs, and updates are easily implemented without stopping production. The update assistant checks the state of health before using good practices, during checks that the data is still presented for service continuity, and afterward, if the actions carried out are indeed active. Technical support is truly available even without a production incident. This is really essential right now.

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Derrick Brockel

Senior Manager of Operations at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

A resilient and reliable solution that has many load-balancing technologies and provides high availability

People who want to buy the solution must create a scorecard of Dell PowerPath against other products. They must run database tests. They must consider factors like pricing, performance, ease of use, visibility, and reliability. They must also run tests to understand which product recovers faster. Overall, I rate the tool an eight out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The documentation repository is really useful and kept updated."

"It allows data to be available from two DataCore servers."

"The ability to pool the storage to leverage thin-provisioning is a huge saving in space and costs."

"The synchronous mirror allows us to operate a fully redundant storage solution that is distributed across two sites."

"Continuous data protection (CDP), can be used to "protect" again ransomware by recording all write on disk in a log. You can recover your data with incredible time granularity."

"The dashboard is very intuitive, and there are many counters to diagnose what happens during a short period (like when a backup is in progress)."

"It is a very stable solution."

"Supporting of Automated-Storage-Tiering (AST) is a good feature that saves money."

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"The user interface is good."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is migration without disruptions."

"The solution has improved our performance, reliability, and redundancy."

"We have found the solution to be quite flexible and very scalable."

"It provides a high availability and will increase the performance of any server or operating system."

"The product is very reliable."

"OS-aware multipathing is a valuable feature of the product."

"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that disaster recovery scenarios are very good and easy to use in Dell PowerPath since it is available in a simplified form."

Cons

"NVMeoF should be implemented. This protocol will play a major role in storage infrastructure in the future."

"Unified storage (all block, objects, and files) should be in a single storage pool with unified storage concepts, hence providing the user with whatever they want."

"I would like to see SMPA (Shared Multi-Port Array) technology developed with the aim of allowing a configuration identical to other storage arrays."

"DataCore needs a more efficient and better way to keep track of metrics and counters so that we can do baseline analysis to measure performance."

"Its interface could be better."

"There is room for improvement in the graphical interface."

"I still see room for improvement with DataCore SANsymphony in the area of alarm and task management."

"DataCore should integrate its own file server into SANsymphony."

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"The product must adapt to other storage technologies like HPE 3PAR."

"The solution should provide extensive reports on backups and backup failures."

"The product's price is an area of concern where improvements are required."

"The technical support is good but they are not available all the time."

"Although PowerPath is very mature and has been on the market for more than 15 years there are still a lot of bugs that have been profiled with PowerPath, specifically, during any OS upgrade."

"While I utilize it for data migration, I would love to do that data migration in a GUI from an ease of use perspective."

"Customers do not choose PowerPath unless they have Unix or Linux."

"The solution is quite stable, although they have not quite worked out all of the kinks."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"DataCore SANsymphony's pricing is very high and should be much cheaper."

"Pricing has improved but it is still expensive."

"The pricing and licensing are better with DataCore."

"It is relatively expensive, and the additional costs for hardware and storage can make it a significant investment for customers."

"This product has a good ratio between quality and price. In many cases, it's less expensive to work with DataCore than other storage systems."

"The cost is at the same level as other storage solutions and it is easy to understand the licensing."

"We have licensing costs on a yearly basis. They charge per terabyte, so in terms of cost, it can be very costly. They have three different features, and you have to pay extra for those."

"In my case, the licensing per terabytes is very high and it must be licensed for each extra functionality."

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"The product is a little bit expensive."

"The price of the solution is fair."

"There are no additional costs associated with the product."

"The solution is expensive."

"Pricing is good. I don't have any issues with the pricing of this solution."

"I rate the product's price an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is affordable, and ten is really expensive. Dell PowerPath is an expensive tool."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

19%

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

Transportation Company

14%

Healthcare Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Government

10%

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for DataCore SANsymphony SDS?

The cost changed from a perpetual license to a subscription model, and it seems reasonable. I am technical personnel and not deeply involved in sales, but the pricing appears fine.

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What do you like most about DataCore SANsymphony?

The dashboard is very intuitive, and there are a lot of counters to diagnose what happens during a short period (like when a backup is in progress).

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What needs improvement with DataCore SANsymphony?

In my opinion, there should be improvements in how to get and filter logs. However, this is not a frequent need because they have great support that offers quick and knowledgeable assistance. Other...

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What do you like most about Dell PowerPath?

The solution has improved our performance, reliability, and redundancy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell PowerPath?

The product is a little bit expensive. It is a little pricey because it provides multipathing with other OSs. I rate the pricing a five out of ten.

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What needs improvement with Dell PowerPath?

The product must adapt to other storage technologies like HPE 3PAR. When we use 3PAR storage, we have to use another technology to load balance. The product must be integrated with other products l...

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Also Known As

DataCore Virtual SAN

PowerPath

Overview

Experience peace of mind with DataCore SANsymphony, the ultimate software-defined storage solution alleviating storage management challenges. Say goodbye to the complexities of managing different storage tiers and disruptions with SANsymphony's block-level storage virtualization technology, empowering you to automate capacity provisioning and data placement across diverse storage environments including SAN, DAS, HCI, and JBOD. Break down silos, control data placement, meet business continuity objectives, boost performance, and seamlessly expand or refresh hardware with SANsymphony. Benefit from features like asynchronous replication for disaster recovery, minimizing data loss, accelerating application responsiveness, and integrating new technology non-disruptively. Trusted by industry leaders like NASA, Thorntons, Inc., and TUI Cruises, DataCore SANsymphony guarantees unparalleled flexibility, scalability, and reliability, ensuring uninterrupted data access and application availability while reducing storage costs and inefficiencies.

DataCore

EMC PowerPath: Host-based software for automated data path management, failover and recovery, and optimized load balancing. PowerPath automates, standardizes, and optimizes data paths in physical and virtual environments as well as cloud deployments to deliver high availability and performance.

AUTOMATE FAILOVER/RECOVERY

PowerPath automates data path failover and recovery to ensure applications are always available and remain operational.

OPTIMIZE LOAD BALANCING

Adjust I/O paths constantly to leverage all available data paths and to monitor and rebalance the dynamic environment for the best application performance.

STANDARDIZE PATH MANAGEMENT

Simplify and standardize data path management across heterogeneous physical and virtual environments as well as cloud deployments.

Dell Technologies

Sample Customers

Volkswagen , Maimonides Medical Center, NASA, Thorntons, Inc., TUI, ISCO Industries, Pee Dee Electric Cooperative, United Financial Credit Union, Derby Supply Chain Solutions, Mission Community Hospital, Bellarmine College Preparatory, Colby-Sawyer College, Mount Sinai Health System, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, Quorn Foods, Bitburger, University of Birmingham, Stadtverwaltung Heidelberg, NetEnt to name a few.

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