Qumulo Core vs VMware vSAN

Qumulo Core8.7Visit VVVMware vSAN8.3Visit

Higher score Qumulo Core #4 in Software-Defined Storage Software 8.7/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Qumulo

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VV VMware vSAN #8 in Software-Defined Storage Software 8.3/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit VMware vSAN

• Qumulo Core fits best

  Multi-protocol scale-out file and object storage

• VMware vSAN fits best

  VMware-centered virtual machine storage

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Side by side

Feature	Qumulo Core 8.7/10 Visit ↗	VVVMware vSAN 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.3
Ranking	#4 in Software-Defined Storage Software	#8 in Software-Defined Storage Software
Best for	Multi-protocol scale-out file and object storage	VMware-centered virtual machine storage
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 30-day trial	Not checked yet
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Support	Email, Phone, Live chat, Tickets, Docs · 24/7	Docs
Integrations	8 integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Enterprise, Mid-market	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Qumulo Core 4/4 · VMware vSAN 4/4
Replication	✓	✓
Erasure coding	✓	✓
Kubernetes support	✓	✓
S3-compatible access	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Hybrid	Hybrid
Storage protocols	NFS, SMB, S3, REST, FTP, FTPS	Block; NFSv3; NFSv4.1; SMB; S3-compatible object storage
Maximum nodes	Not checked yet	64
Our review
Pros	Supports NFS, SMB, S3, REST, FTP, and FTPS access Scales to a documented maximum of 265 nodes Combines replication, snapshots, analytics, encryption, and Kubernetes support	Pools local storage into shared datastores for virtual machines Combines block, file, replication, erasure coding, and Kubernetes CSI Supports clusters of up to 64 hosts
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales There is no free plan The 30-day trial is presented as a cloud trial	Native S3-compatible object storage is a technology preview Its strongest fit is the VMware virtualization ecosystem Designed primarily for mid-market and enterprise deployments
Our verdict	Qumulo Core is a software-defined, hardware-agnostic platform for storing, managing, and scaling unstructured file and object data. It is aimed at data-intensive organizations running workloads across on-premises infrastructure, public… Read the review →	VMware vSAN is a software-defined storage platform integrated into VMware’s hypervisor and virtualization stack. It pools local and direct-attached storage from ESXi hosts into shared vSAN datastores for virtual-machine and container… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Qumulo Core — where it wins

  • Supports NFS, SMB, S3, REST, FTP, and FTPS access
  • Scales to a documented maximum of 265 nodes
  • Combines replication, snapshots, analytics, encryption, and Kubernetes support

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • There is no free plan
  • The 30-day trial is presented as a cloud trial

• VMware vSAN — where it wins

  • Pools local storage into shared datastores for virtual machines
  • Combines block, file, replication, erasure coding, and Kubernetes CSI
  • Supports clusters of up to 64 hosts

  Where it doesn't

  • Native S3-compatible object storage is a technology preview
  • Its strongest fit is the VMware virtualization ecosystem
  • Designed primarily for mid-market and enterprise deployments

• Qumulo Core8.7/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  A broad, scale-out storage platform for organizations with multi-protocol workloads.

  Visit QumuloFull verdict →
• VVVMware vSAN8.3/10 · Paid

  A VMware-centered storage platform with broad protocols and strong virtualization integration.

  Visit VMware vSANFull verdict →