VAST Data Platform vs VMware vSAN

VAST Data Platform8.6Visit VVVMware vSAN8.3Visit

Higher score VAST Data Platform #5 in Software-Defined Storage Software 8.6/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit VAST Data

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

• VAST Data Platform fits best

  Elastic multi-protocol storage for data-intensive workloads

• VMware vSAN fits best

  VMware-centered virtual machine storage

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Side by side

Feature	VAST Data Platform 8.6/10 Visit ↗	VVVMware vSAN 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	8.3
Ranking	#5 in Software-Defined Storage Software	#8 in Software-Defined Storage Software
Best for	Elastic multi-protocol storage for data-intensive workloads	VMware-centered virtual machine storage
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Not checked yet
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Support	Email, Phone, Docs	Docs
Built for	Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features VAST Data Platform 0/4 · VMware vSAN 4/4
Replication	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Erasure coding	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Kubernetes support	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
S3-compatible access	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Deployment model	Not checked yet	Hybrid
Storage protocols	Not checked yet	Block; NFSv3; NFSv4.1; SMB; S3-compatible object storage
Maximum nodes	Not checked yet	64
Our review
Pros	Supports NFS, SMB, S3, and block access Combines snapshots, backups, and synchronous or asynchronous replication Offers cloud clusters and REST automation with Swagger documentation	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 Its breadth may exceed the needs of teams seeking narrow storage software Enterprise deployment spans appliances, cloud clusters, web, CLI, and REST interfaces	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	VAST Data Platform is an enterprise data platform for organizations managing AI, analytics, and other data-intensive workloads. It combines file, object, database, and compute services around a shared storage foundation. Access includes… 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

• VAST Data Platform — where it wins

  • Supports NFS, SMB, S3, and block access
  • Combines snapshots, backups, and synchronous or asynchronous replication
  • Offers cloud clusters and REST automation with Swagger documentation

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Its breadth may exceed the needs of teams seeking narrow storage software
  • Enterprise deployment spans appliances, cloud clusters, web, CLI, and REST interfaces

• 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

• VAST Data Platform8.6/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad, elastic storage platform for teams managing file, object, and block data.

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• VVVMware vSAN8.3/10 · Paid

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

  Visit VMware vSANFull verdict →