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QStar Archive Manager
Denver, Colorado, United States
What it is
QStar Archive Manager brings tape libraries, object and cloud storage, disk arrays, WORM, and optical libraries into an active archive presented through file system or cloud interfaces. It can expose these sources as a mounted file system or folder, with access through POSIX or Windows NTFS and exports via NFS, SMB, FTP, and the Amazon S3 API. Data written through one protocol can be read through another. QStar says existing applications can use standard file system and cloud interfaces without modification. The product supports retention policies, legal holds, immutable archiving, and search and restore. An OpenJDK-based graphical interface supports local or remote administration; web services are available for integration, monitoring, and management. QStar lists Windows Server and Linux distributions for versions 6.1 and 7.0; Windows 10 and 11 are for testing and demo use only. The product is paid, with pricing on request. Customers and channel partners may request a limited-time evaluation by describing their environment.
For and against
For
- Combines multiple storage types in one mounted archive.
- Supports retention policies, legal hold, and immutable archiving.
- Offers search and restore capabilities.
- Supports mixed-protocol read and write access.
Against
- Pricing is available on request.
- Windows 10 and 11 are limited to testing and demos.
- Support, upgrades, and bug fixes require a valid contract.
The verdict
QStar Archive Manager is designed for organizations that need to manage varied storage sources through shared archive interfaces. Buyers should account for its contract requirement for technical support, upgrades, and bug fixes, and request pricing directly.
Who it suits
QStar identifies medium and large companies managing enterprise data as its intended users, including organizations in healthcare, financial services, telecoms, manufacturing, broadcast, legal, and government. It may suit teams consolidating multiple archive storage types behind familiar interfaces.
Plans and prices
QStar Archive Manager
Pricing not listed; contact QStar for more information, a demo or product evaluation
Read 8 Oct 2026 · qstar.com
On the record
- Access
- It provides POSIX or Windows NTFS file system access and exports archives using NFS, SMB, FTP and Amazon S3 API protocols.qstar.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Administration
- An OpenJDK-based graphical interface supports local or remote administration, and web services support integration, monitoring and management.qstar.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Evaluation
- Customers and channel partners can request a limited-time product evaluation by submitting details about their environment; the page does not specify evaluation duration.qstar.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Existing applications
- QStar says applications can access its archive through standard file system and cloud interfaces without modification.qstar.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- QStar says its solutions are intended for medium and large companies managing enterprise data and identifies industries including healthcare, financial services, telecoms, manufacturing, broadcast, legal and government.qstar.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Mixed protocols
- Data written using one protocol can be read using another protocol.qstar.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- QStar Archive Manager virtualizes tape libraries, object storage, disk arrays and private, public or hybrid cloud behind file system or cloud interfaces to create an active archive.qstar.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- QStar describes its active archive as a secure, high-capacity environment and says it can keep archive data within a secure network for long periods.qstar.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Storage types
- The product can manage tape libraries, object storage, cloud storage, WORM and optical libraries as a single mounted file system or folder.qstar.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Supported operating systems
- The maker lists Windows Server and Linux distributions for Archive Manager versions 6.1 and 7.0; Windows 10 and 11 are limited to testing and demo use.qstar.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Support eligibility
- Telephone technical support, upgrades and bug fixes require a valid support contract.qstar.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Support options
- QStar lists Silver software phone support during regional standard hours and Gold support 24×7, 365 days a year.qstar.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Training and services
- QStar offers product training and professional services including migration, analysis, custom implementation and programming; end-user training is quoted through a sales representative.qstar.com · read 8 Oct 2026
