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StarWind SAN & NAS
Beverly, Massachusetts, USA
What it is
StarWind SAN & NAS turns one server or several servers into shared storage, deployed as a virtual machine or on bare metal. The Linux-based appliance uses ZFS and StarWind Virtual SAN and supports NFS, SMB, iSCSI, and NVMe-oF. Shared-storage use cases include VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, KVM, and Xen virtual machines. It can serve as a Veeam hardened backup repository or as a backup target for CommVault and Veritas. Management is available through web and text-based interfaces, a vCenter plugin, and command line. Local-disk redundancy can use ZFS, hardware RAID, or Linux MD/RAID. StarWind describes high availability, fault tolerance, and ZFS-based data integrity. Storage pools and user management are included. The product is labeled legacy, with June 26, 2023 listed as the latest release. Pricing is customized by request.
For and against
For
- Runs as a VM or on bare metal
- Supports NFS, SMB, iSCSI, and NVMe-oF
- Offers several management interfaces
- Provides multiple local-disk redundancy choices
- Free plan available
Against
- StarWind labels it a legacy product
- Latest listed release was June 26, 2023
- Standard pricing is not published
- Support options include separately described services
The verdict
StarWind SAN & NAS provides broad protocol, virtualization, backup, and management coverage for self-hosted shared storage. Its legacy status and customized pricing should be considered before adoption.
Who it suits
StarWind SAN & NAS suits organizations with limited budgets or IT resources that want shared storage from existing hardware. It also fits teams needing virtualization or backup targets and self-hosted management options.
Plans and prices
StarWind SAN & NAS
Legacy product; contact StarWind for pricing
Read 8 Oct 2026 · starwindsoftware.com
On the record
- Architecture
- The product is Linux-based and built on ZFS and StarWind Virtual SAN.starwindsoftware.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Audience
- StarWind describes it for organizations with low budgets and restricted IT resources that want to make efficient use of their hardware.starwindsoftware.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Backup integrations
- StarWind describes the product as a Veeam hardened backup repository and a backup target for CommVault and Veritas.starwindsoftware.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Latest documented integrations
- The release archive lists Veeam Hardened Repository integration in December 2022 and VMware VMFS datastore integration in June 2022.starwindsoftware.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Management
- The product provides a web UI, text-based UI, vCenter plugin, and command-line interface.starwindsoftware.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Pricing
- The product page links to a pricing request; StarWind's pricing page says it does not list standard prices because pricing is customized.starwindsoftware.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Product status
- StarWind labels SAN & NAS a legacy product.starwindsoftware.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Protocols
- The storage appliance supports NFS, SMB, iSCSI, and NVMe-oF.starwindsoftware.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- The software turns one server or a group of servers into a shared storage appliance, deployable as a VM or on bare metal.starwindsoftware.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Resilience
- The page describes high availability and fault tolerance for shared storage, and says users can select ZFS, hardware RAID, or Linux MD/RAID for local-disk redundancy.starwindsoftware.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Security and integrity
- StarWind says the Linux-based product uses ZFS features for data safety and data integrity, and describes its Veeam repository as ransomware-proof.starwindsoftware.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The product page advertises free migration assistance, remote troubleshooting, support SLAs under one hour, and optional ProActive Premium Support with 24/7/365 monitoring.starwindsoftware.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Updates
- The SAN & NAS release-notes archive lists its latest release as June 26, 2023, and labels the archive a legacy product.starwindsoftware.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Virtualization
- The product page names VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, KVM, and Xen virtual machines as shared-storage use cases.starwindsoftware.com · read 8 Oct 2026
