StorPool
Next-gen software-defined block storage for modern cloud infrastructure
About StorPool
StorPool is a distributed, software-defined block storage platform that turns standard servers into a fast, scalable shared storage system for public, private, and hyperconverged KVM clouds. It replaces SANs and all-flash arrays and is delivered as a fully managed service, with StorPool engineers designing, deploying, monitoring, and tuning each cluster. The company also offers StorPool One, a turnkey KVM virtualization stack aimed at teams leaving VMware.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Very low latency and high IOPS on commodity servers; reviewers report it outperforming their previous all-flash arrays
- Runs on standard hardware from any vendor, avoiding proprietary storage arrays and lock-in
- Fully managed model: StorPool engineers deploy, monitor, and tune the cluster around the clock
- Broad native integrations with OpenStack, CloudStack, OpenNebula, Proxmox, and Kubernetes
- Strong data protection with triple replication, end-to-end checksums, and no single point of failure
- Non-disruptive upgrades and configuration changes
Cons
- No public pricing; every deployment requires a sales conversation and custom quote
- Built for cloud builders, MSPs, and enterprises, so it is overkill for small teams or single-server setups
- The GUI focuses on monitoring and stats; day-to-day operations lean on the CLI and API
- VMware support has historically been more limited than its KVM integrations
- Few recent public user reviews to compare against
Key Features
Distributed shared-nothing block storage
Pools drives across standard servers into one shared block storage system with no single point of failure, quoted at sub-100µs latency and scaling to 60 PB.
Three-way synchronous replication
Keeps three copies of data on different physical servers so clusters survive simultaneous drive failures or silent data corruption.
Erasure coding
Version 21 adds erasure coding with per-volume policies and delayed batch encoding to cut raw capacity needs with little performance impact.
End-to-end data integrity
A proprietary 64-bit end-to-end checksum protects data from silent corruption across the whole I/O path.
Snapshots, backups, and disaster recovery
Copy-on-write snapshots, off-site backups, and the VolumeCare and Disaster Recovery Engine tooling cover backup and failover/failback.
Cloud platform integrations
Native drivers and plugins for OpenStack (Cinder/Nova), CloudStack, OpenNebula, Proxmox VE, Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager, VMware, and Kubernetes via a CSI driver.
Data tiering
Run multiple storage pools with different performance characteristics on a single cluster to serve mixed workloads.
In-service upgrades and online config changes
Upgrade between releases and change volume, cluster, or failover settings without interrupting running workloads.
Fully managed storage service
StorPool's team handles design, deployment, 24/7/365 monitoring, tuning, and maintenance in a storage-as-a-service model.
StorPool One turnkey KVM cloud
A pre-integrated bundle of OS, KVM hypervisor, cloud management platform, SDN, and StorPool storage, supported end to end as a VMware alternative.
Pricing
- 48-hour dedicated lab slot
- Pre-configured environment
- Engineer-guided testing with your workloads
- Measurable performance results
- Pay-as-you-grow subscription
- Software license, proactive monitoring, DR, and analytics included
- Optional fully managed service
- 24/7/365 expert support
- Pay-per-use subscription
- OS, KVM, cloud management, SDN, and storage bundle
- Full-stack support
- Migration and cutover help from VMware
Best For
Public cloud and IaaS providers
Back customer-facing VMs and volumes with low-latency, highly available block storage that scales out on standard servers.
Private and hyperconverged KVM clouds
Replace SANs or all-flash arrays in OpenStack, CloudStack, OpenNebula, or Proxmox environments with distributed storage.
Shared hosting and MSPs
Run dense virtualized hosting platforms with storage that StorPool monitors and maintains for you.
Kubernetes persistent volumes
Provide fast persistent volumes to large bare-metal Kubernetes clusters and KubeVirt VMs through the CSI driver.
VMware exit
Move off Broadcom-licensed VMware to the StorPool One turnkey KVM stack with managed migration and DR readiness.
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