Nasuni
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What is Nasuni
Nasuni is a hybrid cloud file storage platform that uses public cloud object storage as the authoritative data store and provides on-premises or edge file access through Nasuni appliances (virtual or hardware). It targets mid-market and enterprise IT teams that need centralized file services, multi-site collaboration, and protection for unstructured data across offices and remote locations. The platform combines global file locking, snapshots, and centralized management to support distributed file workloads while keeping data in cloud object storage.
Cloud-backed global file services
Nasuni stores file data in cloud object storage while presenting standard SMB/NFS file shares to users through edge appliances. This model supports multi-site access with centralized control and reduces reliance on traditional branch file servers. It is well-suited to organizations consolidating unstructured data while maintaining local-like access patterns at remote sites.
Built-in snapshot-based recovery
Nasuni includes frequent, immutable snapshot capabilities that enable point-in-time restore for files and folders. This supports operational recovery use cases such as accidental deletion, corruption, and some ransomware recovery workflows. Recovery is typically performed without requiring a separate backup product for the same file data set, depending on retention and compliance needs.
Centralized multi-site administration
The platform provides centralized management for policies, capacity, and monitoring across multiple Nasuni appliances and locations. This helps standardize file services configuration across distributed sites and simplifies lifecycle operations such as provisioning and scaling. It can reduce administrative overhead compared with managing many independent file servers and replication jobs.
Not a general-purpose backup
Nasuni focuses on file services and protection for unstructured file data rather than full-system backup for endpoints, databases, or application workloads. Organizations often still need separate backup and recovery tooling for non-file data sources and for broader compliance requirements. This can increase overall architecture complexity when a single vendor is desired for all data protection.
Performance depends on edge design
User experience depends on appliance sizing, cache configuration, and WAN connectivity to the underlying cloud object store. Workloads with high write rates, low-latency requirements, or large numbers of small-file operations may require careful tuning and may not match the performance profile of dedicated high-performance NAS in all scenarios. Multi-site collaboration behavior also depends on locking and synchronization patterns across locations.
Ongoing cloud and egress costs
Because the authoritative copy resides in public cloud object storage, total cost includes cloud storage, API operations, and potential data egress charges. Large restores, migrations, or cross-region access patterns can materially affect costs depending on the cloud provider and architecture. Budgeting typically requires joint planning across storage, networking, and cloud-finance stakeholders.
Plan & Pricing
Pricing model: Pay-as-you-grow (subscription licensed by usable capacity: TB/year). Typically sold as multi-year contracts (commonly 3-year contracts) and paid annually.
Free tier/trial: 14-day fully-functional evaluation of the Nasuni Edge Appliance (evaluation/virtual appliance). (See Notes)
Example costs (official Nasuni pages showing example MSRPs / example quotes):
- Example: $132,770 per year for 150 TB deployment (≈ $885/TB/year) — listed as an MSRP example in Nasuni buyer’s guide.
- Example: $116,250 per year for a different 150 TB Nasuni deployment (≈ $775/TB/year) — listed as an MSRP example in Nasuni buyer’s guide.
- Example (blog/case example): Nasuni Advanced annual subscription – $325,500 (case-specific example shown on nasuni.com blog).
Add-ons & commercial notes (official site):
- Ransomware Protection Add-On: listed on Nasuni pricing page as a fixed-capacity, per-year add-on; official site instructs to contact for pricing/quote.
- Multi-Site Collaboration Add-On: listed as a fixed-capacity, per-year add-on; contact for pricing/quote.
- Nasuni licensing page indicates TB/Year billing, 3-year contract, paid annually; site also directs customers to contact Nasuni or authorized resellers for list pricing or quotes.
Discounts / purchasing:
- Reserve capacity and lower costs available via 1- and 3-year commitments and capacity tiers (site mentions reserve capacity with 1- and 3-year commitments and 10/100 TB increments in buyer’s guide).
- Nasuni also offers procurement via partners and cloud marketplaces; TCO calculator and custom TCO analyses available on site.
Key official references / notes:
- Nasuni pricing page states: “Contact us for list pricing or a quote through an authorized reseller.”
- Official documentation states a free 14-day trial for the Nasuni Edge Appliance and describes trial behavior and upgrade path.
(Above figures are presented on Nasuni’s own site as example MSRPs / example quotes; Nasuni’s pricing pages instruct prospective customers to contact Nasuni or resellers for current list pricing and quotes.)
Seller details
Nasuni Corporation
Boston, MA, USA
2009
Private
https://www.nasuni.com/
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