--- title: VMware vSAN url: https://www.vmware.com/products/cloud-infrastructure/vsan description: Reduce storage costs and complexity with VMware vSAN, the simplest path to HCI and hybrid cloud. --- # VMware vSAN Reduce storage cost and complexity with VMware vSAN, the integrated, multi-purpose storage for VMware Cloud Foundation and vSphere Foundation. [Try hands-on Lab](https://labs.hol.vmware.com/HOL/catalogs/lab/27712) [See What's New](https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2026/05/05/announcing_vsan_in_vcf_9-1/) New Research from S&P Global – Strategic Recommendations for Modernizing Recovery [DOWNLOAD PAPER](https://www.vmware.com/docs/451-research-pathfinder-paper-modernizing-recovery) ## Integrated Storage for Your Private Cloud ### Lower Cost Storage without Compromise Reduce storage total cost of ownership by 39% or more while meeting SLAs. Save on capital costs by using industry-standard components and reduce operational expenses through simplified workflows and a high degree of automation. - [VIEW THE INFOGRAPHIC](https://www.vmware.com/docs/lower-cost-storage-without-compromise) ### Storage Services at the Speed of Business Reduce time-to-market for new applications through developer self-service, multi-tenancy, integrated data services and native file and object storage. - [View the Infographic](https://www.vmware.com/docs/storage-services-at-the-speed-of-business-infographic) ### Secure and Cyber Resilient Storage Simplify the protection and cyber recovery of your most critical workloads with a hardened, fully-integrated storage solution that expedites cyber recovery and lowers cost. - WATCH THE VIDEO ### Storage Platform for All Workloads Deploy vSAN across environments and experience consistent performance, resilience, operations and capabilities. Start small with as few as three nodes and scale up to 64 nodes at multi-petabyte scale per cluster; vSAN provides enterprise-class storage to both traditional virtual machines and containers. - [VIEW THE DATASHEET](https://www.vmware.com/docs/vmware-vsan-datasheet) ## Consistent Performance for All Your Workloads vSAN offers high throughput, low latency storage for your most mission-critical applications. Power your workloads with up to 300k IOPS per node with sub-millisecond latency. Outperform legacy storage arrays during failure conditions through vSAN’s distributed, scale-out architecture. Efficiency without impact: vSAN has consistent performance regardless of deduplication, compression and resilience level. Scale storage performance and capacity linearly, avoiding the technical and financial challenges of scale-up architecture. - [VIEW WHITEPAPER](https://www.vmware.com/docs/vmware-vsan-8-express-storage-architecture-on-intel-fourth-generation-xeon-scalable-processors) - [READ THE BLOG](https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2025/04/16/vsan-esa-beats-performance-of-top-storage-array-for-large-financial-firm/) ## Protect, Secure and Recover with Ease Protect your most sensitive data and keep it available with integrated snapshots, software-based encryption and replication. ### Native, High-Performance Snapshots Protect data locally with immutable, high-performance snapshots. A simple-to-use UI speeds protection, revert, restore and recover operations. ### Software-Based Encryption Secure your data with software-defined, FIPS 140-3 validated encryption for data-at-rest and in-flight. ### Replication for Any VM to vSAN Replicate any VCF VM on any storage to a remote vSAN storage cluster to mitigate site-level outages. ### Cyber Recovery Clusters Power an on-premises isolated recovery environment (IRE) on a vSAN cyber recovery cluster. Integrated with VMware Site Recovery Manager and VMware Advanced Cyber Compliance for DR and cyber recovery. - [Read the Blog](https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2025/11/18/enhance-the-value-of-vsan-data-protection-with-vmware-advanced-cyber-compliance/) ## Address Key Uses - Business-Critical Apps - VDI - Edge - Disaster and Cyber Recovery - Cloud Native Applications ### Business-Critical Applications Achieve high performance for your most vital apps. Expedite deployment with highly automated processes and reduce storage costs compared to legacy storage solutions. ### Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Improve your user experience and get superior desktop and app performance at scale, with resources that precisely match your growth requirements. ### Edge Boost local IT performance by managing it from your data center. Start with a small physical footprint of just two nodes and expand as needed. vSAN provides robust performance, resilience and data services regardless of deployment. ### Disaster and Cyber Recovery Lower recovery costs by using industry-standard servers. Automate protection for any VM, replicate the VM to a remote vSAN datastore and protect the data with immutable vSAN snapshots. Recover rapidly from a ransomware attack by combining a vSAN cyber recovery cluster with VMware Advanced Cyber Compliance. ### Cloud Native Applications Run, monitor and manage storage for containers and virtual machines on the same platform. Cloud-native storage provides comprehensive data management for both stateless and stateful applications. ## Enterprises Rely on vSAN ![CID](https://www.vmware.com/media/blt8c9a8aaca0ffd4ac/bltf8ead978654a6cbb/69f9cdea3063b0e584a3280d/cid-logo-black-tm-336x144.jpg) VMware vSAN Express Storage Architecture means our developers can focus on their work, with storage infrastructure on demand. They can go for it and be creative. This is the chassis for business success. **Rouven Lörch, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Founder, CID** ![Audi](https://www.vmware.com/media/blt8c9a8aaca0ffd4ac/blt853b6ba8239ba5ac/69f9cdc98a644d45b2a6ebd8/audi-336x144.jpg) The implementation of vSAN as a synchronously replicated storage solution for multiple VCF instances in production has been seamless. This has greatly enhanced our infrastructure's reliability and performance. **Christopher Kolb, domain architect for the EC4P, Audi** - [Read the Blog](https://www.broadcom.com/company/news/articles/customers/audi-manufacturing-efficiency-vmware-cloud-foundation) ![Japan Weather Association](https://www.vmware.com/media/blt8c9a8aaca0ffd4ac/blt21f60324a3d7c93b/69f9cd923063b002cfa327fb/japan-weather-association-336x144.jpg) Processing times have also become faster, which is vital in situations where information needs to be delivered as soon as possible. **Mr. Hideyuki Kurata, CIO, Japan Weather Association** - [Read the Case Study](https://www.vmware.com/docs/JWA-Builds-Resilient-Private-Cloud-Powered-By-VMware-Cloud-Foundation) ![Grinnell Mutual](https://www.vmware.com/media/blt8c9a8aaca0ffd4ac/blt54f39b10ed455346/69f9cd50cfd6c77703e0c16b/grinnell-mutual-336x144.jpg) By going with vSAN over a discrete storage appliance, we could save a million dollars upfront, not even factoring in today’s prices. **Jeremy Wright, director of IT infrastructure, Grinnell Mutual** - [Read the Blog](https://www.broadcom.com/company/news/articles/explore/punching-above-its-weight-grinnell-mutuals-1m-win-with-vmware-cloud-foundation) ## Resources ### [FAQ](https://www.vmware.com/docs/vmw-vsan-faqs) View common question and answers about vSAN. ### [Find a Partner](https://partnerportal.broadcom.com) Use the Broadcom [Partner Portal](https://partnerportal.broadcom.com/) to quickly find a VMware partner near you. ### [Blog](https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/) Check out the VCF Blog for the latest on vSAN. ### [Microsoft SQL Server Failover Cluster Instance on VMware vSAN Stretched Cluster](https://www.vmware.com/docs/microsoft-sql-server-failover-cluster-instance-on-vmware-vsan-stretched-cluster) ### [VMware vSAN Technology Overview](https://www.vmware.com/docs/vmware-vsan-technology-overview) ### [VMware vSAN Operations Guide](https://www.vmware.com/docs/vmw-vsan-operations-guide) [SEE ALL RESOURCES](https://www.vmware.com/resources/resource-center?product[]=VMware%20vSAN) [What's New with vSAN in VCF 9.0](https://players.brightcove.net/6415665063001/83iWkhhmz_default/index.html?videoId=6373556019112) — 2:27, published 2025-06-17 ## Also of Interest - [VMware vSphere](https://www.vmware.com/products/cloud-infrastructure/vsphere) - [VMware vSphere Foundation | Virtualization Platform](https://www.vmware.com/products/cloud-infrastructure/vsphere-foundation) - [vSAN Interactive Infographic](https://www.vmware.com/products/cloud-infrastructure/vsan/infographic)