Shared Storage is at the center of any collaborative video team, but few workgroups start and end with just Shared Storage. Products for organizing, protecting & managing media exist because thousands of users worldwide have realized that shared storage alone won't solve their needs.
Platform was designed as an all-in-one system for managing, archiving and securely backing up media for creative teams of all shapes, sizes and budgets. See how ProMAX Platform compares to other shared storage systems on the market.
| ProMAX Platform | Studio Network Solutions Evo | EditShare EFS | Synology | QNAP | |
| Initial Cost | $$$ | $$$$ | $$$$ | $$ | $$ |
| Finding Pricing | Available On Web | Must Contact Sales | Must Contact Sales | Available On Web | Available On Web |
| Expansion Cost | $ | $$$$$ | $$$$$ | $ | $ |
| Read/ Write Performance |
Video Optimized SSD & HDD Options |
Video Optimized SSD & HDD Options |
Video Optimized SSD & HDD Options |
SSD & HDD Options | SSD & HDD Options |
| Expansion Capability |
1.5PB per node 10 nodes per cluster |
960TB per node Total clusters unlisted |
1PB+ per node
|
Expand to 18 Drives | Max Storage Pool 308TB |
| Supported OS | Mac, Windows, Linux | Mac, Windows, Linux | Mac, Windows, Linux | Mac, Windows, Linux | Mac, Windows |
| Software Options | Multiple Software Suites, Buy only what you need | One size fits all | Multiple Products | 3rd Party | SMB Mount |
| AVID / Adobe Integrations | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Guarantee | 90 Days Risk Free | No | No | No | No |
| Integrates with Existing Thunderbolt Storage | Yes | No | No | Requires additional hardware | Requires additional hardware |
| Backup / Archive LTO | Yes | 3rd Party Only | Yes | No | No |
| Integrated Cloud Backup | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| MAM Included | Optional | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Professional Proxy Gen | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Single Vendor (Storage, MAM, LTO/Cloud archive) | ProRes, DNx, H.264 & many more | H.264 | H.264 | No | No |
| Professional Video Application Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
ProMAX Platform provides high performance shared storage that does everything you need today. As your business grows, your Platform grows with you, giving you all the features and depth of capability that you need today and tomorrow. You won't sacrifice high end performance or the scalability offered by enterprise storage vendors.
Don't get caught in the trap of 'adding one more product.' You'll find yourself 18 months from now with a mess of learning & supporting a variety of different software & hardware solutions from multiple vendors.
