StorMagic SvHCI
5.4/10Full-stack hyperconverged infrastructure software that combines a KVM hypervisor, virtual networking and SvSAN storage for edge sites and small businesses.
Data last updated November 2026 · Our methodology
Overview
StorMagic SvHCI is hyperconverged infrastructure software that you install on new or existing x86 servers. It combines a KVM-based hypervisor, virtual networking and StorMagic's SvSAN virtual storage layer, and it can run a highly available cluster on as few as two servers plus a lightweight witness. StorMagic launched it in June 2024 as a lower-cost option for edge, remote office and SMB sites leaving VMware or Microsoft hypervisors. Version 2.0 added VM snapshots, centralized monitoring and VM imports. Day-to-day management happens in the web-based Virtualization Manager, and API and CLI coverage handles common configuration and import tasks. SvHCI is sold only as a subscription, priced per server node and storage capacity tier rather than per CPU core, on one, three or five-year terms. Capacity tiers run from 2TB to unlimited. The published entry price is $2,049 MSRP for one node with 2TB on a one-year term. Larger configurations are quoted. The subscription includes 24x7x365 Platinum support for the whole stack. SvHCI has no backup product of its own. Instead it works with agent-based backup from Veeam, Acronis and Commvault, and Edge Control adds fleet-wide management. The main limitation is scale. Independent comparisons report two-node clusters with larger clusters still on the roadmap, about 50 VMs per HA cluster, and no GPU passthrough, memory overcommit, DRS or native deduplication. That makes it a poor fit for datacenter-scale virtualization.
Our Rating
Who StorMagic SvHCI is best for
Best software for IT TeamsGood fit
It is built for IT teams that run virtualization at remote and edge sites with few staff.
Two-node high availability and an entry price of about $2,049 a year target SMB budgets.
Less suited
The vendor's edge-site focus fits factory floors and plants that need small on-site HA clusters.
Distributed mid-sized firms can use it across branches, but cluster size limits rule out central datacenters.
It suits enterprise edge fleets through Edge Control, but not core datacenter workloads, given the two-node and 50-VM limits.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Licensed per node and capacity tier rather than per CPU core, with a published entry price of $2,049 a year
- 24x7x365 Platinum support for the whole stack is included in the subscription, and reviewers praise support
- Runs a highly available cluster on just two servers plus a lightweight witness, which suits small sites
- Runs on x86 servers from multiple vendors listed on a hardware compatibility list, with no proprietary appliance
- A VMware VM import utility and OVF/OVA support ease migration off VMware
- VM snapshots keep up to 16 restore points per VM for quick rollback
Cons
- Clusters are limited to two nodes, with larger clusters still on the roadmap, and HA clusters top out at about 50 VMs
- No GPU passthrough, memory overcommit, DRS or native deduplication
- No built-in backup, and only agent-based third-party backup is supported, with agentless backup still in development
- Automation is thin, with no Ansible support or Terraform provider found, and the closed appliance model blocks arbitrary Linux packages
- No published contractual uptime SLA, and encryption and predictive caching cost extra
Key Features
Not included
- Uptime SLA
StorMagic SvHCI Pricing
SvHCI subscription (1 node, 2TB, 1 year)
- Virtualization Manager
- 24x7x365 Platinum support
- 2TB storage capacity tier
- Priced per server node, not per CPU core
- KVM hypervisor, virtual networking and SvSAN storage
- Larger capacity tiers up to unlimited, and 3 or 5-year terms, by quote
Frequently Asked Questions
The published entry price is $2,049 MSRP for one node with 2TB of storage on a one-year subscription. Other node counts, capacity tiers up to unlimited, and 3 or 5-year terms are quoted.
Search results report a 15-day free trial.
Yes. The subscription includes 24x7x365 StorMagic Platinum support for the entire HCI stack.
SvHCI provides crash-consistent VM snapshots, up to 16 per VM. For full backups it relies on agent-based third-party tools such as Veeam, Acronis and Commvault. Agentless backup is in development.
Yes. It offers API and CLI coverage for common configuration, import, export and template tasks, and sample scripts are available. Primary management is through the web-based Virtualization Manager.
Two servers plus a lightweight witness. Each node needs its own license.
Yes. A VMware VM import utility and OVF/OVA import and export are provided.
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