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VioStor (Legacy)

byQNAP Systems
in Network Video Recorders
3.5

Overview

Product Information on VioStor (Legacy)

Updated 13th October 2025

What is VioStor (Legacy)?

VioStor (Legacy) is a network video recorder software designed for surveillance applications. The software supports video recording, playback, and real-time monitoring for multiple network cameras. It allows users to configure camera settings, schedule recordings, manage storage, and retrieve recorded footage through centralized management tools. VioStor (Legacy) software includes features such as live view, instant playback, event notifications, and support for remote access, addressing the need for efficient video data management and security monitoring in various business environments. It is compatible with a range of IP camera models and emphasizes reliability for video storage and retrieval operations.

VioStor (Legacy) Pricing

VioStor software uses a hardware-based pricing model where costs are determined by the selection of a specific network video recorder unit. The pricing is generally set according to the storage capacity, number of supported channels, and model specifications of the recorder. Licenses and accessories may incur additional charges depending on user requirements.

Overall experience with VioStor (Legacy)

MR.
250M - 500M USD, Media
FAVORABLE

“Review on Viostor”

4.0
Oct 3, 2022
Useful for keeping data as it supports Active Directory authentication.
NETWORK ENGINEER
Gov't/PS/ED <5,000 Employees, Education
CRITICAL

“Mixed Results”

3.0
Nov 14, 2023
UPDATE: In the end, we found that the model of Seagate drive that we were using has a 6% failure rate. We bought a different model of drive and the drive issue went away> Seagate actually swapped the drives for free. All 12 of them. We are on our second QNAP. The first had to be replaced for several reasons including continuously marking drives as being bad (more than 6) and then a firmware corruption that hosed the entire thing. The new QNAP is 2 months old and has had 2 drives marked as failing. UGH!!!! We have had our vendor look at this and had QNAP look at it as well. QNAP support started off not good, but we got a team manager and he has been great. They better hold onto him.

About Company

Company Description

Updated 7th December 2023

QNAP Systems, Inc. is a company based in Taipei, Taiwan, specializing in the development of Network-attached Storage (NAS) and video surveillance solutions. Their products are designed with user-friendliness, secure operations, and scalability in mind. Their product offering expands to various subsets of the market, from individual consumers to commercial outfits, with solutions encompassing a range of applications including storage, data backup, virtualization, collaborative work, and multimedia handling. Further, QNAP has sought to reformulate the perception of NAS from mere storage systems, pioneering features that facilitate developing and hosting Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, and machine learning solutions on their NAS devices.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Year Founded
2004
Head office location
New Taipei City, Taiwan
Number of employees
1001 - 5000
Annual Revenue
50M-250M USD
Website
http://www.qnap.com

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Performance of VioStor (Legacy) Across Market Features

VioStor (Legacy) Likes & Dislikes

Like

Secure because Unix os HDD capacity can be increased. Supported multiple applications.

Like

The product when it works is great. It really is great. It is fast, effective, and will outlast the project that we are working on for sure. We know others who think that QNAP is top tier. I am not there right now.

Like

Disk capacities can be increased and variety of market applications

Dislike

No warranty extension. The virus definition auto updating issue is there. Reboot requirement.

Dislike

Weird issue where it keeps marking drives (6 or 8) as going bad. I cannot believe that these drives are faailing at the rate that QNAP says that they are. We are sometimes getting a drive every month going south on us. These drives are under Seagate warranty, so not costing me anything more than time.

Dislike

adapters cause many problems

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VioStor (Legacy) Reviews and Ratings

3.5

(19 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
32%
4 Star
47%
3 Star
21%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.1

Integration & Deployment

4.1

Service & Support

3.8

Product Capabilities

4.3

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  • NETWORK ENGINEER
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Education
    Review Source

    Mixed Results

    3.0
    Nov 14, 2023
    UPDATE: In the end, we found that the model of Seagate drive that we were using has a 6% failure rate. We bought a different model of drive and the drive issue went away> Seagate actually swapped the drives for free. All 12 of them. We are on our second QNAP. The first had to be replaced for several reasons including continuously marking drives as being bad (more than 6) and then a firmware corruption that hosed the entire thing. The new QNAP is 2 months old and has had 2 drives marked as failing. UGH!!!! We have had our vendor look at this and had QNAP look at it as well. QNAP support started off not good, but we got a team manager and he has been great. They better hold onto him.
  • MR.
    50M-1B USD
    Media
    Review Source

    Review on Viostor

    4.0
    Oct 3, 2022
    Useful for keeping data as it supports Active Directory authentication.
  • IT, SysAdmin, Information Sec.
    50M-1B USD
    Finance (non-banking)
    Review Source

    VioStor, another reliable hit from QNAP.

    3.0
    Jan 6, 2022
    We are very satisfied with VioStor from QNAP. It has been perfectly adapted to our needs and provides us with excellent management and recording for our ip cameras and our entire corporate network structure.
  • IT Coordinator
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Education
    Review Source

    Qnap

    5.0
    Jan 20, 2020
    very useful product for department based backup operations, applications on the market side are very useful
  • Global Cybersecurity Manager
    50M-1B USD
    Miscellaneous
    Review Source

    Low cost very reliable video storage solution. Would purchase again!

    4.0
    Dec 2, 2019
    Very happy with the overall performance of this storage appliance. It's relatively low cost with decent performance fit the bill on what we needed. Compared to some of the much higher priced enterprise video storage solutions, the QNAP has been very stable and reliable.
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