We performed a comparison between Dell ECS and Quantum ActiveScale based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two File and Object Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We face very few hardware failures."
"Dell ECS is a cost-effective solution that provides ease of use and availability."
"It is a stable platform."
"It's my understanding that the initial setup is straightforward."
"The most valuable feature for me is off-site storage."
"I like that the solution is easy to scale and that's its stable."
"What I like best about Dell ECS is its stability. I also like that you can use it for large-scale data purposes. The solution works fine for me, and I haven't encountered any issues with it."
"The scalability is good."
"The technology is stable which is good."
"Workflow is easy to manage and maintain."
"The setup is very complex."
"The major weakness in the solution is that there is no cloud version for Dell ECS."
"Dell EMC ECS could improve by having Relational Database Services(RDS) to review progress. Additionally, if the training was provided it would be a benefit, it would be good for our engineers."
"Its security can be improved."
"They could provide centralized reports."
"Dell ECS needs to improve its performance."
"The disaster recovery could be improved because there should be something in-built within the ECS. Search and recovery should be in-built. Right now, we have to use some external tools for performing the recovery itself. For example, we're using Atempo or deploying Golden Superna, so it has dependency on the external third party vendors."
"The initial setup is not so easy."
"We would like to see a self-sufficient installation."
"Lacks some ability to integrate with different systems."
Earn 20 points
Dell ECS is ranked 5th in File and Object Storage with 25 reviews while Quantum ActiveScale is ranked 20th in File and Object Storage. Dell ECS is rated 8.0, while Quantum ActiveScale is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Dell ECS writes "Enables multiple protocol support, but its IOPS functionality needs improvement in terms of performance ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Quantum ActiveScale writes "Good performance and reliable but the setup is complex". Dell ECS is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), Amazon AWS, MinIO and NetApp StorageGRID, whereas Quantum ActiveScale is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), Qumulo and MinIO. See our Dell ECS vs. Quantum ActiveScale report.
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