We performed a comparison between Dell PowerStore and Pure Storage FlashBlade based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two All-Flash Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It has benefited my organization because it has reduced time to insights."
"Pure has signature security technology, which cannot be deleted, even if you are an administrator."
"The solution is scalable."
"The solution is very straightforward to set up."
"The initial setup was extremely simple and straightforward."
"One of the best features is the support, which is excellent."
"It has good, reliable, fast storage."
"The most valuable features of Pure FlashArray X NVMe are its superior performance compared to other flash tiers, as well as its ease of use, with an intuitive user interface that is simple to deploy and use."
"The administration tools take advantage of machine learning and make recommendations to the admins, and that makes the administration easier."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"PowerStore is easy to use. All the drives use soft encryption. To upgrade it, you download the app, and it runs by itself. It's very easy to deploy, share, and create volumes."
"The solution is stable."
"It's a great product. Integrating PowerStore with the IT workflow is easy."
"The deduplication functionality provided by the solution is fairly good. The speed offered by the product is enough for our organization."
"It has its own file formatting protocol, which saves a lot of space."
"The solution's technical support is excellent. I rate the technical support a ten out of ten."
"Speed and ease of use are the two most valuable features."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the rewrite speed and the nonstop services."
"The tool's most valuable features are data warehousing, speedy recovery, and analytics. Its latest release is cost-effective."
"It's very easy-to-use."
"The most valuable features include the ease of implementation, ease of use and the speed that you can do backup and recovery on."
"It helps simplify our storage, because the user interface is very simple and the installation is easy."
"The initial setup is pretty easy and simple."
"The initial setup is pretty quick."
"There is room for improvement in catering to midrange storage needs, especially for customers seeking Enterprise-class features."
"I'd like to see the product implement active replication for vehicles such as VMware."
"We need better data deduplication."
"In terms of what needs improvement, the dashboard and management could be simplified."
"The tool's pricing is higher than competitors."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing of the product."
"They could add more support for file storage and different types of storage."
"In the future, I would like to see integration with enterprise backup systems."
"It needs more mature code."
"The price is on the higher side."
"The customer service and support are bad."
"With PowerStore, we have to choose between block storage and NAS functionality."
"The support team doesn't always provide adequate assistance. So, there is room for improvement in the support."
"Data reduction needs improvement."
"The UI should be a little more user-friendly to manage."
"We are looking for the Dell PowerStore to become more mature to maximize our use cases."
"There could be improvements in public cloud integration."
"I would like to see more VM-Aware features in the next release of this solution."
"On our dedupe during our initial buy, we were expecting a number a little higher like 4x. However, we are getting about 3.6. While it is close enough, it doesn't quite hit the numbers. So, this has been a challenge."
"An area for improvement in Pure Storage FlashBlade is its price. It could be reduced. The technical support for Pure Storage FlashBlade also needs improvement. It used to be good, with more experienced engineers. Nowadays, it isn't, and it takes longer for support to solve problems."
"We haven't been able to use much of the cloud area of Pure Storage. We have a storage server and it would be better if it could integrate with other cloud features of this solution."
"The features provided for SMB customers are limited."
"I would like to see more monitoring capability included in the next release of this solution."
"The solution is expensive."
Dell PowerStore is ranked 1st in All-Flash Storage with 47 reviews while Pure Storage FlashBlade is ranked 16th in All-Flash Storage with 31 reviews. Dell PowerStore is rated 8.6, while Pure Storage FlashBlade is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Dell PowerStore writes "It has a very strong NAS that can support a lot of big, heavy environments". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Pure Storage FlashBlade writes "A high-performing and scalable solution that improves data performance for S3 workloads". Dell PowerStore is most compared with Dell Unity XT, IBM FlashSystem, Pure Storage FlashArray, NetApp AFF and Dell PowerMax NVMe, whereas Pure Storage FlashBlade is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), VAST Data, MinIO and Pure Storage FlashArray. See our Dell PowerStore vs. Pure Storage FlashBlade report.
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