We performed a comparison between NetApp FAS Series and Panasas ActiveStor based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two NAS solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The product is user-friendly and helps to evaluate the performance of each node. It ensures that if one node encounters an issue, the system can immediately redistribute the workload without interruptions. This setup provides uninterrupted operation for our systems."
"The initial setup was so straightforward. It was well-documented."
"The most valuable feature of the NetApp FAS Series is its stability."
"We can manage our applications from a single dashboard."
"I have found all the features useful in NetApp FAS Series."
"NAS stability"
"The migration of the volume on the cluster is very useful and easy to use."
"One of the most valuable features offered is double-parity RAID, which guarantees that your data will stay intact. We're also able to provision storage and monitor which ones are really consuming storage."
"We've found the product to be quite flexible."
"I am impressed with the tool's performance and bandwidth."
"NetApp needs to put its OS on a microchip rather than on disks."
"The user interface could be improved to have better graphics and the performance analyzer could be better."
"The high cost of the product is an area of concern, so from an improvement perspective, the tool needs to be made cheaper."
"I would like to see less latency and higher IOPS."
"NetApp is costly when compared to Dell."
"When getting new hardware, always tell the account manager that you are also considering other brands. They will be forced to adjust the price lower."
"The user interface could be improved."
"There are some technical limitations, but it would be great to have in-line deduplication and in-line compression for the FAS series as well."
"The solution is quite expensive."
"We have received complaints from customers that the tool is not easy to use. The tool's local technical service is slow. The solution is good for Linux customers and not for customers with other operating systems like Windows. The solution should provide storage without client software integration."
NetApp FAS Series is ranked 2nd in NAS with 98 reviews while Panasas ActiveStor is ranked 14th in NAS with 2 reviews. NetApp FAS Series is rated 8.8, while Panasas ActiveStor is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of NetApp FAS Series writes "Offers good performance and ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Panasas ActiveStor writes "A stable solution with good performance and bandwidth". NetApp FAS Series is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp AFF, HPE StorageWorks MSA, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and IBM FlashSystem, whereas Panasas ActiveStor is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon). See our NetApp FAS Series vs. Panasas ActiveStor report.
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