Huawei OceanStor Dorado vs Pure Storage FlashBlade comparison

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We performed a comparison between Huawei OceanStor Dorado 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.

To learn more, read our detailed Huawei OceanStor Dorado vs. Pure Storage FlashBlade Report (Updated: June 2024).

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Huawei OceanStor Dorado vs. Pure Storage FlashBlade

June 2024

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Pure FlashArray X NVMe

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the All-Flash Storage category, the market share of Pure FlashArray X NVMe is 1.0% and it decreased by 2.2% compared to the previous year. The market share of Huawei OceanStor Dorado is 4.7% and it increased by 15.7% compared to the previous year. The market share of Pure Storage FlashBlade is 2.2% and it increased by 21.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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6.2%

Featured Reviews

JamesBrooks

Infrastructure Engineer at ISAM

Jul 12, 2022

Problem free scalability, reliable, with straightforward setup

It has good, reliable, and fast storage. We really like snapshot features and how automatable and programmable it is. It is all managed with ad sport and playbooks We have been using Pure FlashArray X NVMe for about a year now. Scalability has been great. We have run into a couple of instances…

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Ayegba-Akogu

Senior Consultant Deployment and Professional Services at MTN

Jan 4, 2023

Highly reliable, pricing works for them ,but would like to see improvement in the IOPS with the competition

The system is simplified to manage and store items The most valuable feature for me is that it deduces better, whereby it can be assigned six times the usable capacity, depending on the nature of the data. Especially for environments that store common data with de-commonality, like the Oracle…

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Dale Sides

Managing Partner at StoneCreek Technologies

Jun 8, 2023

A high-performing and scalable solution that improves data performance for S3 workloads

We use the solution for S3 storage and Kubernetes backup FlashBlade is so much easier to use than the previous solution; it reduced the time to market to serve our customers. I like the way it streams data performance for S3 workloads and object workloads. FlashBlade could improve its…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The standout features for us in Pure FlashArray X NVMe are its robust DDoS protection, seamless transparent failover, and failback capabilities ensuring high availability."

"The solution is very straightforward to set up."

"It's incredibly easy to use and greatly simplified our ability to both deploy and manage our storage subsystems."

"One of the best features is the support, which is excellent."

"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 initial setup was extremely simple and straightforward."

"Offers excellent features like efficient data reduction, a reliable SafeMode, and a great support model for continuous assistance and updates."

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"It is very easy to use."

"Most of the features which all enterprises storages solutions have are available in Huawei OceanStor Dorado."

"The product has the best compression and encryption features. The most valuable features I have found in the tool are its performance and cost-effectiveness. While Huawei OceanStor Dorado may not always be chosen for its features compared to other brands like Dell, HPE, etc., it is often selected due to its affordability. Customers opt for Huawei OceanStor Dorado primarily because it offers similar performance features as other brands at a lower cost."

"The integrated Huawei Flash technology within OceanStor Dorado stands out as one of the most valuable features."

"There are plenty of features available in this solution."

"I've been satisfied with the level of attention I'm given when I reach out to technical support."

"The initial setup is very straightforward."

"The primary factors that make Huawei OceanStor Dorado Series highly valuable to us are its competitive pricing, exceptional performance, and stability."

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"The snapshots, replication, and the ability to have immutable blades are the most valuable features. You're putting data snapshots out in those blades, and they cannot be touched. Its performance is great."

"Using this solution has made our backups more reliable."

"The solution provides many controllers."

"The onboarding and integrated monitoring tools are pretty good."

"We have integrated it with VMware. The integration process is pretty good. Especially with VMware, it helps with the capacity of it."

"It is very easy to use, and it is very fast."

"Speed and ease of use are the two most valuable features."

"The ease of deployment and management has helped us simplify our storage. We also do not have to worry about capacity management as much. A lot of these things are native to Pure Storage."

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Cons

"In terms of what needs improvement, the dashboard and management could be simplified."

"There is room for improvement in the pricing of the product."

"Many options to check performance, like read, writes, random writes, and random reads, are missing in Pure FlashArray X NVMe."

"The tool's portfolio is minimal. It is expensive."

"If the customer only needs 500 terabytes and doesn't care how much data they'll put in the server, IBM is cheaper than Pure."

"There is room for improvement in catering to midrange storage needs, especially for customers seeking Enterprise-class features."

"The UI for this solution needs to be improved."

"In the next release, I would like to see real-time analytics for further insight into consumption models."

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"One of the key areas that need enhancement pertains to the software procurement process."

"This solution can improve by providing easier migrations and better Metro features."

"Huawei OceanStor Dorado's biggest weakness is its lack of cloud integration."

"I would like to see them improve their IOPS per second to match their contemporaries in the industry."

"I would really like to see Heterogeneous Storage Virtualization in a future release."

"This solution does not support VMware VVols 2.0."

"The built-in reporting tools need some enhancement."

"The solution needs to improve its integration."

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"In the realm of micro-services, I think that Pure Storage can do well if they start getting in there and making their arrays more micro-services ready."

"There is some room for new features related to authentication and integration with Kubernetes, and other solution using S3 Bucket."

"It usually comes down to just what you hit and the value you're getting when you spend the money and license the products. I would always go, "If you want to make things better, lower your price and make your licensing simpler." There's always an opportunity around that."

"I want efficiency. FlashBlade doesn't have efficiency now."

"In terms of scalability, it doesn't expand out quite as robustly as some of the others, but it covers 90% of the market in what it does."

"I have not seen ROI."

"I would like to have Snapshots and Snapmail in the next release. People who came from a NetApp background, especially expect these features."

"Compared to, for example, Hitachi NAS, the solution is not mature at all. It's just in its infancy as far as technology goes."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Our licensing fees are $500,000+ USD."

"Pretty much everything that you need is licensed when you buy the product. Licensing to me is different than the maintenance cost, but they can bleed into one another. We buy the product, and we expect three years of support bundled into what we negotiate on our storage arrays. I would start to see maintenance costs going into the fourth year, but we're not there yet."

"They can tout the functionality and cutting edge technology that they have, but that's where the price tag comes in. The cost is high, but I think as they grow their business and get more customers that it will probably go down a little bit."

"The tool is an investment that we've budgeted for. While the prices may be higher than those of other vendors, we see it as a market leader with benefits. We don't regret purchasing it."

"With Pure Storage, we would like to continue seeing price reductions with flash storage. I don't think we're any different than anybody else when we continue to look to the industry for price reductions of both NVMe and traditional SSD storage. We would like to see these prices continue to decline and erode, even displacing large spinning disks."

"The licensing is on a yearly basis."

"Pure FlashArray X NVMe’s pricing is cheaper than other products."

"The support cost per array is about $20,000 a year for 24/7 support."

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"The pricing is very competitive."

"This product is not too expensive, and the price is competitive on the market."

"You need to pay for the license."

"It stands out as the fastest purpose-built storage solution available on the market, and the pricing is highly competitive and excellent."

"The price of the solution is reasonable. There is not a vendor that offers an All-Flash Storage Array at the price of Huawei OceanStor Dorado. The other solutions are approximately 50% higher."

"We saw ROI in terms of both money and time saved. It is worth the price."

"There are some costs in addition to the standard licensing fees, depending on the requirements."

"There are lots of features included with this solution and some of them require additional licensing, such as creating high availability storage using a cluster."

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"It's a costly solution, but Pure Storage FlashBlade doesn't require additional licenses. All of the software is combined into one bundle."

"We used a reseller for the purchase."

"Support is a separate line item. Support is a different cost, but whatever your support is now, that's what you're going to pay forever. If your support's $100 today, six years from now it's $100. It doesn't fluctuate unless you upgrade it, or change it, etc."

"I have seen ROI. It has allowed me to increase the density of my VMs without having to purchase anything additional."

"Our customers have seen a reduction in TCO."

"In my opinion, we have paid the right price for the product. I don't think that it is too much or too little."

"The price of this solution could be made more affordable."

"I rate the tool's pricing a seven to eight out of ten."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

Educational Organization

36%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Pure FlashArray X NVMe?

Pure FlashArray X NVMe helps to improve our processing speed. It is user-friendly and easy to use.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pure FlashArray X NVMe?

The tool is an investment that we've budgeted for. While the prices may be higher than those of other vendors, we see...

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What needs improvement with Pure FlashArray X NVMe?

The tool's pricing is higher than competitors.

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What do you like most about Huawei OceanStor Dorado?

The product has the best compression and encryption features. The most valuable features I have found in the tool are...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Huawei OceanStor Dorado?

The pricing is not cheap, but it's attractive. And the pricing is flexible, too. I would rate the pricing an eight ou...

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What needs improvement with Huawei OceanStor Dorado?

The solution needs to improve its integration.

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What do you like most about Pure Storage FlashBlade?

The tool's most valuable feature is its fast performance, especially in handling snapshots. It helps during power out...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pure Storage FlashBlade?

I rate the tool's pricing a seven to eight out of ten.

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What needs improvement with Pure Storage FlashBlade?

Commvault has mainly driven the Analytics, providing data and reports. However, the product has room for improvement,...

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Compared 11% of the time

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform vs Pure FlashArray X NVMe

Compared 9% of the time

Dell PowerMax NVMe vs Pure FlashArray X NVMe

Compared 8% of the time

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Dell PowerStore vs Huawei OceanStor Dorado

Compared 19% of the time

Huawei OceanStor vs Huawei OceanStor Dorado

Compared 13% of the time

IBM FlashSystem vs Huawei OceanStor Dorado

Compared 9% of the time

NetApp AFF vs Huawei OceanStor Dorado

Compared 9% of the time

Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series vs Huawei OceanStor Dorado

Compared 3% of the time

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Compared 16% of the time

VAST Data vs Pure Storage FlashBlade

Compared 15% of the time

MinIO vs Pure Storage FlashBlade

Compared 13% of the time

Pure Storage FlashArray vs Pure Storage FlashBlade

Compared 11% of the time

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Compared 2% of the time

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Product Reports

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Pure FlashArray X NVMe

May 2024

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Huawei OceanStor Dorado

June 2024

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Pure Storage FlashBlade

May 2024

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Also Known As

Pure FlashArray//X NVMe, Pure FlashArray//X, FlashArray//X

OceanStor Dorado V3 All-Flash Storage System

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Overview

Pure Storage FlashArray//X is the world’s first enterprise-class, all-NVMe flash storage array. It represents a new class of storage – shared accelerated storage, which is a term coined by Gartner – that delivers major breakthroughs in performance, simplicity, and consolidation.

Huawei's OceanStor Dorado V3 all-flash storage is the ideal choice for enterprises' mission-critical business. It is the industry's first commercial use of NVMe all-flash storage, and it delivers high-performing, reliable, and efficient storage services.

FlashBlade is the industry’s most advanced scale-out storage for unstructured data, powered by a modern, massively parallel architecture to consolidate complex data silos (like backup appliances and data lakes) and accelerate tomorrow’s discoveries and insights.

Sample Customers

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Huawei OceanStor Dorado vs. Pure Storage FlashBlade

June 2024

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